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- From: dptedric@eos.ncsu.edu (DANIEL PAUL TEDRICK)
- Subject: Re: homebrew truck ramps?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.192050.12444@ncsu.edu>
- Originator: dptedric@c00811-247dan.eos.ncsu.edu
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- Reply-To: dptedric@eos.ncsu.edu (DANIEL PAUL TEDRICK)
- Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:20:50 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.
- >
- > 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
- >
- I regularly load bikes into the back of my truck with a 2"x6"x6'
- from Honda 250s to CB900Cs including rider with no trouble from this
- 'once upon a time was part of my deck' board...
- (the CB900C plus rider runs close to 1000 pounds)
- just use presure treated finish grade lumber...
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