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- From: umhaugh0@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Bruce A. Haugh)
- Subject: Re: homebrew truck ramps?
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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 22:46:50 GMT
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- In <C1BJEz.AC7@javelin.sim.es.com> blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers) writes:
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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.
-
- Well, I loaded my GS750 onto the back of a pick-up with a 6 ft piece of
- 2x10 and my bike is about 500lbs. I had no problem with the board.
-
- Bruce
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