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- Path: sparky!uunet!orca!javelin.sim.es.com!blgardne
- From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
- Subject: Re: homebrew truck ramps?
- Message-ID: <C1GuE1.815@javelin.sim.es.com>
- Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
- Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
- References: <C1Fn76.2HB@cmptrc.lonestar.org>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:46:49 GMT
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- neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard) writes:
- >>Dances With Bikers (blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com) wrote:
-
- >>: 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
-
- >I use a homebrew wooden ramp (5' x 12", 2" thick) to load my Sportster into the
- >back of my full-size GMC pickup. The ramp board is smooth, but I've never had
- >a problem with traction. I guess the Sporty just has so much low end torque
- >that all I have to do is ease out on the clutch and just give it enough gas
- >so the engine doesn't stall and it goes up the ramp effortlessly.
-
- True, the Quadracer has been accused of many things, but since it's a
- 2-stroke, low-end torque is not one of them. Another variable is the
- height of the bed. My Toyota is 4WD so the bed is fairly high, and the
- ramps are at a rather steep angle. Then again, it could be the stain
- that I slapped on the ramps (just some all-weather stuff that was laying
- around) to keep them from weathering made them slicker than normal.
-
- But based on everyone's reports, it sounds like the strength of the
- board is one thing I don't have to worry about.
- --
- 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
-