ramps or trailer?

getting ready to either put the bike in the back of the truck or on a
trailer would rather not spend a bunch of money on an enclosed trailer
anybody have any dealings with putting an electraglide in a f150 6.5ft
bed pickup? sure looks to me like it could get kinda squirly.
thanks
Jeff
Houston, Tx

 

what's wrong with the bike?

 

We hauled an Electraglide back from Houston to Denton in a pickup with a
6.5 ft. box.. The key to hauling in the bed of a pickup, as on a trailer is
the way the bike is tied off.. The loading is the trickiest part of the
entire exercise.. Better know what you are doing, even with ramps..

The trailer is easy to load, because it sits lower to the ground or
pavement.. Either way you haul, the real trick is in the way it is tied
down.. I . personally prefer not to haul my motorcycle, at all..

In the case of "have to", I'd prefer to haul it on a trailer..

Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker

 

I think it's broken.

 

nothing wrong with the bike, I only have 7 days vacation and the wife
wants to go to the Great Smoky Mountains just not enough time to ride
there and back. so I was hoping to put it in the back of the truck. we
would like to spend at least 5 days riding in the mountains
thanks
Jeff
Houston

 

I'll take a trailer over ramps any day. However, that isn't always
convenient or possible.

In those cases, I'd consider what the height is of the tailgate and
can you get help both loading AND unloading it wherever it's going.

You are probably going to want at least one other person, and the more
the merrier. Also, I'm not that familiar with the Electraglide or the
F150, so you might want to take a quick measurement of the wheelbase,
but I bet it will fit.


--Fullstate

Me and Mah 'Priller!

 

He couldn't even ride over to Hooters? He had to haul the bike? Cheese
and Rice!

 

Dude. You're making assumptions. How do you know that he wasn't using the
fold-up ramp to load his dodge truck onto the luggage rack of his VTX?

Whatever happened to giving fellow riders the benefit of the doubt?

 

So, how long would you think it would take you to get there in a truck, and
why do you feel it would take longer on a bike?
I can tell you that I can get to Gatlinburg from Dallas in a day.

 

I can kind of understand his position. I was going to take a trip in
NC and I wanted to spend the week there camping out and riding my
bike.

I estimated that, by bike, it was going to take me at least 2 days
there and 2 days back, maybe 3. That's between 4 and six days to get
there and back or at least more than 1/2 of the vacation.

Why? Because I don't like to slab it down the interstate for hours on
end. Major Boring Shit. My trip would involve back roads and lots of
stops to check things out....but that's what I want to do THERE, not
on the way there. It would also eat a strip on the rear tire before I
could get there. To enjoy the twisties I'd have to find a shop and
have new buns installed before I could really enjoy it.

Now, load the bike up on a trailer with my friend and we can take
turns driving and be there in about 16 hours leaving us a full week of
riding.

--Fullstate

Me and Mah 'Priller!

 

I was going to explain to you why, but about half way through typing
my explanation I said **** it I don't need to explain anything. I will
say one thing. I've gotten a little older and a little wiser so I try
not to do anything the hard way.
just got a trailer this morning and plan on riding the smoky mountains
in a day and a half.
Jeff

 

BJAY comments: below the biker says he can Ride and make as Good of
Time as Driving. I disagree, especially with the Lil' Lady along.....one
has to stop a lot more often Riding, than Driving...I don't care who you
are.....like I say, especially with a passenger, and it be your lovely
wife...and not only that, you can take more stuff, if ya trailer the
Bike, and you're Slim with Days Off....The moral to this discussion IS:
There is a Time to Ride the Trip and there is a Time to Haul and Ride
the trip. .&..blah, blah, blah.....bj
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wakko says:
So, how long would you think it would take you to get there in a truck,
and why do you feel it would take longer on a bike? I can tell you that
I can get to Gatlinburg from Dallas in a day.

 

BJAY says......Good For Jeff, and I really agree with ‘‘being wiser
when ya get a little older’’, comment.......have Fun, ya'll.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

just got a trailer this morning and plan on riding the smoky mountains
in a day and a half.
Jeff

 

BJAY comments: below the biker says he can Ride and make as Good of
Time as Driving. I disagree, especially with the Lil' Lady along.....one
has to stop a lot more often Riding, than Driving...I don't care who you
are.....like I say, especially with a passenger, and it be your lovely
wife...and not only that, you can take more stuff, if ya trailer the
Bike, and you're Slim with Days Off....The moral to this discussion IS:
There is a Time to Ride the Trip and there is a Time to Haul and Ride
the trip. .&..blah, blah, blah.....bj

Hey bjay.. you don't know my good friend Waco, very well... Sheesh.. when
that dude makes a "run".. he's talking 9,000 miles in a week or less.. He's
promised to give me that Springer, cause he don't like it much.. Trouble is,
by the time he turns it over to me, it will be like one of the "endurance"
bikes and I'll have to rebuild it from the frame up... LOL..

Nah.. pard.. Waco rides and he don't look back.. I've been there with him,
on some day runs.. that's experience talking... Old men like us just ain't
got no business hooking up on a dude like my friend Waco.. His motto is, "if
you don't enjoy the ride, no use makin' the trip"..

Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wakko says:
So, how long would you think it would take you to get there in a truck,
and why do you feel it would take longer on a bike? I can tell you that
I can get to Gatlinburg from Dallas in a day.

 

Mebbe. But THINK of the wheelies!

 

Think it would be less boring to slab it down the interstate for hours on
end...in a truck?
A trip there in a truck would friggin kill me. Knock me out with drugs and
wake my ass up when we get there.

 

BJAY comments: below the biker says he can Ride and make as Good of
Time as Driving. I disagree, especially with the Lil' Lady along.....

That's all he had to say. At least blame it on the woman.

 

BJAY expresses......Come on... brother,.
9,000 in 7 days..lets say 10 days...that's 900 on the average
(daily)....to cover the big ole' Bike Trip......when we rode the (about)
3800 Colorado trip, we figured we had to ride 300 a day.....but some
days we did more sightSeeing...and only covered 100, one time, and 250
once, and so 4th....SO, you know what that means...we had to ride a few
of those 500 mile days......BW, you're right I woodnt ever team ride
with ole Wakko, cause I like to look.....and there were times, as late
as 6pm, we had to ride 3-400 miles to make our destitations....to meet
our itenary...............BUT....I was really refering to ‘not
makeing’ as good of time on a Bike compared to a Cage, as ya'll like
to call my Vehicles, with having my lovely wife with me.........got
it.....•grin• bj

BW)
you don't know my good friend Waco, very well... Sheesh.. when that dude
makes a "run".. he's talking 9,000 miles in a week or less.. He's
promised to give me that Springer, cause he don't like it much.. Trouble
is, by the time he turns it over to me, it will be like one of the
"endurance" bikes and I'll have to rebuild it from the frame up... LOL..
Nah.. pard.. Waco rides and he don't look back.. I've been there with
him, on some day runs.. that's experience talking... Old men like us
just ain't got no business hooking up on a dude like my friend Waco..
His motto is, "if you don't enjoy the ride, no use makin' the trip"..
Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PeeS...bj.......old waco don't look back< i hate it when the lead Rider
doesnt look back, I have had to pull over, and I have seen some of those
up front ride outa site.........they never look in the rearVIEW...
shoot, we've dranked a coke, almost before they get turned around and
come back...heehee bJay

 

below the biker says he can Ride and make as Good of Time as Driving. I
disagree, especially with the Lil' Lady along.....BJAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
That's all he had to say. At least blame it on the woman.
--
"Wakko" Waco Glenn   NTXNS TOMKAT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BJAY....whatcha Mean "all I have to say"?
not blaming anything on my little woman..just makes sents, that any
Rider can ride further, & last longer by them selves......but having a
passenger aboard, by anybodys ‘means’, makes a difference......every
part of the experience is different.....boarding, unBoarding, packing,
un packing, fueling, eating, restrooming, decisions where to eat/ sleep,
when to depart, where to turn when in doubt, where to park, where to
not park, how fast, how slow, and stuff I can't recall.......or atleast
this is my experience with our wives....Our Son and his wife, three
daughters & thier husbands, two friends and their wives...
So, pard, i know how it is, and what a pleasure it is, to have one's
lovely wife along, I appreciate it so very much and feel so very lucky
that all my Family enjoys Riding Motorcycles......I am so
blessed.....thank you, please come back
<>Old bjay<> •chuckle•

 

BJAY expresses......Come on... brother,.
9,000 in 7 days..lets say 10 days...that's 900 on the average

Alaska and back.. round trip.. There's a trip report on here somewhere..
LOL.. Pictures and documentation for backup..

(daily)....to cover the big ole' Bike Trip......when we rode the (about)
3800 Colorado trip, we figured we had to ride 300 a day.....but some
days we did more sightSeeing...and only covered 100, one time, and 250
once, and so 4th....SO, you know what that means...we had to ride a few
of those 500 mile days......BW, you're right I woodnt ever team ride
with ole Wakko, cause I like to look.....and there were times, as late
as 6pm, we had to ride 3-400 miles to make our destitations....to meet
our itenary...............BUT....I was really refering to 'not
makeing' as good of time on a Bike compared to a Cage, as ya'll like
to call my Vehicles, with having my lovely wife with me.........got
it......grin. bj

Depends on the biker and the driver.. LOL.. hell bjay.. I don't even want
to make any more of those kinds of runs.. Gotta hand it to the brothers like
my friend Waco.. Respect and admiration is his due.. I've ridden to Alaska,
but I'd admit that I have never been bold enough to try it in a week.. More
like a month and then I'd be out of it for a week, to recover... LOL.. Take
care, Cuz..

Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker

BW)
you don't know my good friend Waco, very well... Sheesh.. when that dude
makes a "run".. he's talking 9,000 miles in a week or less.. He's
promised to give me that Springer, cause he don't like it much.. Trouble
is, by the time he turns it over to me, it will be like one of the
"endurance" bikes and I'll have to rebuild it from the frame up... LOL..
Nah.. pard.. Waco rides and he don't look back.. I've been there with
him, on some day runs.. that's experience talking... Old men like us
just ain't got no business hooking up on a dude like my friend Waco..
His motto is, "if you don't enjoy the ride, no use makin' the trip"..
Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PeeS...bj.......old waco don't look back< i hate it when the lead Rider
doesnt look back, I have had to pull over, and I have seen some of those
up front ride outa site.........they never look in the rearVIEW...
shoot, we've dranked a coke, almost before they get turned around and
come back...heehee bJay