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- From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
- Subject: Re: homebrew truck ramps?
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- Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
- References: <6001@catnip.berkeley.ca.us>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 18:01:47 GMT
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- bandy@catnip.berkeley.ca.us (Abscess makes the fart go HONDA) writes:
-
- >Has anyone here homebrewed a ramp that they can easily carry in their
- >truck that lets them ride/walk a bike up into the back of their
- >pickup?
-
- For my Quadracer I built a couple of ramps out of 2" x 10" (or maybe it
- was 2" x 12") x 6' planks, and an angled steel plate at the tip of each
- ramp, which rests on the tailgate.
-
- Rev 1.1 added 1/4" x 3/4" slats every 6 or 9 inches to give some traction.
- This was because if I didn't have enough approach speed, and I gassed it
- on the ramp to compensate, the tires would just spin on the smooth
- boards. Now I can just putt up into the bed of the truck. I wouldn't
- care to try the stunt on a 2-wheeler, but it works perfectly with the
- Quad.
-
- If you don't happen to have a nice chuck of pre-formed steel laying
- around, JC Whitney, Harbor Freight Tools, and probably several others,
- sell extruded aluminum end caps which you just bolt to a plank to create
- an instant ramp. Of course weight is another thing to consider. My pair
- of ramps has no problem with ~500 pounds of Me & Quad, but I don't know
- how well a single board would handle 5-600 pounds of street bike.
-
- Oh, Rev 1.2 is going to add a chain or cable to each ramp so I can hook
- them to the truck and eliminate the possibility of wheelspin spitting
- the ramp out from under me & the Quad when we're halfway up. :-)
-
- I'm crossposting this to .dirt since we dirty types spend a lot more
- time loading bikes in and out of trucks than the smooth-tire crowd. (Not
- counting Harleys and Ducatis, of course. :-)
- --
- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com BIX:blaine_g
- 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 Favorite road signs:
- Dumper of Dirtbikes #46 FJ1200 Winding Road Next 77 Miles
- My other motorcycle is a Quadracer Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked
-