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08-01-2005, 10:25 PM
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getting a bike on a truck bed?
how do ppl do it?
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08-01-2005, 10:35 PM
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buy a ramp....park the truck at the bottom of a hill put the ramp down and slowly walk the bike up....also if you have a wall that you can drive the bike up to....back the truck up to the wall and pull the bike on.....the ramps aren't very long...so if you go on a level surface it's quite a bitch to push it up and you might run into clearance problems.....just my 2 cents from my experince.
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08-01-2005, 10:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ronin_01R1
how do ppl do it?
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Whatever you do don't ride it up the ramp
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08-02-2005, 08:06 AM
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Whatever you do don't ride it up the ramp
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waddyatalkinbout???
I ride up my ramp all the time. I have a strong wide ramp though.
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08-02-2005, 08:08 AM
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I went to HD and bought 2 12x2x10. I use the tie down straps for the bike to hold them together. The planks are longer than any of the ramps out there and I just keep them in the shed when not in use. The longer wood also helps with the clearence problem.They do sell ends that secure the wood to the bed as well.
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08-02-2005, 08:19 AM
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Having Troubles w/His Wood
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Whatever you do don't ride it up the ramp
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I ride it up my ramps all the time. Just make sure that the truck and ramps are facing down hill so you can use the decline to your advantage.
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08-02-2005, 09:45 AM
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waddyatalkinbout???
I ride up my ramp all the time. I have a strong wide ramp though.
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Waddy I was talkin about was sometimes its difficult to get the bike up walking let alone riding it up.... but some of you have experience doing this Just did not want to see someone have an oh shit moment
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08-02-2005, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by ~Donna~
Waddy I was talkin about was sometimes its difficult to get the bike up walking let alone riding it up.... but some of you have experience doing this Just did not want to see someone have an oh shit moment
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Just playin' with ya Donn's...I wouldn't ride up a skinny ramp, but mine is like 32" wide, so no biggie.
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08-02-2005, 10:03 AM
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sounds like trouble to me. if you ride it up, how do you get it back down? sounds like a 2 man job.
and if you get a long ramp, it's has to fold up so you can get it into the truck when you unload...more hassle.
seems like a trailer is the way to go.
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08-02-2005, 10:17 AM
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Having Troubles w/His Wood
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Originally Posted by ronin_01R1
sounds like trouble to me. if you ride it up, how do you get it back down? sounds like a 2 man job.
and if you get a long ramp, it's has to fold up so you can get it into the truck when you unload...more hassle.
seems like a trailer is the way to go.
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Put it in reverse and gun it.
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08-02-2005, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ronin_01R1
sounds like trouble to me. if you ride it up, how do you get it back down? sounds like a 2 man job.
and if you get a long ramp, it's has to fold up so you can get it into the truck when you unload...more hassle.
seems like a trailer is the way to go.
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OK my 2 cents.
i got two of those 7 foot folding ramps. the onlymistake i made i got th eones that lok like a ladder with the horizontal bars going accros when i should have went for the solid ones..
anyway 1st suggestionabout the his is good but i dont have any hills around me... so i kinda set the ramps up about 2 feet apart and not really ride it up but put it in first and run it up while giving it gas and letting outth eclutch kinda like riding it up but i am on the side of the bike.. that seems ot work for me and my avalanche rear is freaking high. it would be better if youhad to people.. also they sell these motorozid pully devices which you can attach in the bed of your truck that has a remote that willpull your bike and lal you have to do is walk next to it and make sure its straight.
down is actually easy.. just cover the front brake and walk backwords...
so far i have not had any clearance issue swith my truck, my ramps and anyof the bikes.
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08-02-2005, 10:32 AM
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i have two of these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-5-F...63902946QQrdZ1
search ebay for electric winch there are plenty affordable ones
i have been looking my slef i just dont want ot drill the bed of my truck
if i can figure out a removable mount i would get one...
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08-02-2005, 12:27 PM
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good info!
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08-02-2005, 01:01 PM
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this is a good tip I got.. if you can back the truck up so the land behind it is a little more raised it makes things WAAAAAAY easier.
Before this I would use a cooler as a middle step and run with the bike up the ramp.. dont stop LOL!
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08-02-2005, 02:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ronin_01R1
sounds like trouble to me. if you ride it up, how do you get it back down? sounds like a 2 man job.
and if you get a long ramp, it's has to fold up so you can get it into the truck when you unload...more hassle.
seems like a trailer is the way to go.
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Song you need to come over and I will show you my ramp. I ride up it all the time and easy to just back it down. I do it by myself.
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