Loading a bike on a trailer alone?
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For the life of me, I dont understand the drama, the difficulty, and some of the thinking and claims.
Almost any trailer is low enough for all but the most slammed bike to go up. I dont see any need for yet more ramps. But, if one wants them, get or make them.
Some rope for the bike, a length of chain to join the winch to the trailer. Winch controller in hand, along with the handlebars, walk it up. Adjust chain and rope as necessary.
I can do this with almost any tow vehicle or trailer and my HF winch, which has a long control cable and long power cables. Ive done it numerous times.
Semi convenient if my wife is home and can come get me with all that, and Im not very far away. Shades of my old Virago days. But then I wouldnt ride that bike unless she was going to be home, and I went ahead and always hitched up the trailer before I rode off. God did that bike love to break down.
Almost any trailer is low enough for all but the most slammed bike to go up. I dont see any need for yet more ramps. But, if one wants them, get or make them.
Some rope for the bike, a length of chain to join the winch to the trailer. Winch controller in hand, along with the handlebars, walk it up. Adjust chain and rope as necessary.
I can do this with almost any tow vehicle or trailer and my HF winch, which has a long control cable and long power cables. Ive done it numerous times.
Semi convenient if my wife is home and can come get me with all that, and Im not very far away. Shades of my old Virago days. But then I wouldnt ride that bike unless she was going to be home, and I went ahead and always hitched up the trailer before I rode off. God did that bike love to break down.
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For the life of me, I dont understand the drama, the difficulty, and some of the thinking and claims.
Almost any trailer is low enough for all but the most slammed bike to go up. I dont see any need for yet more ramps. But, if one wants them, get or make them.
Some rope for the bike, a length of chain to join the winch to the trailer. Winch controller in hand, along with the handlebars, walk it up. Adjust chain and rope as necessary.
I can do this with almost any tow vehicle or trailer and my HF winch, which has a long control cable and long power cables. Ive done it numerous times.
Semi convenient if my wife is home and can come get me with all that, and Im not very far away. Shades of my old Virago days. But then I wouldnt ride that bike unless she was going to be home, and I went ahead and always hitched up the trailer before I rode off. God did that bike love to break down.
Almost any trailer is low enough for all but the most slammed bike to go up. I dont see any need for yet more ramps. But, if one wants them, get or make them.
Some rope for the bike, a length of chain to join the winch to the trailer. Winch controller in hand, along with the handlebars, walk it up. Adjust chain and rope as necessary.
I can do this with almost any tow vehicle or trailer and my HF winch, which has a long control cable and long power cables. Ive done it numerous times.
Semi convenient if my wife is home and can come get me with all that, and Im not very far away. Shades of my old Virago days. But then I wouldnt ride that bike unless she was going to be home, and I went ahead and always hitched up the trailer before I rode off. God did that bike love to break down.
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My ramp lowers like tailgate. Cannot clear frame. I included link to similar model. Hence I need to build or buy ramp. Easy to build one, have done it in past. But still used a hill and two guys
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NO one can follow your train of thought(Cross thread points for the DERAILING comments).
We cant understand what you THINK you are telling us...........no connection to a normal thought process!
We cant understand what you THINK you are telling us...........no connection to a normal thought process!
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Do this. Forward to 40 second mark. I've done it may times loading cars. And a few times with bikes.
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