I'm planning to buy or build a ramp to get my bike onto a friend's truck. What do you folks use? Not interested in a carrier, just a ramp.

Thanks,
David

Sorry, not following. It's a full-size truck. What's available at Harbor Freight to strap together to make a ramp?

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There's more to a successful
Load it Up
than just a ramp.
The ramp/tailgate angle and the wheelbase are critical considerations.
A ramp too narrow to put feet down is just not a good idea, IMO.
A ramp that has a hump in it can be short and still clear the bottom of the bike at the tailgate edge. But the Savage is very low, so, do your homework.

If you can find a high spot to work off of ,, a ditch to back into, heck,, lots of ways to make it easier.. But they are not portable..

Ramps under the front end of the truck would drop the rear and change your tailgate/ramp angle some, too.

Remember, riding Up is different from backing down.
If it's not wide enough for feet,, could be an exciting exit.

I have a tacoma, the mid size one not the compact.
I don't immediately recall if I have the 6' or the 7' ramps.
I only use 1 ramp.  
It's a simple process of walking the savage up the ramp, slipping the clutch and holding the front brake.
When I get to the point I can't walk any further, I step up on the tailgate.
Sometimes I wish the gate was a little lower, but I can steady myself with the savage and pull myself up.
Key issue on length is clearance when the savage gets to the top of the ramp.
If the frame bottoms out, it can be tuff to go any further alone.
When we loaded my dads hack into my brothers full size, it bottomed out and no going further without lifting it.
The solution was lifting the ramp, a lot easier than I thought.
I'll have to ask what it weighs.

I don't use ramps like this, but for those that do I see that they sometimes tie the ramp to the bumper or hitch ball to prevent the ramps from slipping off the tailgate and dropping you and your bike to the ground.

Sudden onset of the need to hover is nearly always awkward. At best.

@$60 and 20% coupon why make?

I'd start with knowing how high the tailgate is.
Then figger out how long it needs to be to clear the frame, sidestand, whatever the lowest point is between the tires.
Mid point being the place it's really gonna want to hit.
A tapered Bump where the front tire will be when the frame starts closing in on the edge of the tailgate, a hump on the ramp, but it has to offer traction..  Maybe you won't need any of it..
As noted above, lifting the end of the ramp really helps.. but, kinda hard to do when you are clinging to the edge of a tailgate...
I'm sure Something could be done to make it happen..

Are you gonna have help or be alone?

However you measure, remember that if you're gonna be sitting on it, that changes it and when the wheel drops , loading or unloading, it's gonna bounce the suspension a little.

Well, I don't have experience like others, just trying to help.