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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Not really DIRECTLY responsive, buttttttttt......
We have an electra-glide...wife was always asking how we could take it with us on trips...besides the fact that we don't have a toy-hauler nor a truck adequate to pull one of any size, the bigger issue was I am not sure I would feel comfortable riding that beast up or down any sort of a ramp unless it was a really, really gentle slope--which a toy-hauler ramp isn't...
the solution we came up with was, a little 150 cc Honda scooter...the pcx 150...and a three-piece ramp...the little thingamabob fits in the truck bed with the tailgate up, doesn't overload the rig, can hit (barely adequate) highways speeds (except interstate) of a little over 60 mph, and can carry two up....with the ramp, I can ride it up into the truck bed with minimal fear...it's light enough that any tilting can be stopped (as opposed to the 'leaning tower of pisa' feeling when the big bike gets a little over to one side or the other)...
The state parks where we generally camp are not usually right off four-lane expressways, so it's enough to run to headquarters, scoot (get it? scoot? 'cause it's a scooter) into town for a meal or whatever...
put the 'trunk' on it so it'll carry my work bag (even though, as it belongs to DW, I have to ask permission to ride it to my work or anywhere)...with the trunk, and the under-seat bay, it actually has enough storage to be useful while camping...groceries or whatever
just thoughts
We have an electra-glide...wife was always asking how we could take it with us on trips...besides the fact that we don't have a toy-hauler nor a truck adequate to pull one of any size, the bigger issue was I am not sure I would feel comfortable riding that beast up or down any sort of a ramp unless it was a really, really gentle slope--which a toy-hauler ramp isn't...
the solution we came up with was, a little 150 cc Honda scooter...the pcx 150...and a three-piece ramp...the little thingamabob fits in the truck bed with the tailgate up, doesn't overload the rig, can hit (barely adequate) highways speeds (except interstate) of a little over 60 mph, and can carry two up....with the ramp, I can ride it up into the truck bed with minimal fear...it's light enough that any tilting can be stopped (as opposed to the 'leaning tower of pisa' feeling when the big bike gets a little over to one side or the other)...
The state parks where we generally camp are not usually right off four-lane expressways, so it's enough to run to headquarters, scoot (get it? scoot? 'cause it's a scooter) into town for a meal or whatever...
put the 'trunk' on it so it'll carry my work bag (even though, as it belongs to DW, I have to ask permission to ride it to my work or anywhere)...with the trunk, and the under-seat bay, it actually has enough storage to be useful while camping...groceries or whatever
just thoughts
