Tacoma Clouds honestly the grip tape is the savior there. I used the ramp to load an appliance into my truck a few weeks ago and the wood was slippery with the shoes I happened to have on. More grip tape is the trick to resolve that. It is pricey but worth it. I plan to paint the wood to protect it a bit in rain.
Dude helped me out so much! with the assistance of some drive up car ramps under the harbor freight ramp I can now easily walk my Honda Rebel up the back of my truck! Total cost from home depot to get all the supplies is around $47 now July of 2021. I'll probably add more grip tape later but this saved me from buying a $800 motorcycle ramp.
just adding a comment that this ramp works for some of the bikes I have had - may be helpful to know. 2015 Honda CB500F, 2009 Yamaha WR250X, 2013 Triumph Street Triple R
I subscribed after watching this! So helpful! I have been using a single ramp and a stepstool forever, but as I get older (turning 67 soon), it gets sketchier every time. Your video helped me make a decision on not only where to buy the ramp, but showed how to modify it as well to make it even safer. Thank you!
Thank you for making this video. I had been thinking about doing this for years with my ramp and you got me to get off my butt and do it. I also used the 5mm plywood but instead of bolts I used self drilling screws to anchor the wood to the rungs on the ramp. That made it super quick.
Good information! I clicked because i was gonna make fun of horrible fright ramp, but after watching, it seems to work for you! What bothers me is all the harley 💩🥔🥔 fudds in the comments who are driving their pigs around in their truck. Dirt bikes yea, i get it, but your 1/2 ton boomermobiles? 😂 do they crank up the radio and make everyone listen to bonjovi and journey while it's up their, like they do while out fudding around? 💩🙉😆
Will the 5 millimeter (1/4 of an inch plywood) not break if one stands on it or when the motorcycle runs on it? I am about to do this project and I just need to buy the plywood and that is why I am wondering about strength.
I almost bought. Yutrax make same ramp, welded, with lips build on sides for plywood, higher weight rating for 130. At cabelas. HF was 125. I liked the extra 250 pounds on rating and welds.
I just bought one too and with coupon came out to $80. I also want to modify it but my first thought was with a screen not plywood to avoid extra weight and slipping.
That’s why I used thin plywood. Regular thickness plywood would not allow for the ramp to fold up. Metal mesh would work too but I think if your shoes were wet it would be more slippery than plywood.
@@catfish24 Sometimes one does not have to pre-drill. I copied his idea and bought screws that do not need pre-drilling. Just screw them in and they pre drill themselves.
@@catfish24 LOL. I did not think that the plywood would just sit there. I copied his method and also bought the 80 grip paper and it makes an amazing difference and loading my motorcycle is now a piece of cake.
just load your bike with the front tire to the right behind passenger and you can then slide the back tire to the left into the corner and the bed will close holding the tire there without the need for an additional tiedown on the back + your ramp wont slide out when you are going uphill on a bumpy road....Instead of bolts I would have used pop rivets, but good video.
I followed your instructions exactly and it turned out excellent. Thank you so much for posting this, I may also make a video referencing you as my guide for this.
I like the idea with that said I have motorcycle trailer with a very narrow ramp and I find it difficult to load my 870 lb Harley on the trailer. This ramp is longer and wider than the ramp that came with the trailer.The trailer is only 10 or so inches high at the back when hooked up to my truck so I'm thinking this would make my footing better and the longer ramp would also make it easier to load the bike. great vid thanks for sharing
This is a great idea. I just bought the ramp and will be modifying it like that. This will definitely make it safer and easier to load things. Thank you for sharing.
I was able to load a BMW rt1200 onto my truck using one. The steps actually help cause you nudge the bike then let the wheels catch in the rungs. That's what I think its made for. Helps to do this off a sloped driveway. I want to see about using one of these with a harbor freight electric winch in the base of the truck bed and slowly work the bike up, if the bike is not running.
Very nice man, did you extend the chains that hook onto the truck that hold the ramp in place. I have the same ramp but my chains won't reach to hook onto my truck. About 1-7/8 away from being able to attach on my hook in the bed lol.
Aaron R no I’m just using the chains as they came with it. Newer full size trucks seem super wide, so that may be the problem. As far as new truck sizing, Tacoma’s are on the narrow side.
@@dblrightclick Nice thanks for the reply, yea for sure the problem I have a 2016 gmc sierra. Just went to the hardware store and got what I needed to extend the chain. $10 fix no big deal. Excellent video man thumbs up, thanks!
I have the same ramp and the same bike. I riveted in aluminium plates on the left side to walk up. Pretty similar to your setup. Works great for a small truck.
And as soon as your foot goes between the rungs on the original ramp, you're going to drop that bike... I have a ramp that looks very similar to that one, although I don't remember where I bought it -- maybe Northern Tools... Even walking up it with a 400 lb sport bike is a bit sketchy... I wish I had added the walking platform like you did... Since it is a 6 ft ramp, the angle between the tailgate and the ramp is too much, so the fairing on the sport bike scrapes, so I had to create an elevated platform for the end of the ramp and a ramp that got up to that platform. Backing down into a ditch also works quite well, but there never seems to be a ditch handy when you need one... :) One difference that I notice on my ramp vs the one that you are using is that instead of chains to attach the ramp to the truck, there are nylon / polyester straps underneath it that you must attach to the chain hooks by your trailer hitch and then cinch up the straps tight. Because this pulls down on the ramp, it is very sturdy, but it would definitely be easier the way yours is set up since it would mean that you don't need to crawl under the ramp to set it up.
probably not. my standard Honda CB500F barely clears it. I used to have a VStar 950 and there is no way I would even attempt it with this ramp not only due to the weight rating, but you would not really be able to walk alongside it as easily as a standard, sport bike, dual sport, etc.
Same as my Goldwing. You have to find a 'dip" like the one you probably have in your driveway to lessen the bed to ground angle a bit with only a 6' ramp. Just put the rear wheels of the truck into the dip and load up!
I have a 2019 road guide special approximately 950lbs I want to load it on to a 2017 GMC Sierra 3500 diesel with a 2 inch level kit on the truck think it would work with this setup I already made the ramp.
weight would not be an issue as much as the angle. I haven’t been around a snowmobile in years so I’m not sure how much clearance they need or angle they max at. Mock it up with some wood cut to length to take a guess.
Thanks for the video. I just order this ramp do you recall what size ply would you purchased? I think you said 5 mil. Not sure what the dimensions are for a five mil. Also what was the width and length of your cuts to fit into the slots?
Craig Pooler expand the original video description that I posted. Everything you need materials-wise for doing this is there. You’ll have some leftover plywood. I responded to someone else’s comment about the actual width.
While that ramp is fine for a 300lb dirt bike Id never run my 900lb $30k harlwy up it. And for the record thats not how you atrap a bike down with a bolt on front fender, stop being a cheap F%&k and buy a piece of 2" sched 40 and wedge it between the tire and fender/triple tree bolts , then crank her down, strapping off like this guy will only blow out your fork seals...
okay bud calm down. Been tying bikes like that for a decade and traveled thousands of miles never blew a fork seal. I upgraded to a trailer with a wheel chock so you and your Harley that cost more than the truck and bike in this video combined can rest easy.
That's probly cuz you're a pansy ass. I have the same ramp but I'm not a pussy so I load all 3 of my Harleys with it any time I need to with no problem. Let the man load his bike how he wants to.