No-drill options for motorcycle front wheel chock mounted in bed?

[gonemad]

I’m moving away from a lifetime of heavy road bikes (riding there and riding back) to transporting a dual sport/adventure style bike in the bed of the Glad. I don’t have a place to store a trailer, so this is really my primary option.

Any specific chock and mounting recommendations that will handle 450-500lb bikes?

Thanks in advance.

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[rharr]

park it diagonal, and stuff the front tire in the corner Or take a piece of flat bar, mount it to headboard where the trail rail system would mount then take a piece of c-channel the the size of the tire and bolt it to the flat bar 90 degrees using some countersunk machine head bolts from the back side.

You probably know this but don't transport with the kick stand down, you can bust them off when the bike suspension moves with the truck.

 

[wswindon]

I use a harbor freight motorcycle stand bolted to the bed with some rivnuts so i can remove it when not transporting the bike. I have a few photos on my build journal.

I was also considering buying this since its supposed to bolt to the factory trail rail holes:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WS7DAF...KT8GS4CA&psc=0&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

I am also seeing this option which is compatible with an off the shelf e-plate that would mount to the trail rail holes:
https://www.amazon.com/AUTOSwpozo-M...97b-bbfb-484d98f8eff4&pd_rd_i=B0CDW7DM1F&th=1

 

[Andy29847]

I used a roll in chock mounted to 2x12 lumber. I cut one board to fit across in front of the wheel wells. Another went at 90° to the first for the chock. The lumber and chock would hold the bike up. When I added tiedowns it fixed everything in place.

 

[Panthers65]

I use to haul my harley in the bed with no wheel chock at all, front tire right up against the bed. The wheel chock isn't really necessary, it just makes it nicer to get on/off the bike and have something provide a little extra stability,.

You could probably bolt it to a 2x12 cut the width of your bed and just lay it in whenever you want to haul the bike. Then a strap from each handlebar down to the tie down points in the bed.

 

[Silverator]

Have used these for almost 20 years. Work awesome.

https://ccrsport.com/ccr-sport-bed-...ywaghMw-Hq5nI61_7rOMkt3Ez7Icwu_hoCHRQQAvD_BwE

 

[RCott77]

Just make sure your knobbies match up with the imprint in the front of the bed and you'll be good!!

 

[Silverator]

Have used these for almost 20 years. Work awesome.

https://ccrsport.com/ccr-sport-bed-...ywaghMw-Hq5nI61_7rOMkt3Ez7Icwu_hoCHRQQAvD_BwE

As a side benefit, they stiffen the front of the bed and keep it from the inevitable bending from riding bikes up the ramp and ramming the bed. :D :D

Oh, I forgot to mention, these days I'm using the TerraFlex Uinta bed rail system, and I put a couple of the tie downs close but wide enough apart to lodge in a front tire. Works pretty good, but not quite as good as the above bed buddy. But I'm hauling as many bikes as I used to, so all good.

 

[Sweetums]

Place this up against the back of the bed, tie the bike down from the lower triple clamp to the points in the corner of the bed. The bike won't fall over and the stand will hold it up while you tie it down.

Use a ramp that becomes a bed extender to keep any other stuff from falling out.

 

[professorkx]

Like you, I switched from big adventure bikes to my KTM 690 after riding my 1090 on the Washington BDR in 2024, as I realized I would not be able to pick up the 1090 by myself on the trail if I went down.

I have trail rails, so used a piece of scrap aluminum and created the wheel chock in the picture that bolts to the front trail rail. (See picture)

the bigger issue was getting a ramp that made it easy to get the bike in the bed, and found the ramp in the picture that has steps on one side and normal bike rails on the other. This ramp easily handled an 890 and 690 at the end of the Utah BDR earlier this year. It’s expensive, but almost eliminates the risk of dropping my bike while loading.

next issue was the steepness of the ramp since my gladiator is lifted with 37 inch tires. I use RV stackable leveling blocks to build a little ramp for each front tire that lowers the tailgate to reduce the steepness of the ramp. I use a small ditch or little hill if available, but the leveling blocks work on flat ground. If course, I don’t try and push the bike up the ramp, I just drive it up the ramp while walking up the steps.

 

[kevman65]

I have an older version of this. It easily handled up to an 1800 Gold Wing.

https://baxleycompanies.com/products/sport-chock

 

[2wheeldrive]

I made my own front and side rails using the spring nuts to hold the chock pieces in place and I attached the U channel pieces using existing holes in bed. i haul a MX dirt bike, G/F and mine MTB's and my '05 Victory Vegas using the thing to chock the front wheels (of course I use tie downs as well!!!)

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