How do I haul two scooters in the back of a truck

[NathanielSalzman]

And to cut off the elephant joke at the proverbial pass...yes I know - one on the right and one on the left.

Aside from that, how do I secure them given that I've only got tie down hooks in the four corners of the bed? I've got plenty of tie-down straps, but only the four corner hooks.

[bunny]

We used to have a Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star and we could feed up to three tid down hooks through each corner. Yes, we hauled a lot of crap over the years...

two bikes, three tie downs each. making a Z: A across to B (near the cab) then C across to D (near the tailgate).

TO secure BOTH: One tie down at A around floorboards to B. One tie down at C through rear forks to C.

To Secure each: front: tie down at A, through front fork, returning to A. (same for B)

And do the same for the rear secure.

[illnoise]

Use "Canyon Dancers" or soft ties around the handlebars or mirror stems (not sure if the buddy mirror stem is good, check).

With most scooters, you need to chock the front tire (a couple pieces of 4x4 or railroad tie usually work great) so the front fender doesn't smack the bed wall. That also helps increase the angle from the bars to the points, which is good.

Then tie down the outside bars to the outside tiedown points, and the inside handlebars to the OPPOSITE tiedown point. That usually works if you don't have front racks and the tiedown points are on the sides of the truck (not the bed). If the tie-downs rub against the legshield of the other scooter, you're going to need a third tie-down point in the center of the bed.

Compress the fork to about 1/2 or 2/3 it's natural travel. Don't overdo it, your bike is more likely to break than the tie-down.

Most people tie the rear rack or back tire to the gate or something, they're unlikely to bounce around too much if the fronts are secure, but it doesn't hurt.

[NathanielSalzman]

I guess what i'm having trouble visualizing is how to keep the strap from the inside handlebar to the opposite front bed ring from being across the other scooter in some sort of harmful way. I guess if I put them as far to the edges of the bed as possible it'll work, I'm just having trouble picturing it.

[Racenut]

If you're tying down a Blur and a Buddy, they aren't going to be the same size or in the same place relative to each other. So the strap going over the other might be a nothing issue or might be nearly impossible.

What would I do?

Load em up and figure it out. It's just one fo those things you don't really know till you try.

If you're going to be loading them in the truck together a lot, then I'd install tie down points right in the middle at the front of the bed like this. Excuse my really bad finger painting skillz