GEN 2 Load a 450lb motorcycle - how

[GerryV]

Depending upon the angle of your driveway, the easiest method is to park in the street w/ the ramps back in the driveway, thus reducing the angle. My driveway is flat, but the enpty lot next to my house allows me to back up and the ramps are almost parallel. You can almost always find a land feature nearby that you can use to reduce the ramp angle. Drainage ditches also work well. Work smarter, not harder.

 

[smurfslayer]

Jesus Christ there are times this site is a bastion of off-roading knowledge & other times it’s pen full of beta-ass *******. Couple of AL ramps (harbor freight) some
Decent ratcheting or marine grade bungee straps & you’re g2g. Not worth overthinking. I had 1000 lbs of stone in my raptor like last week

Not that I give a shit- but this is such a bitch ass thread in a 1/2 ton forum let alone raptor lol-
Load the ****** thing in the bed

Seriously uncalled for. Nobody’s putting a gun to your head and forcing you to read the question and responses. Nobody put a gun to your head and forced you to respond, much less respond in the condescending, and insulting manner you did.

I’m glad it’s simple for you, but complaining about thread and response quality in the same response that ridicule the original question and at least some of the responses, leads to exactly what you’re seemingly complaining about.

 

[pastorwug]

I wouldn't! I would purchase a cheap trailer. You can pick them up used for short money and so much easier to load a bike.

I have a Ducati Scrambler Italia and there is NO WAY I would try to get it in the truck bed. It wouldn't sit except diagonally, and even then troublesome. I use a trailer, borrow it from a friend, and have used it several times. Most recently to the World Super Bike races at Laguna Seca. Great fun, and I didn't have to worry about the bike at all.

 

[Alex Rueter]

I use 2 ATV folding ramps. One for the bike to roll up and the second one for you to walk up. I have had at different times, my 1290 adventure r and my 790 adventure r in the back with a RPG Chase rack with one spare removed.

I even have tie-downs that hold the ramps in place so they don't fall. I idle the bike up if you're good at it which is what I usually do so I don't even have to push.

I do the exact same approach and haul 2 - 300lb bikes. 06 KX250R and 18 500 EXCF. However I just use cheap aluminum straight at ramps and lay them between the bikes once they’re loaded. I use the box link and bottom hooks for tie downs.


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[raptorpaul]

You can do it!


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[hedonist222]

Jesus Christ there are times this site is a bastion of off-roading knowledge & other times it’s pen full of beta-ass *******. Couple of AL ramps (harbor freight) some
Decent ratcheting or marine grade bungee straps & you’re g2g. Not worth overthinking. I had 1000 lbs of stone in my raptor like last week

Not that I give a shit- but this is such a bitch ass thread in a 1/2 ton forum let alone raptor lol-
Load the ****** thing in the bed

simmer down, sister

I know I could hook a ramp and just go over it

I'm looking for:

best practices
technology/gizmos I don't know about
sundries

welcome to the benefit of online forums
ohh, and good use of the word bastion
haven't had the pleasure of chancing upon it in a while

 

[Michael Farmer]

If you are going to leave your tailgate down, buy some "Tailgate EX Suport" bars from DG Manufacturing. dgmtailgatesupport.com
I carry a golf cart in the bed of my Raptor when we go south for the winter. You don't want the stress on the tailgate cables.

 

[Christopher Manns]

I use a hitch carrier for my 1190 Adv.
Easy to load by myself, keep the bed empty for my other crap (you have to go over the sides as the gate is blocked by the bike)
Always hitch height so I can keep my feet on the ground.

To be fair, it is a lot of weight to hang off the back of the raptor....

 

[Curt Kautsch]

My 1290 SAR fits in my gen 1 with tail gate down just fine. I have an atv ramp that I walk along side bike(running) to get it up. 790 would fit all day. I would suggest a chalk of some kind to prevent front wheel from turning loose. I made a bracket that bolts to bed that serves as a permanent chalk for the front tire. It hold two bikes.

 

[Curt Kautsch]

If you don’t have spare in the way like I do you can buy the same bracket on amazon. I had to make mine custom because my spare sits back there and the span is different than off the shelf brackets. Good luck