I've got my reservation in for a cybertruck and I currently have a Model 3 Performance. I really enjoy motorsports. My plan is to replace my model 3 with the cybertruck, and get a dedicated track car that I can tow to the track with the cybertruck. I also like taking my sportbike (Ninja H2 SX SE) to the track. The wheelbase is 58.3 inches and overall length is 84 inches. Which would easily fit in an 8ft bed. But the cybertruck bed length is 78 inches long. The tire size on the bike is 120/70r17. So I think the outer diameter is 23.61inches. Not accounting for rake/trail and estimating that the contact patches are directly below the axles, I'm assuming the length of the bike from the tip of the front tire to the rear contact patch is about 70 inches. (Wheelbase 58.3+ (front tire diameter 23.61/2)=69.805 inches). So I should be able to fit the bike in the bed with a wheel chock and the contact patch for the rear tire still in the bed and not on the tail gate. But the tailgate won't be able to close
Looking at the picture from the cybertruck website it appears there are taillights behind the tailgate so I'm assuming the truck can drive with the tailgate open. But I don't see a third center tail/brake light l which I'm pretty sure is required on all modern vehicles sold in the US. So hopefully it will be able to legally drive in the US with the tailgate down.
If in the future if I get a bike with a longer wheelbase that ends up with the rear contact patch on the tailgate will the tailgate be able to support it? It doesn't have the traditional cables that most trucks have. Also the cybertruck tailgate looks like it opens further than 90°. The tailgate dropped manually at the demo. If someone loaded a bike or something similar with a length over 78 inches using the ramp, they might not be able to get the tailgate lifted back to being flush with the bed.
I really hope that the cybertruck will be able to haul motorcycles in the bed without issue. I don't want to have to hook up a trailer just to haul a bike or two around.
Looking at the picture from the cybertruck website it appears there are taillights behind the tailgate so I'm assuming the truck can drive with the tailgate open. But I don't see a third center tail/brake light l which I'm pretty sure is required on all modern vehicles sold in the US. So hopefully it will be able to legally drive in the US with the tailgate down.
If in the future if I get a bike with a longer wheelbase that ends up with the rear contact patch on the tailgate will the tailgate be able to support it? It doesn't have the traditional cables that most trucks have. Also the cybertruck tailgate looks like it opens further than 90°. The tailgate dropped manually at the demo. If someone loaded a bike or something similar with a length over 78 inches using the ramp, they might not be able to get the tailgate lifted back to being flush with the bed.
I really hope that the cybertruck will be able to haul motorcycles in the bed without issue. I don't want to have to hook up a trailer just to haul a bike or two around.