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Which ramp for loading bike ??

Vinay, that is similar to the cyclegear heavy duty ramp. Since you have the smaller trackside ramp already , just one of these wide ramp is enough. I did not notice it before, but the eBay on looks like the cross bar spacing is larger.
 
Make sure you get something srtong. On some of the budget ramps the welds are quite poor and the ramps are bendy. It can be rather disconcerting when loading.

Like Stan23 mentioned, do not skimp on the ramp.
 
Vin246 said:
One of my friends suggested this and i'm planning on picking this up. What do you guys think?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aluminum-La...arts_Accessories&hash=item1c4e093b0d&vxp=mtr#
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don't bother.

Compare to the oxlite:

http://www.oxlite.com/Folding_Runners.html

See how the oxlite has a separate folding channel to reduce flex? See how there are 4 feet instead of 3? See how many more trellises?

I don't work for oxlite, but I do know that a solid ramp makes a huge difference in loading and unloading. Plus, ramps are really something you buy once in a lifetime. Why skimp?

Reminds me of the folks who buy the fake baxley chocks. They immediately regret it.
 
ive been using a $100 Fly folding ramp for 8yrs now. my bikes are just under 1/2 the weight capacity and i dont run the bike up, so its going to last forever.

a stool, milkcrate, or cooler next to the ramp while i walk the bike up removes the necessity for a 2nd ramp. but u gotta have some skill.
 
Can anyone suggest anything thin enough that I might be able to fit it behind the seat in my single cab pickup?
 
The real secret is to have a low boy trailer. I only have to ramp up about one foot. I can load by myself. Makes it easy at the end of the day especially if I have ingested a hay bale that day.
 
Junkie, I just have a heavy duty cable and keep mine locked in the bed of the truck.
 
I suppose that could work too. I'd have to attach a hook to lock it to somewhere, but that wouldn't be too hard (it has tiedowns but they're just outside of the bed, tricky for locking up a ramp).
 
Junkie said:
I suppose that could work too. I'd have to attach a hook to lock it to somewhere, but that wouldn't be too hard (it has tiedowns but they're just outside of the bed, tricky for locking up a ramp).
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There are a couple of options for locking a ramp in the bed of a pickup truck:

When I had 8' ramps and a truck with an 8' bed, I'd store the ramps on top of the wheel arches. The front of the ramps were held in place with a bungie cord and the rear was secured to a stake pocket anchor using a long-shackle padlock.

If you want to store the ramp on the floor of the bed, you can run a cable through it and then padlock the cable to the stake pocket anchor.

In both of these cases it's better to use an anchor that has to be unscrewed by turning the anchor ring. In my experience, these anchors don't hold as well as some other anchors but they also can't be removed by loosening a few screws.

MasterLock also makes a pretty nice truck bed U-lock that will mount in a stake pocket or replace one of the factory-mounted tie-down hooks that you might already have in the bed of your truck. This is what I'm currently using and it's much more secure than a standard stake pocket anchor. Not that I ever had anything stolen while using standard anchors...
 
had an oxlite arched runner (standard moto ramp, fixed) and they work fine. its all in how you park your truck/van to be loaded. I once loaded my r1 onto a newer Tacoma prerunner with the ramp. I just loaded it from the clutch side of the bike while it was running in first gear (clutch in) and just let the idle of the motor roll it up the ramp but have a good grip on the bike to keep her balanced...now, that's the hard part lol
 
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fubar929 said:
There are a couple of options for locking a ramp in the bed of a pickup truck:

When I had 8' ramps and a truck with an 8' bed, I'd store the ramps on top of the wheel arches. The front of the ramps were held in place with a bungie cord and the rear was secured to a stake pocket anchor using a long-shackle padlock.

If you want to store the ramp on the floor of the bed, you can run a cable through it and then padlock the cable to the stake pocket anchor.

In both of these cases it's better to use an anchor that has to be unscrewed by turning the anchor ring. In my experience, these anchors don't hold as well as some other anchors but they also can't be removed by loosening a few screws.

MasterLock also makes a pretty nice truck bed U-lock that will mount in a stake pocket or replace one of the factory-mounted tie-down hooks that you might already have in the bed of your truck. This is what I'm currently using and it's much more secure than a standard stake pocket anchor. Not that I ever had anything stolen while using standard anchors...
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My truck has a utility bed so there aren't as many places to attach things to. It has tie down points up front and out back though - you can see here.

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Who needs a ramp? All you need is good aim...

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Junkie said:
My truck has a utility bed so there aren't as many places to attach things to. It has tie down points up front and out back though - you can see here.
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If the tie-down points are secure, run a cable to/through them. If they're not secure, drill some holes in the bed and mount a D-ring (or the MasterLock truck bed lock I posted earlier). Obviously, it's better if the thieves don't have access to the back of the anchor, but I doubt the casual thief would bother crawling under the truck to remove the nuts. They'd likely just steal the entire truck instead.
 
We've tried folding and non-folding - once you get used to using a solid non-folding ramp you will not want to go back.

We actually ordered it by accident expecting it to fold, but soon discovered it's so nice to not have to unfold the thing. We've got this one from Quad Boss, it's super light, arched, narrow enough to tuck into the side of a trailer/truck bed, and has it's own straps built in.
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