Maregold wrote: The angle at the top of the ramp is a bear. The bottom of the bike scrapes at that point. What we will try next is a 2x6 on the ground under the ramp edge, and a piece of plywood at the bridge. A diamond plate extension will probably be a more permanent fix. The Outback is very high off the ground.
I load both street bikes and dirt bikes in my Rampage.. The street bikes will drag the fairings at the ramp hinge if not accounted for.
My solution was easy as I own several aluminum ramps used to load bikes in my Truck bed.
So I place a double stack of 4x4’s (on hand for everyday use in the trailer world) under each corner of the ramp. This fixes the break over angle at the ramp hinge. Then place the aluminum ramp from the ground to the trailer ramp, and the bikes go up nice and smooth. These ramps weigh a mere 4 or 5 pounds, and I store them in the roof ladder or along an interior wall if unsure about the area I’m in (theft)
Rampage 260,oh what a toy to have for my other toys
I am getting to this one a little late but here is my experience -
I have a '99 Weekend Warrior that has drop axles in it. To get my quads out to where I Camp and keep it level with my F250 I had to not only Flip the axles but put the springs on top of them for proper clearance. All works great for the off road stuff.
Then one day I decided to put My Harley in the trailer to go for a trip across country. It always fit before, yeah that ramp got really steep and I slammed the bike into the top of the ramp. Ramp is pretty steep now. My solution to this was to use my Scorpion Ramp I use to get the bike into my truck, for loading the TH. It's great as it folds up and stores nicely in the trailer. With the traction on the ramp rain is not an issue. I have seen various pieces of wood/metal that are not attached to the trailers get kicked out from under the M/C wheel and hit someone behind when the wheel spins.
Link - http://www.scorpionramp.com/
The ramp new is pricey but if you search Craigs list that is where I found mine.
And on a side note I find much more amuesment watching the Boat Ramp in the afternoon after a long day in the Sun and people have forgotten how to back a trailer and recover the boat. IMHO
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