Motorcycle carriers

Apparatus for restricting the motion of a motorcycle carried by a pickup truck or similar vehicle which has a bed including a horizontal portion and at least one sidewall portion wherein the motorcycle is positioned with both wheels adjacent a sidewall and is provided with a rear-mounted hook-receiving member which is affixed to the motorcycle laterally off center, said apparatus comprising in combination, a mounting bracket affixed to said bed and including an upwardly directed stud portion, a substantially vertical hollow strut including mutually telescoping first and second members, said first telescoping member being removably mounted to said bed by slipping over said stud portion and the said second telescoping member being mounted relatively above said first telescoping member in overlapping telescoping relationship, means for fixing the vertical position of said second telescoping member relative to said first telescoping member, a transverse hook member slidably attached to the top of said second telescoping member adjacent and having an upwardly opening hook contour at the other end and means for adjusting the lateral position of said transverse hook member, so that the rear portion of the motorcycle can be lifted and the rearmounted hook receiving member thereof engaged with the hook contour of the transverse hook member to suspend the rear wheel of the motorcycle in a raised position relative to the horizontal portion of the vehicle bed so that the weight of the motorcycle causes the rear wheel to swing laterally toward and remain biased against the vertical strut, and the front wheel of the motorcycle can be turned against the sidewall and locked in position to restrict the motion of the motorcycle as it is being carried by the vehicle.