Are S Hook Ratchet Straps Enough For 450cc 4 Stroke DirtBike In Back Of Tacoma Truck Bed?

Updated 12/17/2025 | Published 12/16/2025

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Question:

Are the S-hook straps strong enough for my pair of 450cc dirt bikes in the back of my Tacoma, or should I bump up to the heavier sets?

asked by: Denise

Expert Reply:

Hey Denise, the S-hook Ratchet Strap Kit # e92NR is actually a great fit for dirt bikes - each strap has a 700-lb working load limit, so a set of four gives you plenty of capacity for two bikes as long as you use proper tie-down points. The nice part is the S-hooks have keepers on them, so they don’t hop out of bed anchors the way open hooks sometimes can.

If you were hauling something heavier like a side-by-side, I’d nudge you toward the double-J kit # e42SV or even the flat-hook # e72SV, but for dirt bikes the # e92NR set is right where you want to be.

What type of tie-down points does your Tacoma have - the deck rail system with moveable anchors, or the factory loop tie-down points? Also, what bike do you have? I've had quite a few dirtbikes.

expert reply by: Andrew N

Denise

12/17/2025

I’ve got the factory loops in the bed, not the rail system. Bikes are a Yamaha 450 and a Honda 250.

Andrew N.

12/17/2025

@Denise Nice, those factory loops work great with the S-hook keepers on the # e92NR straps. And for dirt bikes, that keeper actually makes life way easier when you’re loading by yourself. One other thing that could help is a soft loop # e74BR which I use on my dirbikes. This was you can wrap it around the handlebars and then attach the hook from the ratchet strap to it and not scratch your bike. Also, if you want to keep the fork seals happy, you could add a fork saver if you know what those are. I found one online somewhere and it was fairly inexpensive.