Ok I have a Motorhome and tow my Nissan Titan behind it. I want to be able to load my street glide in the pickup bed to take with me when I travel. I know there are a lot of different ramps available to do this with but anybody out there doing it? Thought about those power ramps they are pricy.

 

Friend of mine has one of those power loaders. Doesn't use it anymore cause his wife started riding (two bikes) . He's askin $1000 Michigan

 

Harbor Freight sells a power ramp for $599.00 . Go to there site and look under haul Master products.. The site even has a PDF on how to install.
Dave C http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...&r=4918_150142 Here ya go I found it

 

Best advise I can give you is from experience. Get one of the wide folding ramps. When open they are about the same width as three normal ramps. I know this to be a better solution than most others because I found out real quick running a bike up a ramp is easy. Backing out is another story. If the ramp(s) aren't wide enough to allow you to put both feet down while backing, you may very well fall of the ramp with the bike. I didn't fall, but I sure learned a new degree of pucker factor.

 

I've been hauling mine around for a few years in the back of my f150 (5.5 ft) bed. I have a long tri-fold ramp that I bought at Cabela's. I covered it with 3/8 ply and coated it with sand mix paint. I find a place where I can get the truck higher so the ramp is not steep. It us usually not hard to find. I even found an unused loading ramp in Sturgis. It takes about 15 min to load and about 5 minutes to unload. I leave put it on the jiffy stand and strap it down.

Good luck.

Steve.

 

Man, without a ramp to back up to, this all sounds really scary. Have see some guys loading with ramp way to short for me to want to load with.

 

I have a Supercrew with the 5.5' box. I assume you are leaving the tailgate on. Do you have a chock at the front? Do you use the tie-down brackets in each corner or did you install something else?

 

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I have a Supercrew with the 5.5' box. I assume you are leaving the tailgate on. Do you have a chock at the front? Do you use the tie-down brackets in each corner or did you install something else?

 

A 2x12 and ditch/embankment works for me....My Toyota has a 6' bed. My Road Kings rear tire rides right on the crack between the tailgate and bed. I put a piece of diamond plate under the rear tire....Regardless of what make truck you have, you better put a board or something in front of your front tire or you will smash the front bedwall into the cab.

 

I use a 10' long ramp. Put the front tire into a condor cycle loader. A 1800 lb winch is mounted in the front of the bed of the pickup. Push a button and up she comes. Push the bike back so the rear wheel is on the ramp and push the reverse button and down it comes. No sweat. Total cost about 800. The harbor freight ramp calls for you to be on a flat level surface. Ever seen a level parking lot?