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DIYMotorcycle-to-PickupLoadingRampByKentHartlandFig1.
Unloadingthebike.
Noticetheorangeratchetstrapholdingtheramptighttothetailgate.
Also,therearwheelsofthetruckareinashallowswaleandthetruckisfacingslightlyuphillforalittlegravityassistinunloading.
Thisisasimple,inexpensiveandstrongloadingramptogetafull-sizebikeintoafull-sizepickuptruck.
Itismadesothatonemancansetitup,loadthebike,stowtherampinthetruckandthenreversetheprocesswhenyoureachyourdestination.
Itcostmelessthan$50forallthematerialandhardwaretomakeit.
Thisparticulardesignwascutfora2001FordF-150butshouldbeabletobemodifiedasneededforyourtruck.
Probablytheonlythingthatwouldchangemuchwouldbethepass-thruholesforthetie-downstraps.
These5"holesarepositionedforthetie-downanchorpointsontheF-150whicharenearthefourcornersofthebed,downclosetothelevelofthebedfloor.
Theyallowyourratchetstrapstopassthrutherampsectionswhiletherampsarestowedinthetruckalongsidethebike.
Theyalsoensurethattherampsectionscan'tberemoveduntilthemotorcycleisunstrappedforunloading.
Fig2.
Bikeisloadedandreadytotransport.
Noticethetie-downstrapspassingthrutheholesinthedisassembledrampsectionsalongsidethebike.
Thestrapsattachtoanchorpointsonthetruckbedbehindtherampsections.
Ifyouranchorpointsarehigherordifferentyoumighthavetoplacethepass-thruholesdifferentlyoryoumightnotneedthematall.
Anotherdecisionyoumightwanttoconsideriswhetheryourrampneedstobefourfeetwide.
Youcouldnarrowitdowntoa40"(two20"sections),stillhaveplentyoframpspaceandhavealighterramp.
Ifyoumadeanarrowerramp,it'sconceivableyoucouldalsousethinnerplywood,likeone-halfinch,sinceyourfour2"x4"supportrailswouldbeclosertogether.
Thatwouldsavemoreweightandmaketherampeveneasiertohandle.
Therampismadeintwopiecesroughly2'wideby8'longboltedtogetherfora4'x8'ramp.
Makingtherampintwopiecesallowsittobetakenapartandstowedinthetruckbedalongsidethemotorcycletobeusedagainwhenyoureachyourunloadingdestination.
Ielectedtouseuntreatedwhitepinelumbersinceitislighterinweightthantreatedlumber,butthat'suptoyou.
Ialsohaveestablishedthatthe5/8"thickplywoodisplentystrong,especiallysincetheweightofthemotorcycleisinthecenteroftherampwheretwo2'x4'studsareboltedtogether.
TherampdoesnotdiporwiggleatallwhenloadingorunloadingmyV-Star1100cruiser.
Thickerplywoodwouldaddmoreweight,sodon'tgonutswithit.
Glueandscreweverything.
Iusedconstructionadhesive(akaLiquidNails)and1.
5"and2"deckscrews.
Youdefinitelywanttoapplyanon-skidsurfacetotheramp.
Ipaintedtherampswithonecoatofurethanegaragefloorpaintand,whilethepaintwasstillwet,sprinkledsand(justregularsandlikeyouwoulduseforachild'ssandbox)overthewetpaint.
Afteritdried,Isweptofftheexcesssandandappliedanothercoatofurethaneoverit.
Theresultingsand-finishsurfaceisjustaboutperfectwithplentyofgripevenwhenwet.
ThefirsttimeIloadedandunloadedwithmynewrampwasinadrivingrain–anotherstory–andthetiresdidn'tslipatall.
RAMPASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLYTIPSFlipbothhalvesoftherampupsidedownwiththeinsidelongedgesfacingeachother.
Thesearethe2"x4"supportrailswiththetwo"holesinthem.
Youmaywanttoproptherampsectionslevelwitha4"(ortwo2")pieceofwoodunderneathsotheclinchholeslineupnice.
Fig.
3Ihaveflippedtherampsectionsovertoinstall(orremove)thetwoclinchboltsthatholdthetwosectionstogether.
Youcan'tseeitherebutthereisa4"thickpieceofscraplumberunderthecenteroftheramptokeepthesectionslevelwhileIaligntheboltholes.
(Theguardrailsalongtheoutsideedgeoftherampmaketheoutsideofthesectionstallerwhentherampisinvertedlikethis,thusthescraplumberblock).
Whenyouhavethetworampsectionsboltedtightlytogether,fliptheassembledrampontoitslongedgewiththetailgatehornsfacingthetailgate.
Snagonetailgatehornontotheedgeofthetailgatethengoaroundtotheothersideoftherampandpositiontherampsotheothertailgatehornsarerestingonthetailgate.
Pulltherampsnugupagainsttheedgeofthetailgate.
Ofcourse,thispartofthejobiseasierwithahelperbutalsoeasilydonebyoneman.
Fig.
4Therampisassembledandsecuredtothetailgate.
Youcanseethe5"tiedownstrappass-thruholes,thehandgripslotinthecenterofeachsectionand(barely)theratchetstrapslotsthattheorangestrapispassingthroughtosecuretheramptothetailgate.
Fig4a.
Detailoframpattachmenttotailgateedge,asseenfromside.
Securetheramptothetailgatewithoneortworatchetstraps.
Theratchetstrapshouldwraparoundthetailgatepassingthroughthegapbetweenthetailgateandtruckbedandalsopassingthroughthe1"x2"holeintherampsection.
Don'ttrytoloadorunloadyourbikewithoutsecuringtheramptothetailgatewitharatchetstrap.
LOADINGANDUNLOADINGTIPSFirst,alwayssetyourtruckbrakesandchockyourwheels.
Itmakesabigdifferencetofindagoodspottodoyourloadorunload.
Parkwiththerearwheelsofthetruckslightlylowerthanthefrontwheels(likeinashallowditch).
Thislevelstheplanebetweentherampandthetruckbed.
Also,whenyouareloading,trytofindaspotthatisslightlydownhillsoyoucaneasethebikeintothebed.
True,youcandoitfromaflatparkinglotbutyouwillhavetogiveitalittlemoregastorunthebikeuptherampandtherewillbemoreofahumpatthepointwheretherampattachestothetailgate.
Afewinchesofelevationcanmakeabigdifferenceinyoureaseofloading/unloading.
Fig5.
Hereyougetabetterlookatthe1"x6"guardrailsthatremovesomeanxietyaboutslidingofftheedge.
Actually,withthesand-finishpaintthetiresgrippedwellandneverslippedorspun,evenwhenIloadedthebikeinadrivingrain(no,Ididn'tstoptotakepicturesofthatfiasco).
Whenunloading,stilltrytohaveyourrearwheelslowerthanthefront(foramoreflatramp-to-truckbedplane)buttrytohavethefrontofthetruckparkedslightlyuphill.
Thisletsyoueasethebikebackwardsbytheforceofgravitysoyou'renotpullingitwithyourlegs.
Ifyoudoitright,youcaneasethebikein(downhill)andeasethebikeout(uphill).
It'simportanttounderstandthatwhenyoubackthebikeoutanddowntheramp,usingyourrearbrakeisessentiallyoutofthequestion(youneedbothlegstostabilizethebike)andyourfrontbrakeisprettyworthlesssincemostoftheweightwillbeontherearofthebike.
Whatyoudotocontrolyourdescentistousekeepthebikein1stgearanduseyourclutchasa"rearbrake"toslowit.
Actually,Iuseboththeclutchandfrontbrake.
Takeitslowandeasy,youdon'twant700lbsofmotorcyclegettingjiggysomewhereabovegroundlevel.
WITHTHEBIKEINTHETRUCKAfteryouhaveloadedthemotorcycleinthetruckbed,disassembletheramp(justtakesacoupleminutes)andslidethetworampsectionsintothetruckbedalongsidethebikewiththetailgatehornspointingtowardtherearsotheydon'tscratchupyourtruck.
Someguysliketocompressthebike'ssuspension(bysittingonit)thentiethebikedownhardwithratchetstraps.
Othersliketoletthebikesuspensionworkfreelybytyingthebikedownattheswingarmandlowerfrontfork,forabetterrideinthetruck.
Forme,Ipullthebikeinagainstthefrontendofthebedthensecureitwithtwostrapsthroughthewheelsand/orlowersuspension.
Thiskeepsthebikepulledforwardanddown,secureinthetruck.
Ithenusetwomoreratchetstrapswrappedaroundthesteeringheadpartoftheframetokeepthebikestraightupright.
WhenI'mfinished,thebikeisuprightwiththefrontwheelpointedstraightandthekickstanddown(juuuustincaseyougethastyunstrappingit,itwon'tfallover,hopefully.
)Fig6.
Almostlockedandloaded.
InthispictureIstillneedtoadjustthestrapstostraightenthebikeupbutotherwise,therampsectionsarestowedandwearereadytogo.
Thetailgatestaysdown.
Wealsocarriedtwocoolersandallourcampinggearbackthere.
Payattentiontowhereyourbike'srearwheelcomestorestwhenitsallloadedinthetruck.
Onmytruck,mybike'srearwheelsetsjustatthebackedgeofthebedfloor,notonthetailgate.
Ifyourbikerestsonthetailgate,youmightwanttoconsidereitherfirstputtingasheetofplywoodinthebed,extendingouttotheendofthetailgate,orbolsteringthetailgatesothattheweightofthemotorcycledoesnotoverloadtheabilityofyourtailgateretainercables.
Youdon'twantthetailgatetodropoutfromundertherearwheelwhenyouhitthatfirstbigdipintheroad.
Makesurethatwhenyouarefinishedandreadytogotheweightofthebikeisproperlycarriedbythetruckbedandnotthetailgate.
Insummary,thisworkedoutwell.
Itcostlessthan$50,tookanafternoontobuild,isfairlylightweight,sturdyandcanbeeasilyhandledbyoneordinarysizedman.
Loadingandunloadingthebikeisalsoaonemanjob,especiallyifyoutakemyadviceaboutpositioningthetruckforthepropernose-upornose-downattitude.
I'msurethiscanbeimprovedonandcertainlycustomizedtoyourparticulartruck.
Itcouldprobablyalsobeusedonatrailerand/orforloadingfurniture,appliances,etc.
Goodluck,Ihopeitservesyouwell.