tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post4986436400040448132..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: Baa-aaa-aaack AcheGreybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-69086110167197761532010-11-22T09:32:38.205-08:002010-11-22T09:32:38.205-08:00Or, as in the case I faced many years ago trying t...Or, as in the case I faced many years ago trying to load a friend's Gold Wing up a ramp barely three feet wide: <br /><br />I couldn't "manhandle" it up the ramp; not wide enough. I couldn't walk it up the ramp under its own power. I had to precisely ride it up the ramp and then grab a huge fistful of front brake to keep it from romping into the cab.<br /><br />That so sucked. But I can easily see where you demanded work of muscles seldom consulted in such situations.<br /><br />BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-42335159083334073942010-11-16T13:28:40.792-08:002010-11-16T13:28:40.792-08:00Ah, I was confined to my own little world where I ...Ah, I was confined to my own little world where I always load onto my big dually open flatbed trailer. I didn't consider the fact you had a wall on each side to deal with.<br /><br />The R3 is not as wide...in line three vs your boxer config horizontal six (I assume), and the saddlebags are only 6.5 inches wide. Overall probably not much more than half as wide as your GoldWing.<br /><br />I reckon I would have ended up with a backache as well. The R3 weighs about the same...around 860 with all the fluids.Timothy Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233747022474584914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-14588432083234561272010-11-15T22:24:10.634-08:002010-11-15T22:24:10.634-08:00All true Tim, except...
The point where the ramp m...All true Tim, except...<br />The point where the ramp meets the truckbed on the 16-foot truck is about 40 inches off the ground. The Goldwing is so wide there is barely room to touch the edges of the ramp if you're sitting atop it. Should it begin to tip, you're gonna have to be Hulk Hogan to keep that 800 pound slug from falling 40 inches to the ground, and I AIN'T HULK HOGAN!<br />When I picked up the truck I rode the '87 up the ramp. As I said, unloading it was easier, but it was still tense using the front brake to balance it and back it down the ramp.<br /><br />The '89 is wider (driver footboards), and heavier. Even if the bike had been running perfectly there was no way I was gonna take the risk to ride that machine up that ramp. The fact that it wasn't running well between idle and 3,000 rpm sealed the deal... we had to manhandle it. It was all the two of us could do.<br /><br />You're right though...<br />I have no trouble using the technique you describe to load the Guzzi...<br />How does that huge Triumph compare in width to the Goldwing?Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-3227530289295644582010-11-15T22:02:25.620-08:002010-11-15T22:02:25.620-08:00My friend, you must master the art of letting the ...My friend, you must master the art of letting the bike load itself. Walk beside it with engine running while manipulating the front brake and clutch. Practise doing that in a nice big parking lot a few times before you try to drive her up a ramp this way so you're sure you have a feel for the friction zone while walking beside the bike instead of riding.<br /><br />You'll find it's as easy as walking a well trained dog up a hill and no strain on the back at all.<br /><br />No sense using muscle when you have that big purring engine to do the work for you.Timothy Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233747022474584914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-38678912635135110172010-11-15T15:45:02.010-08:002010-11-15T15:45:02.010-08:00Greybeard . . Next time push a Whizzer. You need a...Greybeard . . Next time push a Whizzer. You need a chain hoist for the Wing.<br /><br />Got a new blog.<br /><br />Look in sometime.<br /><br />http://almostrightgeezer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />BimpDixon Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202690322034731396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-11060312636365444322010-11-14T16:35:10.385-08:002010-11-14T16:35:10.385-08:00Hmmm, shall we continue the men vs women debate on...Hmmm, shall we continue the men vs women debate on your site? Can't believe someone took either of us seriously other on the school site.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121530659338322937noreply@blogger.com