Goldwing in the garage
Bought the Voltage to haul my Goldwing. Haven't tried to put it in the garage yet. Anyone else got a huge bike they've driven up the ramp? Comments?
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No need to worry. We have been loading and unloading our GL1800 Goldwing in a 2008 Raptor 3602RL for years.
But here’s what we’ve discovered. We have a garage door that has the extra flap that folds out. Stock equipment is not quite enough. When on level ground, like a level parking lot, the extra flap would just barely touch the ground (or not touch the ground at all), so the slop into the garage, would still be too high for comfortable loading and unloading (bike would bottom out at the top).
With this stock configuration, I once pop a wheelie at the top of the ramp to get the bike in!! (well, not really, but I was moving so fast, I thought I pop a wheelie).
We discovered, that if the garage ramp was open, and the extra flap was extended, and did not touch the ground on a level plane, then the Goldwing's center stand would hit at the top of the ramp.
I took a quick measurement of our Raptor 3602RL STOCK ramp system and here our numbers:
Main door ramp = 82 inches
Extra flap ramp = 36 inches
Total stock ramp = 118 inches
118 inches in not enough to load and unload a Wing, if your Voltages floor is at the same height as our Raptor’s floor.
We fixed the problem by using one of those 60 inch folding alumni motorcycle ramps, in addition to the normal garage door ramp, with the extended flap. With the extra folding aluminum motorcycle ramp, our total ramp length is now 178 inches.
178 inch ramp length is good enough for a Goldwing on any terrain :)
I’m not sure, but if your Voltage has one of the nice extend inches patios, and if it still have the extra flap that folds out to extend the length of the garage door, but I would recommend you try to get a ramp system that’s at least 14 feet.
Here’s pic of our solution. I’ve been able to load and unload the Goldwing with no problem, even at a Texas state park that had an extreme slop for RV’s (The front of the Raptor had to be set very low to get the RV level – I did unload the bike, with the truck still attached).
By the way, I always RIDE the bike into the garage – with power, and RIDE the bike out with power. I use the bikes first gear to slow it down when backing out. I discovered that using the front brake was not a good option when the slope was high, The wind is too heavy, and the front tire would simply slide down the ramp. Using the rear tire and first gear, I could control the dissent (even in the rain).
But here’s what we’ve discovered. We have a garage door that has the extra flap that folds out. Stock equipment is not quite enough. When on level ground, like a level parking lot, the extra flap would just barely touch the ground (or not touch the ground at all), so the slop into the garage, would still be too high for comfortable loading and unloading (bike would bottom out at the top).
With this stock configuration, I once pop a wheelie at the top of the ramp to get the bike in!! (well, not really, but I was moving so fast, I thought I pop a wheelie).
We discovered, that if the garage ramp was open, and the extra flap was extended, and did not touch the ground on a level plane, then the Goldwing's center stand would hit at the top of the ramp.
I took a quick measurement of our Raptor 3602RL STOCK ramp system and here our numbers:
Main door ramp = 82 inches
Extra flap ramp = 36 inches
Total stock ramp = 118 inches
118 inches in not enough to load and unload a Wing, if your Voltages floor is at the same height as our Raptor’s floor.
We fixed the problem by using one of those 60 inch folding alumni motorcycle ramps, in addition to the normal garage door ramp, with the extended flap. With the extra folding aluminum motorcycle ramp, our total ramp length is now 178 inches.
178 inch ramp length is good enough for a Goldwing on any terrain :)
I’m not sure, but if your Voltage has one of the nice extend inches patios, and if it still have the extra flap that folds out to extend the length of the garage door, but I would recommend you try to get a ramp system that’s at least 14 feet.
Here’s pic of our solution. I’ve been able to load and unload the Goldwing with no problem, even at a Texas state park that had an extreme slop for RV’s (The front of the Raptor had to be set very low to get the RV level – I did unload the bike, with the truck still attached).
By the way, I always RIDE the bike into the garage – with power, and RIDE the bike out with power. I use the bikes first gear to slow it down when backing out. I discovered that using the front brake was not a good option when the slope was high, The wind is too heavy, and the front tire would simply slide down the ramp. Using the rear tire and first gear, I could control the dissent (even in the rain).
