Anybody using the Pitbull rear wheel restraint system?

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Staciebabyy

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So you actually drill holes in the bed of your pickup truck and the plate is mounted there permanently?

Hmmm, I dunno, don't like the idea of drilling holes in the bed. I'm wondering if I put in a 1" plywood liner and bolt it to that instead if that would do...anyone?
 
yes. i was pitted to someone at the last trackday who used a big sheet of diamond plate cut to match the truck's bed and bolted the pitbull to it.
 
That's kinda what I set up in my truck to allow transporting 2 bikes in the bed. I just took an inch thick piece of ply wood with a large I bolt in the middle to connect the tie downs so you weren't trying to go over or through the front wheels. I don't know how I feel about using metal for the mount, seems like it would get slick i.e. condensation from fog or something like that.
 
You can, I've seen it done, but IMO the Pit Bull isn't the best system for a pickup bed, the Sport Chock would be better. You would have to mount the restraint plate in front of the rear wheel and although it works just as well, it wouldn't make for easy loading.
 
Does he leave it in the pickup permanently? It's a bit heavy to take out and put back in isn't it? Or is that what he uses to line his bed?



That's what I was thinking, only I didn't know how well it would hold up. So..so good so far with the plywood?



Spork Chock as in Baxley sport chalk? Or a Sport Chock mounted to the bed? You would still need to secure the rear wouldn't you? What's to stop the rear from sliding around?
 
Baxley recommends just 2 straps from the rear pulling forward and down, I have one friend with a chevy and a baxley that puts 2 on the front like regular, and a couple small ones on the rear just for good measure.
 
he takes it out and puts it back in when needed. dunno how he does it exactly.

i use baxley and condor chocks in the back of my truck. two tiedowns and soft-ties per bike up front and run a strap across the bed, through the wheels, in the back.
 
Here is the restraint system on our Kendon dual-rail trailer. My 1098 and my wife's 1000RR are mounted up on it. The only issue we had was that the Kendon isn't wide enough in the rear to meet the restraint plates width, so I had to garage-engineer some mounting blocks for the outside of the restraint plates. Interestingly, the rear-wheel bracket for the 1000RR also fits our Honda 600RR track bike, so we got a two-fer...

We've used this setup with just a couple of handlebar straps and it is rock solid. IMHO, the system is very well-designed and well worth it if you do a lot of bike hauling. It also cuts the loading/securing time down by about 2/3rds!
 
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