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any ideas on how to fit 400ex and 300ex in my shortbed silverado?

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Old 08-09-2000, 07:54 PM
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I used to put a Blaster and my Banshee in my pickup. I have an extra cab mazda with a standard bed. I used a rope to colapse the rear suspension of the Blaster and then stood it up against the cab of the truck. I would then put my Banshee in the bed normally. I would have to leave the tail gate down but with three tie downs on each quad I was not worried. Make sure that you tie the excess strap around the buckle after you tighten them up. You will also want to put some kind of padding around the frame of the bike standing up so it will not scratch or dent your cab above the rear window. Save your pennies and get a used trailer as soon as you can.
 
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Old 08-10-2000, 12:09 PM
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Buy a f250 and you can put 3 in sideways, onto the tailgate or build a rack. I can put 2 200sx and my 400 in back of my truck. I pull a 24 foot trailer behind that.
 
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Old 08-10-2000, 03:58 PM
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You'll need plenty of help, but just stand them both up. This will leave you room for other stuff. I used to stand my 250r and a 300ex and had room left over for gasoline, firewood, a shovel, a generator, etc. in an 87 shortbed Cheyenne. Then hook up to my RV trailer and hit the road. Just don't use cheapass tie-downs, get the good heavy-duty ratchet type.
 
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Old 08-10-2000, 09:37 PM
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i'm making a proto-type that slides in a draw tite hitch right now as a matter of fact. just for that reason.when i'm done it will even have optional lights. email me if interested. I'm not a company just a good welder and fellow quad freak.
 
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Old 08-11-2000, 02:10 AM
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Yeah, that's what I did. Just stand one up against the cab, the other right behind it on all 4s. I was able to load them on my own.
 
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Old 08-11-2000, 06:11 PM
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racer I need to do that for my RV trailer. I can put one quad in the bed but I have to leave the tailgate up to pull the 30' trailer. Do you think if I welded a heavy duty tow receiver to the frame of the trailer, that I can find a hitch bar, weld it to an expanded metal platform, and that single hitch bar support a little over 300lbs accounting for the leverage. I just think it would be cool to only have to slide the rack into the receiver just like you were putting your hitch on...
 
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Old 08-11-2000, 06:13 PM
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It cost too much but they do make pickup caddys for quads. You'd have to drive both quad up on to of the bed.
 
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