FJR in the truck for the first time.....

[MCRIDER007]

It would be easier to load if you backed the truck into the driveway and have the rear wheels at the very bottom of the slope.

I haven't been to Richard's house, but using the probably level courses in the cinder block boundary wall as reference, it appears that the driveway slopes down from the street toward the house. So, by orienting the truck as he did, it appears that he took advantage of the slope in the manner you suggest.

Its really hard to tell from the photos but most driveways drain into the street so the best technique is to have the truck backed in with the rear wheels still in the street in the lowest spot....that means the truck is blocking a lane of traffic for a couple of minutes but its better than dropping a bike. Very nice loading ramp, makes it easy to walk the bike into the truck, not so easy to take with you for unloading.

 

[Fairlaner]

Actually my drive way is SLOPPED towards the house which did make it easy to load and unload....the ramp folds up to a third of the width.....

and i rode it up the ramp and into the chock.

Also i expected the FJR to bottom out where the ramp met the tail gate but i guess with the weight of me and the bike it flattened it out enough to not be an issue.

R

 

[jorstin]

Nice truck. Have you tried falling out of it drunk yet ??????

Have you tried pushing a Bottle of SC out the door to see if it breaks properly

 

[MCRIDER007]

Actually my drive way is SLOPPED towards the house which did make it easy to load and unload....the ramp folds up to a third of the width.....

I thought it would be hard to take the ramp with you because of the length, it looks like it would stick out well beyond the tailgate and there would not be any way to protect it from becoming someone else's ramp.

 

[SkooterG]

Richy - I am extremely disappointed in you. I can't believe you actually posted photos on the internet when you haven't yet painted the truck to match your FJR!!!!! WTF is the matter with you? You are getting soft in your *elevated* years!

Nice ramp, but the truck and FJR clash terribly.

 

[Redfish Hunter]

you haven't yet painted the truck to match your FJR!!!!! WTF is the matter with you?
Nice ramp, but the truck and FJR clash terribly.

Please don't be too hard on him about the color clash! Everyone knows that American made trucks are painted in colors to match Harley Davidsons! There is normally not much need to haul an FJR in the back of a truck.

If y'all (yes, I said Y'all!) thought those videos of doofuses loading their bikes in trucks was funny, you should have seen me and Patriot PUSHING his FJR onto the trailer without any help from the engine. And yes, my truck did block the entire road in front of his house.

 

[Fairlaner]

The ramp only sticks out of the bed a few inches and will be nice and secure before i go anywhere...

R

 

[odot]

.......................................................yer still gay.

 

[escapefjrtist]

FJR does look pretty good in the bed of Richard's truck...new trend?

Richard, you getting a free set of cages for the trouble?

--G

 

[odot]

FJR does look pretty good in the bed of Richard's truck...new trend?

Richard, your better half allowing you to hit up the gay side of town?

--G

I think this is more apropo.

 

[gixxerjasen]

Driveway slopes toward the house? Must be nice when it rains. I know I hate that mine slopes toward the house.

 

[Fairlaner]

dude we are in Southern Cal where it rains hard once every 2 years......even then no problems.

George, yes i am getting a free set for my trouble.....

R

 

[littlefish]

May I make a suggestion? OK, cool, ty!

I've loaded a metric ton of motorcycles onto trucks and I've seen the ramp walk backwards more than once. I use a ratchet or friction-buckle strap to hold the ramp where it's at when loading. One side of the strap goes on a rail on the under-side of the ramp and the other end attaches to my hitch/bumper/frame. I just snug it up. It doesn't need a lot of tension.

 

[Fairlaner]

can i draw your attention to the black stuff under the ramp in the 2nd picture......

R

 

[Bugnatr]

Richard, what is and where did you get the small clip that holds the headset cord on the fuel tank?

 

[twistedcricket]

The Baxley sport chock makes it even easier.......

R

Did you secure/bolt the wheel chock in the truck or is it just sitting in the truck box? It is secure enough to hold the bike while underway or are you going to add a ratchet strap for good measure?

Thanks for posting this! I may get one of those wheel chocks now.

 

[gixxerjasen]

dude we are in Southern Cal where it rains hard once every 2 years......even then no problems.

Curse you! Mine actually is lowest in the middle of the driveway. I required as a part of my lease that the landlord leave his water pump behind for me to use. I use it regularly. Grr...

 

[beemerdons]

.......................................................yer still gay.

odot, what did you expect?

 

[littlefish]

can i draw your attention to the black stuff under the ramp in the 2nd picture......

R

DOH! (I thought that stuff was Kallyfornya spaghetti!)

 

[juniorfjr]

I have poor reading retention, but did you say that was a store bought ramp? And if so where from? Or was it home built?