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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Serious Question (Hauling the 650) Reply #15 - 06/18/11 at 03:02:00 I don't use this method but this guy makes it look really easy. I use a ramp going up the center of the truck bed with a 2x6 on each side for my feet. I've loaded and unloaded the bike by myself quite a few times without mishap.
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Serious Question (Hauling the 650) Reply #16 - 06/18/11 at 05:10:51 If I was going to do this I would use a low trailer with a ramp the width of the whole trailer like the ones for transporting lawn tractors. If I was going to transport in a pickup I would make up some kind of "training wheel" rig, three ramps, and use a winch. Does his boat trailer tilt?
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Re: Serious Question (Hauling the 650)
Reply #17 - 06/18/11 at 06:15:41

Loading its a breeze, I almost dropped my 650 while unloading alone out of the back of a pickup. Ramp was too steep, and the locked up front tire did no good. I wasnt tall enough to maneuver the handlebars correctly from ground level, and she came tumbling down.

Thankfully it was undergoing a project and was just wheels engine and frame, nothing else bulky and heavy, it was light enough to grab onto the grip before it crashed to the ground

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stinger Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 848	Re: Serious Question (Hauling the 650) Reply #18 - 06/19/11 at 02:26:41 One time my uncle tried to ride his bike up the ramp into his full size truck. The engine died half way up and he and the bike crashed to the ground. He got knocked unconscious and the hot exhaust pipe was lying on his arm.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Serious Question (Hauling the 650) Reply #19 - 06/19/11 at 05:06:24 The engine died half way up Man,,, Ill bet that was a Pucker Moment.. sorry he got burned, too..
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Serious Question (Hauling the 650) Reply #20 - 06/19/11 at 07:14:04 Thanks for the replies. Even if I have to say so myself, I was right ! There is no way my 165 lb......68 yr old brother should attempt to load it up a ramp. I sent him a few U-tube loading disasters,.....hope that will convince him.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Serious Question (Hauling the 650) Reply #21 - 06/19/11 at 07:29:21 There is no way my 165 lb......68 yr old brother should attempt to load it up a ramp. I can only agree..
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Re: Serious Question (Hauling the 650)
Reply #22 - 06/19/11 at 13:55:54

Get a double width ramp and a boat trailer winch. One person steadies, one person cranks.

What is that old saying about "Pride goeth before a fall"...? Lisa's Intruder fell a whopping 12" off a ramp and the windshield shattered. And the bike landed on her.

I can load one myself with a standard ramp into my 69 D-100, but I don't like to. It always bottoms out. Savage, Intruder, XS650 Mignight Special, 1500 Drifter, 63 Scrambler 250... doesn't matter, they all get hung up.

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