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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 04:55 AM
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I know this is a stupid question, but do you guys just use some kind of ramp to get the bike into the back of a pick-up truck? Does anyone have one on here? Sorry if it's a repost.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 05:23 AM
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i know a couple of 2x4's work pretty well.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 05:29 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EGlovr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know a couple of 2x4's work pretty well. </TD></TR></TABLE>

HHMM. That doesn't sound like a bad idea. Just nail them together and there's your ramp I guess.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 05:32 AM
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yeah, that should work.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 06:56 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 96 SOHC VTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know this is a stupid question, but do you guys just use some kind of ramp to get the bike into the back of a pick-up truck? Does anyone have one on here? Sorry if it's a repost. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can do ghetto style and just have a couple of friends help you lift it...had to help a friend do that once but dont really recommend it for you back
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by juicyfn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

You can do ghetto style and just have a couple of friends help you lift it...had to help a friend do that once but dont really recommend it for you back </TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn. Unfornutely that would always mean you need people around to help you do it.

I did some searching on the net...motorcylceramps.com. Cool stuff. Can be a ramp and an end for the truck.


Modified by 96 SOHC VTEC at 8:32 AM 6/14/2004
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 08:30 AM
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i saw a ramp for sale at walmart. Dunno how well they work but it looked like the same one that the bike dealer i got my bike from uses
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 08:48 AM
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i just back the truck up to a hill
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 09:02 AM
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LOL! I can't believe there are people who ride bike that don't know about ramps.

You can find them in ANY motorcycle shop on earth.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Z &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">LOL! I can't believe there are people who ride bike that don't know about ramps.

You can find them in ANY motorcycle shop on earth. </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol. I know, I am retarded, but I don't have a bike yet if that counts for anything. lol

Infact, right after I posted this topic I went to yahoo and typed motorcycle ramps and found what I was looking for. So creating this topic was pretty dumb on my part.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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well atleast you found some because it would be pretty shitty asking people to help you lift the bike everytime you had too...good luck
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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I went to LOWES and they have the brackets that you attach to a 2 x 6 so that it will rest on the tail gate of a pickup. They are sold for riding lawn mowers, dirtbikes and motorcycles and ATVs.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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I got my ramp at cyclegear for $100.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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Get a nice curved ramp so you dont have to worry about your header or oil pan hitting the tailgate. Plus it makes it a lot easier to push up.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 11:14 AM
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And please please please do NOT try riding your bike up the ramp...
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by marmaladeboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">And please please please do NOT try riding your bike up the ramp...</TD></TR></TABLE>

u've seen someone do this??hahaha
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BoostedSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
u've seen someone do this??hahaha</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not in person, but there exist videos of the lazy-man's method.
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Old Jun 14, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BoostedSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

u've seen someone do this??hahaha</TD></TR></TABLE>

Everytime i go dirtbiking.
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