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Lots of the "greatest motorcycle loading crashes" videos are cruisers getting low-centered on the ramp breakover... definitely something to look at.

There's all the terminology I was looking for. :rofl:
 
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The wider ramps are definitely nicer while loading or unloading....but assuming you plan to take it with you, they take up a lot of space in your truck..
I Assumed that as well, until I used one for a few weeks, then months, then never used my single wide ramp anymore.

I have a triple fold double wide ATV ramp. Folded it takes up marginally more room then a single ramp. I have a double fold, double wide ramp that when stood on edge, takes up no more room that any other ramp.

If I only loaded a bike a few times a year Id still have a single ramp and a step as it worked well for what 30 years.... And I likely would have never cared to look farther..But since I have, highly recommend a double wide ramp.

BTW if the semi permanent installation type ramp (Shark Cage) appeals to you, they did have a "wide" single ramp, about 1/2 way between your typical single wide motocross ramp and a full width double wide. Thats the model I have... I cant sell it, so it just sits.... but if someone wants to get a visual I can drag it out for pics (not installing it though...my tailgate never forgave me form doing it the first time)
 
I'm just going to order a pair of the Amazon cheapy/skinny 7 footers. Then I can walk on one and track the bike in the other.

Just waiting on Amazon points to drop so I can get them for free :D

Thanks for all the tips.

Take one of those welding clamps and clamp the ramps together. These clamps have a 1000 uses too.
 
Lots of the "greatest motorcycle loading crashes" videos are cruisers getting low-centered on the ramp breakover... definitely something to look at.

As "dear old dad" was wont to say " Stupid is as stupid does"! :trust:

(I believe I heard that more than once with all of the motorcycle accidents I had!) :rofl:
 
Ok I know Im starting to sound like a broken record...lol

But if your so inclined to buy two $80 ramps ($160 for the pair) so you can walk up one, push\ power up the other


This is my trifold ramp at $119

https://www.discountramps.com/tri-fold-atv-ramp/p/ITF-8546/
Or
$104 https://www.discountramps.com/bifold-atv-ramp/p/IBF-7144/


Or
extra long $144
https://www.discountramps.com/wide-atv-ramp/p/IBF-Bifold/
 
I have a 6 foot double wide harbor freight aluminum ramp. On the streetbikes
I find a slope to back up to to lessen the angle and generally walk them in right into the baxley wheel chock mounted in the bed.

On the dirt bike I just ride up right into the truck and into the wheel chock, been riding up into trucks for 45 years with only one incident.

It was youtube worthy but thankfully long before the internet and youtube.

I was dared to load my CR250 into the back of my El Camino by jumping it over the berm at the track and land it in the wheel chock (non locking like a baxley just the simple loop to keep a wheel straight) in the bed of the El Camino

Jump went well, landed and stuck right in the chock, never gave any thought to the rapid stop until I was sliding across the hood and landing on the ground looking up at all my admiring new fans. They seemed like fans as they were all clapping and looking happy;-)

On the plus side, I had been putting off buying a cowl hood for the El Camino and since I ruined the factory hood I still considered it a win since the bike was loaded, I hurt nothing but pride and a little pocketbook that I was going to spend anyway.
 
Ok I know Im starting to sound like a broken record...lol

But if your so inclined to buy two $80 ramps ($160 for the pair) so you can walk up one, push\ power up the other


This is my trifold ramp at $119

https://www.discountramps.com/tri-fold-atv-ramp/p/ITF-8546/
Or
$104 https://www.discountramps.com/bifold-atv-ramp/p/IBF-7144/


Or
extra long $144
https://www.discountramps.com/wide-atv-ramp/p/IBF-Bifold/

Yeah, you're probably right. Just wanted throw an option out there.
And Cycle Gear has them in stock and is a local buy.
 
I have a 6 foot double wide harbor freight aluminum ramp. On the streetbikes
I find a slope to back up to to lessen the angle and generally walk them in right into the baxley wheel chock mounted in the bed.

On the dirt bike I just ride up right into the truck and into the wheel chock, been riding up into trucks for 45 years with only one incident.

It was youtube worthy but thankfully long before the internet and youtube.

I was dared to load my CR250 into the back of my El Camino by jumping it over the berm at the track and land it in the wheel chock (non locking like a baxley just the simple loop to keep a wheel straight) in the bed of the El Camino

Jump went well, landed and stuck right in the chock, never gave any thought to the rapid stop until I was sliding across the hood and landing on the ground looking up at all my admiring new fans. They seemed like fans as they were all clapping and looking happy;-)

On the plus side, I had been putting off buying a cowl hood for the El Camino and since I ruined the factory hood I still considered it a win since the bike was loaded, I hurt nothing but pride and a little pocketbook that I was going to spend anyway.

Seat belt? America's funniest home videos winner I bet
 
Thankfully no video, and lesson learned, I no longer jump a bike into the
truck. But will still ride up my ramps to load.
 
I have a 6'x4' aluminum ATV ramp I got from tractor supply. I strap it to the trailer hitch to keep it from running away. I usually ride up on flat ground and use the clutch as a brake walking it down. At home, with a shallow angle due to the slope of my driveway and the truck in the street it's easy to walk up or down. They have a 7' long model too, but it wouldn't fit in my 6.5' truck bed.
 
Future bikes will have on board spin up gyros that will self balance the bike and never tip :mrgreen:

Later to be replaced by the hover bike
 
https://youtu.be/yHy0GnkA-pY

Risk racing makes great products . I've had the above for about 5 years. Works great. Keeps the bike in tight. No straps. Quick.i mounted it behind the driver. No problems looking for blind spot vehicles . I can also put in a second bike in my dodge Dakota using the normal bed holders for it.

https://readyramp.com/

I use this ramp. It becomes a bed extender too. I can tie my gas can to it. Keeps the bike secure. Again, only system I've used for 5 years . Zero problems.
 
I basically use the same ramp. A single ramp, and a two-step plastic step stool. I have been contemplating switching to a HF aluminum platform that folds up. I need to measure the height of both, but think the platform maybe a bit more stable with surfaces at the riding area. The step stool functions as a dirt bike stand as well. It works pretty slick if your need to change a tube or

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulJziJa5TMg"]How to load a dirtbike without ramps the easy way - YouTube[/ame]

Seen it done in person before. I have helped do it without a ramp as well. Seen many fail videos of doing it many different ways! Find one that works for you. I have been doing it with a ramp and step stool for better than 20 years. I'd love to have a ramp I could ride up.
 
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I use a single ramp and a 5 gallon bucket for loading into the truck bed. A second ramp to walk on would be safer but using the bucket to step up has worked. I get a bit of a roll going hitting the ramp but not too much that I can't stop it when the front tire gets into the bed enough that I can stop, step, and then push the rest of the way.

If I close the tailgate, I load it diagonally. The tie downs go to the handlebars on one side to the front of the bed and the other to the back. If you don't close the bed you have to tie down everything in the bed and that's a hassle.

Wish I had a bigger bed and could close it with a bike in it but it's a 6.5' bed with a tool box in it.

I've loaded the Sl350 but more often used it for the little ct90.
 
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