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Offline ARS

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Truck Ramp
« on: December 06, 2012, 07:52:03 PM »
I have a perfectly good aluminum low rider trailer/ramp combo, but I'd like to get the bike in the back of the truck.  I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive ramp system that won't put me on a ramen noodle diet for the next three years. . . and yeah I know. . ."why not ride it instead of haul it". . .my bride is great on the back, but if it rains or gets too cold, Mama ain't happy and 'course if she ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2012, 08:16:34 PM »
Here's a ramen noodle ramp, looks like a great ramp, and it'd work for the quad, but 10 C-notes is too much for my blood. . .

http://www.scorpionramp.com/BuyNow.php

youtube vid:

Portable loading ramp demo
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2012, 08:16:58 PM »
Trailer a C14?  I never have mine.  But I've taken a trillion or so bikes to the race tracks and the mountains using this:

http://www.discountramps.com/black-widow-motorcycle-ramp.htm

Ride the bike right up it



Get a little help unloading if its raining


and TRACK that thing!

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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2012, 08:31:41 PM »
That looks about perfect!  I posted this on a local Minnesota forum and got . . .

http://www.discountramps.com/wide-atv-ramp.htm

I like the width, but the it looks a bit steep, I'd hate to bottom out on the tailgat.

Tanks (Army Tanks)

Bill
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2012, 08:38:00 PM »
Is that blue painters tape on the headlights??
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2012, 08:42:39 PM »
Quote from: ARS on December 06, 2012, 08:31:41 PM
That looks about perfect!  I posted this on a local Minnesota forum and got . . .

http://www.discountramps.com/wide-atv-ramp.htm

I like the width, but the it looks a bit steep, I'd hate to bottom out on the tailgat.

Tanks (Army Tanks)

Bill
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2012, 08:44:19 PM »
Too many. . . :chugbeer:

Geezus!!
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2012, 09:51:18 PM »
Steve the C14 is not a 400lb race bike , that extra 200+ lb up high is a accident waiting to happen  , I've loaded my share of bikes in a trucks and  vans,
 but not the C 14.
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2012, 10:06:27 PM »
 ;D With that last post I got promoted from "nubie" to "junior" Cheers!! :chugbeer:
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2012, 11:52:55 PM »
There are 2 things not covered in that video.  First is the height and weight of the C14.  Loading a low rider cruiser that you can flat foot with bent knees is much easier than a taller, top heavy bike.  Second is they didn't show how the ramp fits in the back of the truck with the bike in it.

Be sure to consider both before going the ramp route.  I've loaded sleds into the back of trucks with ramps for years, and the hualing of the ramp after loading requires care if it's big.  Don't want to scratch up your bike.  Also, loading the C14 would require unwaivering commitment when you hit the bottom of the ramp.  Unloading would make me very uncomfortable too (at least without someone to catch me).
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2012, 03:19:15 AM »
Trailer.  ::) nuff said
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2012, 04:48:46 AM »
Quote from: stevewfl on December 06, 2012, 08:16:58 PM
Trailer a C14?  I never have mine.  But I've taken a trillion or so bikes to the race tracks and the mountains using this:

http://www.discountramps.com/black-widow-motorcycle-ramp.htm

Ride the bike right up it



I don't know about the weight capacity of the tailgate on your truck Steve but I would NEVER trust the tailgate on my Silverado with Connie's weight. Hell, I wouldn't even trust my tailgate with half as much as Connie's weighs.   :o
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2012, 07:54:36 AM »
My buddy has those ramps and loads his K1300GT, and now his 1600GT onto his F150 all the time.  I borrowed them and loaded my C10 (in the rain/snow-scared the  :yikes: out of me BTW) onto a guys pickup when I sold it. 
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2012, 08:05:15 AM »
Quote from: Conrad on December 07, 2012, 04:48:46 AM
I don't know about the weight capacity of the tailgate on your truck Steve but I would NEVER trust the tailgate on my Silverado with Connie's weight. Hell, I wouldn't even trust my tailgate with half as much as Connie's weighs.   :o

Totally understandable with a GM product.  That's why I have a Dodge truck.  I wouldn't even think of not loading something heavy on it.   ;D
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2012, 08:13:04 AM »
Quote from: Cuda on December 06, 2012, 09:51:18 PM
Steve the C14 is not a 400lb race bike , that extra 200+ lb up high is a accident waiting to happen  , I've loaded my share of bikes in a trucks and  vans,
 but not the C 14.


The ramps are rated over 600 pounds
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #15 on: December 07, 2012, 08:13:08 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on December 07, 2012, 08:05:15 AM
Totally understandable with a GM product.  That's why I have a Dodge truck.  I wouldn't even think of not loading something heavy on it.   ;D

Plus my truck is black, so it has that going against it.    ;)
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2012, 08:25:14 AM »
I've rolled 1200lb bales of hay off a tailgate before. As long as the cables are in good shape it shouldn't be a problem.
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2012, 10:24:21 AM »
Quote from: Conrad on December 07, 2012, 08:13:08 AM
Plus my truck is black, so it has that going against it.    ;)

There is that, of course.  Double whammy.  ;D
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #18 on: December 07, 2012, 10:38:13 AM »
I haul a Polaris Ranger 500 in the back of my short bed Titan with the rear wheels on the tailgate no problem. And that's heavier than a C14 by far. But I'm with a lot of people here and would have a lot of trepidation riding my C14 up my ramps. I have a 5' by 14' trailer with ramp gate on the back that cost $1000 brand new. I have hauled a VTX and a Valkyrie on that several times and would have no problem putting the C14 in that. Costs about the same as the ramps in the video. The only problem is you have to have some place to store the trailer.
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Re: Truck Ramp
« Reply #19 on: December 07, 2012, 10:54:41 AM »
I'm gonna have to dig out my truck's owner's manual when I get home and see what the tailgate weight rating is now. I remember that it had that info but I just don't remember the number. 
« Last Edit: December 07, 2012, 11:55:26 AM by Conrad »
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