loadbike - getting it on the truck

How to load your bike into a pickup truck. I've already secured the ramp and lined the bike up.

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Total cost of the ramp was about 30$ I used a 10' 8x2, two 2x4s a couple eyebolts for locking it down, and a ramp lip like this one (mines heavier duty) http://www.princessauto.com/truck-trailer/loading/fastening/loading-ramps/802...

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[ShamanWS6]

It's not a terrible way to do it but word of caution: it's *always* better to have two people to load a bike. Even loading into my trailer, I've damned near dropped a bike a *lot* lighter than yours.

[geekgrrlca]

@ShamanWS6 Like I said to RASeventyEight, some times you have to do what you have to do. I have my little trailer which makes a huge difference.

[surfs1man]

i would like to get a drz 400 i dont have my license yet does anybody know if it could fit in a nissian frontier00?

[geekgrrlca]

@surfs1man depends on the size of the box. What you see here is a dodge dakota with a 6' box and a bike that is just slightly longer than 6'. With a shorter box you can either stick out on the gate (though the gate strap may fail, they are not designed to hold weight for long times) or you can stick the bike in at an angle.

[dcvingeklipz99]

ok how do you unload it???

[geekgrrlca]

@dcvingeklipz99 unloading it I put the bike in gear and roll it back slowly. the gear is if it starts to get away from me I can stop it just by letting go of the clutch.

[shoopwhoopX]

nice ass

[geekgrrlca]

@RASeventyEight giving it too much gas is a possibility. The safest way is to have two people push it up with out power or find a dip in some ground to level out the ramp so you don't need any power to get it in the truck. But sometimes you are alone and you need to do what you need to do.

[Kawasakiforlife7]

uhh, i just ride my bike up....

[sellingyourgods]

YOU got skills!!

[Lumbre1969]

Now that is impressive. After seeing those 5 dudes loading a bike in that other vid-"loading bike in truck", you put them to shame. Can I get you to load my Electra Glide for me? I know you can do it!

[Rainb0wSeven]

@rnice191

Hell no. I could just imagine myself lying underneath my Busa, waiting for an ambulance to arrive.

[rnice191]

i wouldn't trust that method with my Busa

[r1killen]

@dcvingeklipz99 same thing but carfully ease ur hands off the brake actually i also keep it in first so that if the front slides when i let go of the clutch the back will lock and bike will hold. at that angle if u need to stop the front will slide. but takes practice and i like to strap my ramp to the truck incase the ramp tries to back out which happens all the time. strap up/good luck ....