Cybertruck hauling big motorcycle (Honda Adventure) in its bed

[Bill837]

Any chance the tailgate will have a horizontal option when open? That would give some extra room for larger bikes or longer cargo. My bike would never fit (over 100.7"), but I wouldn't want to roll an 888lb bike backward out of the bed of any truck!

Seems like the second most basic function of a tailgate. These pics show it in that orientation.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...f-tailgate-down-bed-rails-bed-floor-etc.9440/

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[SoCalSteve]

Seems like the second most basic function of a tailgate. These pics show it in that orientation.

https://www.cybertruckownersclub.co...f-tailgate-down-bed-rails-bed-floor-etc.9440/

Thanks for sharing the link.

I wonder how much weight it can hold at that angle.
I'd imagine flat cargo, thinking Home Depot run, wouldn't put much stress on it.
However, a motorcycle could be distributing a couple hundred pounds potentially.

Is the tailgate still a ramp, or did that concept die?

 

[Bill837]

Thanks for sharing the link.

I wonder how much weight it can hold at that angle.
I'd imagine flat cargo, thinking Home Depot run, wouldn't put much stress on it.
However, a motorcycle could be distributing a couple hundred pounds potentially.

Is the tailgate still a ramp, or did that concept die?

Pretty sure that ended up in the same shallow grave as the midgate.

 

[SentinelOne]

I wonder how much weight it can hold at that angle.
I'd imagine flat cargo, thinking Home Depot run, wouldn't put much stress on it.
However, a motorcycle could be distributing a couple hundred pounds potentially.

Should be able to hold significant weight - that's the entry point for heavy loads, people stand on tailgates (including my fat *** and 250lbs), etc....I would have no concerns. OG Payload specs were for 3500 lbs - while that's not the tailgate spec, they're not going to make the tailgate spec 5lbs...

 

[PilotPete]

Thanks for sharing the link.

I wonder how much weight it can hold at that angle.
I'd imagine flat cargo, thinking Home Depot run, wouldn't put much stress on it.
However, a motorcycle could be distributing a couple hundred pounds potentially.

Even if you're putting a Gold Wing up there, your single tire weight isn't going to be much over 450#. That's the same a two workers and their lunches sitting on the tailgate. I have to think the tailgate is set to handle that, and then some.

 

[cvalue13]

Even if you're putting a Gold Wing up there, your single tire weight isn't going to be much over 450#. That's the same a two workers and their lunches sitting on the tailgate. I have to think the tailgate is set to handle that, and then some.

Static weight? sure thing

driving over speed humps at 20mph, or whoops or dips in a hwy at 60mph?

you’ll be wondering how long before your two workers, their lunch, your tailgate are getting scraped off the road

And buying ~these nxt time:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hz8AAOSw4A5YpgOr/s-l1200.webp

 

[PilotPete]

Static weight? sure thing

driving over speed humps at 20mph, or whoops or dips in a hwy at 60mph?

you’ll be wondering how long before your two workers, their lunch, your tailgate are getting scraped off the road

And buying ~these nxt time:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hz8AAOSw4A5YpgOr/s-l1200.webp

I'm not a Gold wing kinda rider. I've never owned a bike that I couldn't drag a knee puck on. However, I have friends that do have those. And if you're going to move a GW, you do it on a trailer, not in a truck bed. I don't care how big the bed is, a trailer is just far easier to load/unload. And your aero difference is minimal. (not non-existent, just minimal)

 

[cvalue13]

I'm not a Gold wing kinda rider. I've never owned a bike that I couldn't drag a knee puck on. However, I have friends that do have those. And if you're going to move a GW, you do it on a trailer, not in a truck bed. I don't care how big the bed is, a trailer is just far easier to load/unload. And your aero difference is minimal. (not non-existent, just minimal)

there are a lot of bikes less than a GW I wouldn’t trust to be too far out on a tailgate - which ones and how far depending on what kind of driving/road conditions

 

[PilotPete]

there are a lot of bikes less than a GW I wouldn’t trust to be too far out on a tailgate - which ones and how far depending on what kind of driving/road conditions

I agree. Most of the Willow Springs group have trailers, maybe 50% have toy haulers. What I see in truck beds is mostly dirt bikes. I don't see an issue there...

 

[cvalue13]

I agree. Most of the Willow Springs group have trailers, maybe 50% have toy haulers. What I see in truck beds is mostly dirt bikes. I don't see an issue there...

bigger enduros, or other bikes, are in 6.5’ beds (rear tire contact patch over bed still)

tailgate supports in a 5.5’ bed are for someone who doesn’t do it often enough, or not wise (lazy?) enough, for a trailer

 

[ldjessee]

My Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero is MASSIVE!
With no ramp, probably trailer it instead of loading it…
Until (?) someone makes an EV bagger.

 

[Stuck4ger]

Ohhh, have you not heard?

I’m pretty sure it was loaded through the mid gate.

 

[TyPope]

...You don't have to leave them tucked when sleeping. I surely don't. And I'm not 6'3" like my father.


In that, we haven't seen one on any model other than the original prototype.

-Crissa

1. It's a lot faster making the bed when you don't have to re-tuck the sheets in.
2. You DO have to leave them tucked in when it's cold and your significant other likes to snatch the covers. My wife sure does.
3. I like to keep the heat in when it's cold out (Nebraska, here and we like it cool).

But, yeah, you don't HAVE to keep them tucked in. But I like them tucked in much better than not.

 

[SoCalSteve]

Even if you're putting a Gold Wing up there, your single tire weight isn't going to be much over 450#. That's the same a two workers and their lunches sitting on the tailgate. I have to think the tailgate is set to handle that, and then some.

Great point. I have a Honda Rune, which weighs 888 with no bags and no accessories. It's not unreasonable to expect a pair of 250 lb guys (maybe 3 or 4) with gear sitting, standing, and working on an open tailgate.

 

[fritter63]

My Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero is MASSIVE!
With no ramp, probably trailer it instead of loading it…
Until (?) someone makes an EV bagger.

Surprising, eh? I had to buy a 10 foot utility trailer to move my Fatboy (from Denver to California). Uhaul only had 8 footers, and they're actually a tad too short!

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