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[ST] Trailering / Ramp Suggestions



Matt,

As a "motocross" family, I can speak with some experience with ramps and trailers.
Obviously, an enclosed trailer is the way to go - we use a nice, smallish 5X10,
which is large enough for 2-3 MX bikes, and 2 road bikes, but is small enough to
pull with a medium car, and leaves good visibility.  They typically cost about
$2,000-2,500 (USD) though.  On the other end of the trailer spectrum, you can find
small open rail type trailers for few hundred dollars.

What I'm thinking though is that everyone who motocrosses has a trailer, and perhaps
you can ask around your motocross friends if anyone knows of one available for you
to borrow, even though it is still the racing season.

I have moved my old Trophy with a plank and pickup truck, but you really want to be
careful doing it.  If you choose the walk the plank, at least do yourself a favor
and buy one of those aluminum end things that bolt onto the board.  They make it so
much easier, as you eliminate the board sticking up over the tailgate and getting
the belly caught on it - while you are stuggling alone to hold the bike up while
several feet in the air - you get the picture.  Use the widest kit you can, which is
a 2X12 I think.  The ramp kits are available in any Home Depot type place, and cost
$20 or so.  Better still, arrange to ride the bike over to a local dealer who has
one of those wide, curved ramps that you can drive the bike right up onto your
pickup with safety.

Of course, if you get desperate, you can fly one of the list members out, and ride
pillion until your hand finishes healing.

Good luck,

Rick Hartwick
00 ST


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