05+ Tacoma bed, Dirt Bike?

[Lan1201]

Hey Guys, Im chiming in here because i am considering purchasing a 05+ Tacoma for expo use. I need to haul a dirt bike (2 if possible) in the bed of the truck. I like the look of the short bed but i dont know if two bikes can fit in the back. I am pretty sure two can fit in the long bed, but didnt know if any of yall had some experience you wouldn't mind sharing.

Thanks

 

[18seeds]

two will fit.

i always put my ramp under the front and rear wheels to reduce the amount of weight on the tailgate. 2nd gen Tacoma Tailgates are not strong.

 

[Lan1201]

two will fit.

i always put my ramp under the front and rear wheels to reduce the amount of weight on the tailgate. 2nd gen Tacoma Tailgates are not strong.

Do you have the long bed or the short bed?

 

[JohnLemieuxPhotos]

I've had 1 dirt bike in the back of my tacoma but it's an 03 no idea if the 2nd gen is different

 

[18seeds]

short bed with an 08 KTM 450XCW

 

[zidaro]

I have a tundra crewmax with a 5.5" bed, i can fit a bike in diagonal no problem with gate closed, three bikes in straight with gate down. Maybe that helps

 

[barlowrs]

I can fit my street bikes in mine (2) but I cannot close the tailgate all the way, and mine is long bed. I image the short bed would hold them, but you cannot close the tailgate at all.

 

[Overland Hadley]

i always put my ramp under the front and rear wheels to reduce the amount of weight on the tailgate.

Good thing to do.

 

[GreenDew]

My friend has had 2 full size dirt bikes in the bed of his short bed '07 Tacoma. You won't be able to close the tailgate at all, but he never had an issue. :bike_rider:

 

[HMR]

My Tacoma worked perfectly for hauling my KTM between breakdowns:

eepwall:

 

[Teamjeff]

I used to haul two CRF 450X's with my short bed DC 05 Tacoma. They fit but it's kind of a hassle imo.

 

[Caduceus]

Mosey over to Tacomaworld.com

There's lots of threads and pics - seems like it'll work. But, lots of stories on the tailgate bending. Fortunately it comes off pretty quick.

 

[goodtimes]

My Tacoma worked perfectly for hauling my KTM between breakdowns:

eepwall:

So you're saying you got proficient at loading/unloading your bike from the bed of your truck?
:elkgrin:

 

[Teamjeff]

I have a really nice reinforcement plate for the Tacoma if anyone is interested, I was paranoid the tailgate would buckle with bikes in the back... anyway, it worked very well while I had the truck. Pm me.

 

[robert]

I've got a regular bed and the tailgate has to be down to fit the Strom, never tried the DRZ. I will say that a trailer with a couple of wheel chocks is a WHOLE lot easier to use. I picked up a couple of these from Northern Tool on sale and they work fine.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200409163_200409163
Watch their sales flyers and for their coupons; I think I paid around $45/each for mine. They work with both bikes.