TRS in pickup bed

I'm trying to think of a way to fabricate this system to work in the bed of my Ram 1500 so I can stop utilizing a canyon dancer on the handlebars. Has anyone done it? My truck is a lease so I cannot drill holes in the bed.

any ideas?

 

Cut a piece of 1 inch plywood to fit the bed, mount the plate on the plywood?

 

I've seen someone on some forum make a metal rack to hold the TRS in a bed. It's pretty much the same thing as plywood, just extra. But it seemed like a lot more trouble than it was worth.

I use soft ties around the lower triple clamp and a Baxley. The bike isn't going anywhere and the tie-downs don't need to be cranked on.

 

Plywood method mentioned above works. I used 1 1/8" CDX ply. Make sure to use t-nuts on the underside with proper length bolts so it sits flush.

 

if you can't drill the bed just use a Baxley chock and tie downs, you barely even have to crank them down, bike is not falling over

 

Drill it, blame aggressive carpenter bees

 

That’s what I’m doing now. Baxley with canyon dancer cup ends, but I sure do hate pulling on my clip-ons. Even going to the lower triples the straps angle out far enough to hit the bodywork.
I’ve thought about the plywood base but not sure how I would keep it from tipping up in corners. I suppose I’m thinking about it too hard and it’s pretty simple, but I need a solid idea! Thanks to all so far!

 

undo a couple of the bed bolts & run them through the "false" TRS floor of whatever material you choose.

 

Drill the bed and use rubber plugs in the holes when you remove the plate to turn it end when the lease is up.

Next time buy the truck.

 

Yup. Put some rubber plugs in when you turn it in and they will never notice, especially if you're trading in for another lease.

 

Is the bed bolted down like the fords? or bolted down like the chevy? IE are bolts IN the bed that hold the bed down?

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“ Even going to the lower triples the straps angle out far enough to hit the bodywork.”


I had the same problem….. Cross the straps ( throttle side to driver side, clutch side to passenger side ). Gave me enough clearance to not touch the bodywork.

 

I had that setup for years and never had an issue. I had also thought about putting a TRS in the bed but it can be a pain trying to "re-align" the approach to the TRS if you get it wrong in such a small area, not to mention if you have the short 5.5' bed you'll need to position the plate "under" the bike like so:



I don't get why folks think clip-ons are so fragile. Between the wheel chock and the straps you have lots of stability.......don't even need to cinch the straps down that much, maybe a quarter-inch of compression on the forks.

 

Drill it and throw some cheap rubber grommets in the hole when you hand it in. They’ll never notice

 

For me at least it's not that I think the cilp-ons are fragile but over time the canyon dancer cups can put stress on the throttle tube and mechanism. You don't want to get to the track and fail tech because your throttle doesn't snap back like it should.

 

you must have a really old version of a CD and nothing some scrap pvc couldnt remedy. Also chocking the front wheel is the most important part of using a CD.

 

Baxley or Condor wheel chock is a great setup. The Condor has the advantage of being easier to bolt down and is all aluminum.

 

mount trs plates to tail gate, proven set up hauled dozens of bikes around the country for years