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9/22/2016 8:04pm
9/22/2016 8:04pm
About to buy my first real bike, and will be hauling it around in my F-150.
Looking for something sleek to help with loading/unloading the bike. Not interested in carrying around a board.
Has anyone used the F-150 ramp?
I like that it 'clips' into the tailgate, and that it stores nicely on the wall of the bed. But it's definitely overpriced at $370.
https://accessories.ford.com/ramp-asy-11273.html
Looking for something sleek to help with loading/unloading the bike. Not interested in carrying around a board.
Has anyone used the F-150 ramp?
I like that it 'clips' into the tailgate, and that it stores nicely on the wall of the bed. But it's definitely overpriced at $370.
https://accessories.ford.com/ramp-asy-11273.html
Just bought a lariat ecoboost last month. Worth every penny!
For a ramp, I've been using a folding aluminum ramp I bought from Cycle Gear for years. You can use a tiedown strapped to the ramp and your trailer hitch to make it secure while loading the bikes.
I use one for the bike and one to walk on. Also fold up to store in the cab if I want. My brother got them for me at Walmart haha. Nice getting good mpg while hauling the dirt cycle!
The Shop
https://www.amazon.com/ReadyRamp-I-Beam-Full-Sized-Extender-Black/dp/B0…
Nope they were hoakie. Didn't like them at all.
Before you buy find a dealer with one and use them you'll see what I mean.
Like I said I've yet to own a full-size bike, and have never tried to load one in a truck so have no ramp experience—not sure I'd pick up on what's bad about them until it's too late.
Pit Row
I have a pickup because I haul lots of different stuff including dirt, gravel, trash, dogs, and even a bike or 2. Let's see you drop a load of cow manure in your van and drive it across town.
So number 1 you will lose the cleats for tie downs.
Then the whole process of getting the ramps onto the brackets was a pain in the butt. Now granted this was mine and the salesmans first time messing with them so with some practice it may become easier.
Anyhow once in place they take up a lot of room in the bed because they don't fit as close to the bed side wall as you may think. So that is con number two.
Then to secure them on there bracket is another pain. It's been almost a year since I have messed with them so I can't recall but there are a couple of pins or cables to secure them. You can see them in the last pic. One is the lock in the back you can just see the orange lock above the "F" in Fairway Ford. Then there is one on the front too.
So to take them out you have to unlock two locks, undo two cables, pop a couple pins then wrangle them off the brackets. Then there was this piece on the tailgate that you had to wiggle them in from the side. It was also a pain as it was sorta a tight fit. Really that was the only reason I really wanted them was the security of it being locked to the tailgate.
But after messing with them for twenty minutes I realized this was more trouble than it was worth. Just throw an aluminum ramp in there and be done with it. Plus it was $5-600 option.
I would just advise anyone that wants these to go to the dealer and play with them for a minute. Have them all locked up and secure then take em out and set them up. Then resecure them in the bed. If you think about it for one minute you'll realize the old fold in half aluminum ramp you slide under or in between your bikes is faster, easier, cheaper, better.
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