The angle of the door is just to steep to load our Harleys without it catching the frame. Any ideas on what to use to fix this issue? What are you guys doing?

If I had that problem, I would add a hinged plate that would support the weight of the bikes as they roll over it, and could be swung out to make the door longer. Then put supports under the door's upper edge to raise it enough so you can transition into the toyhauler. It would take a little longer to set up, but not that bad.

Place one or two 2x4 blocks under the ramp ground pads to raise the ramp up slightly; bike should have no issue climbing a small 'curb' to get onto the ramp.Stand up off of the bike as you breakover to the trailer floor (to take load off of the suspension. Lift the nose of the trailer some to reduce the breakover angle, or place truck rear tires on blocks/ramps to lift front of trailer.

What about building a ramp that lays on top of the toy hauler ramp that reduces the angle? It would only need to be as wide as you need to drive up. You could also lift the ramp by placing a few 4x4 under it to reduce the angle and then build a ramp that overlays the THers ramp. Another option.... Lift the ramp 10-12" (what ever height needed) support the underneath side with blocks or jacks, metal feet, etc. then make a ramp extension from and attach it with heavy duty piano hinge. I would assume someone has a better solution, but this is one.

Depending on how bad, lift the nose of the trailer. That will lower the back end, creating less of an angle change at the door. Also lessens the angle of the ramp.

Yesterday was the first day I put a motorcycle in my Forest River 19RR. Yikes, that is one steep hill! I used the electric tongue jack to raise the front of the trailer as much as I could. I use an automatic tire chock to "catch" the bikes front tire and hold the bike upright while I tie it down. With the trailer on this much of an angle, I'm not sure how I would have done it without the chock. Add to this the floor in the trailer is slippery as ice. I'd hate to have to load this in the rain! I had to drive a couple of screws into the floor to secure the chock as it simply slid around on the slick floor. I have a 34" inseam and I had to tippy toe the bike as it made the transition over the hump. Not fun at all! Unloading the bike was even more fun. The front brake on the slippery floor was useless! I kept the engine off, and the bike in gear, and used the clutch lever as a "brake" on the rear tire as it had traction on the rough surface of the ramp. I ordered a piece of aluminum diamond plate to extend the ramp 48". I'll use a set of jack stands to hold up the edge of the existing ramp and the added diamond plate will make the transition much easier.

Angle of toy hauler door is to steep? | Good Sam Community

18 Replies

wpsharpshooter
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
Its not slammed.. But the angle does look pretty severe. Tons of good ideas posted.. Just need to narrow them down and see whats gonna work for me.
tinner12002
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
Your bike must really be on the ground...I have a second bike, lowered 02 Heritage and I was surprised it didn't rub at the break over but it cleared in my 30' Adrenaline and I even have hauler raised at the axles with 16" wheels and a 2" lift blocks.
atwowheelguy
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
Does your toy hauler have one of "beaver tail" sloped sections at the rear of the cargo area? Some have them to help with the transition.

There's a cautionary tale for others here. It might be a good idea to take the bike to the camper before purchase if it's a low ground clearance cruiser.

OP might find a solution at www.hdforums.com.
Tzman4
Explorer
Apr 19, 2016
Ditto BigDogF250 . Raising the front end will help a lot. Have had to do that before.
asullivan920
Explorer
Apr 19, 2016
check these out. Little expensive but maybe you can use the idea and make it of wood. trailer ramp extension
wpsharpshooter
Explorer
Apr 18, 2016
azdryheat wrote:
My FLHTK goes in just fine. What trailer do you have?

Probably a good tid bit of info to know,Sorry... I have a 2016 hyperlite XLR 24HFS
Dirtclods
Explorer II
Apr 18, 2016
If you have a curb available that well work as well.
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Apr 18, 2016
Be careful using the clutch to slow/stop the bike when backing out. Some bikes could be damaged by the engine spinning backward. I use both front and rear brakes when I back mine out.
Carlos___Ranae
Explorer
Apr 18, 2016
My Midnight Silverado bottom out at the bottom of the ramp and at the top. A piece of 2 X 4 at the bottom and at top of ramp solved the issue.
azdryheat
Explorer
Apr 18, 2016
My FLHTK goes in just fine. What trailer do you have?