Dirt bikes tend to be tall and muddy trailer is best.
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Small pick up to carry a bike?
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Relax
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It all comes down to the hatch clearance and bike heights. I had a 2001 Odyssey, no problems with street bikes other than having to remove mirrors occasionally. If a typical minivan turns out to be too short, then the Express is a fine option, or Ford Transit. Once you can get the bike in, use a wheel chock like the Princess Auto ones that were recently on sale (or splurge for original Baxley's). Maybe double check that there's a way to anchor the straps to as well.
Relax
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Scuba Steve makes a good point.
This shows a rear hatch height of 36" for the Caravan. How can that be enough?
Relax
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You can't just go by that measurement, especially when the hatch is slanted. Measure from the top of the opening straight down to the floor because the front wheel will clear the opening before the windshield/mirrors. That said, I looked up the opening height for my old 2001 Odyssey and it says 42". Some bikes I had to tilt a bit to one side to make it under without removing anything (like mirrors or tall windshield). Also, I only transported sport or naked bikes in mine, no ADV's.
Depending on the bike, barely. It wouldn't make me happy as half the weight of the bike is either at or over the back end of the tailgate. I would be figuring out a prop from the trailer hitch up to take some of the load.
what GG said, but also definitely not if you use that retractable tonneau they keep showing the santa cruz with. i remember my raptor came with one and ate up >1ft of bed space.
I’d think a piece of 3/4” plywood in the bed should do a decent job of distributing the load. I could be wrong.
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Not good enough for me. Supporting that way could be an option though. 3" deep C-Channel with the bike in it should work. Alternatively, you could put risers on your plywood to increase the height and make it much stiffer.
Remember, you are often looking at something like 300 lbs, 2' or more out from the tail gate hinge static load. Now hit a bump and it can be many times that. Do you trust a sheet of plywood cantilevered out 2' with 1000 lbs point load on it? I doubt it would break but it would bend a bunch.
So basically just get a trailer and be done
Roadghost
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That's what I do. I have a hitch ($175) and rent a trailer ($40 at Home Depot or U-Haul) whenever I need one. This way I can rent a big or small trailer without the dismal daily pickup truck fuel economy.
Found these pics and thought some of you would get a kick out of them. Although this is my handiwork I don't actually suggest anyone copy it.
Used it once to go from St marys to Woodstock for a trials event. That is NOT a trials bike. I know that now.
Used it once to go from St marys to Woodstock for a trials event. That is NOT a trials bike. I know that now.
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