Motorcycle Hitch Rack

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Motorcycle Hitch Rack

Here is an over all pic of the rack. The aluminum rail is 6 feet long and its about .25" thick.

This L piece slides on the 2-inch box steel. The idea here is to slide it towards your truck then load up the bike. You then slide it back under the bike. When I strap my bike down I run 2 up front and one or two from the frame straight down to pull the bike onto this L shaped piece. This helps keep the bike from bouncing up and down. I also run a pair of straps for the back.

Here you can see that its bolted together. Under the rail is a piece of plate steel welded to the 2 inch box tubing. There are 2 half-inch bolts that go threw the box tubing and plate steel. Then there are also 4-quarter inch bolts going threw the plate steel.

Yeah I also know the bolts dont line up but I was in a rush when I put this together and I just needed it to function and I was not worried about looks.

So here is an over view of how my rack goes. The rail is a 6-foot pieced of aluminum that is about a quarter inch thick. This is C channel. I have a piece of plate steel that is welded to a 2-inch piece of box steel. I then bolted the c channel to and threw the plate steel along with the 2 inch box steel. I then took some angle iron to make extensions for my tie downs. Threw some eyebolts on the ends of the angle iron and its done. Its easy to do and takes no time.

The 2-inch box steel is a quarter inch thick and 29 inches long. This varys on the type of truck you are using. I dont like it to be to long as it creates more leverage hanging off the back.

Oh yeah one thing. I added a strap to the bike frame in the middle and I run it down to my hitch. When I put the front and rear tie downs on the bike I kind of lean it towards the back. Just a little. I then use this strap to pull the bike straight up and down. This keeps the bike from rocking forward and back then on the gas and brakes. Works like a champ on the long hauls.