Aluminum Ramps 7 ft. USA - Motorcycles on to Trailers - 740 MCDR Ramp

The Summary:I bought this to solve the problem of loading my scooter onto my trailer by myself. I tried single ramps and it was challenging at best, scary at worst. With this ramp you can walk the bike up the ramp at any speed you want without having to rocket up the ramp. (search youtube for "loading motorcycle fail") You can even stop halfway up.The ramp seems to be sturdily constructed. It weighs as much as one of those Little Giant step ladders but is easier to carry. I loaded my scooter with it and also my ATV. Unlike single ramps when loading a 4 wheel vehicle there is no adjusting necessary. Just lay it on the end of the trailer, open it up like a book and drive up. Don't forget the safety straps.The Details:Before purchasing make sure that you are buying the correct length of ramp based on your trailer height, the wheelbase of your bike and the ground clearance of your bike. There are calculators on the web to help you with this. My scooter has a low clearance so I got a 7 foot long ramp. This is a trailer loading ramp. There are much longer ramps available for loading onto a pickup.If your front wheel chock is dead center on your trailer deck then you might need to offset the ramp slightly since the hinges are in the center of the ramp and stick up at least half an inch. Not a big deal. Also the ramp sticks up slightly where it hooks onto the trailer so you might have to shove it over the hump when backing down.Lastly, since the ramp is so wide it's important that it is on level ground across the entire width, otherwise it will rock and try to fold when you apply weight. a level parking lot should be no problem but if you are unloading the quad at a campground you might need to plan ahead for an unloading area; or bring a shovel to level the high spots.

Have a low motorcycle and the oil drain kept catching on the converted lawn mower trailer with 4 ft ramp. Bought this to even out the grade a bit and it worked perfect. Great construction, light weight. Just store it on inside side of trailer and lock it down with bicycle lock. Would highly recommend this product.

This ramp is nice and wide so I can ride my motorcycle up onto my trailer and sit on it while I roll off. I saw one reviewer complaining about the hing being on the wrong side, and agree, but for different reasons. The design would seem to want to fold when you put weight in the center, as the other reviewer pointed out. But that would only be the case if the ends weren't on the ground and supported on your trailer/truck. But they are, or should be, so the middle of the ramp has no downward direction to move, at least if the ramp is being properly used. The physics are different and this is a non-issue. However, I'd like to see the hinge on the opposite side so you don't have to lumps dead center of the surface you are riding up.It's a sturdy ramp and doesn't flex at all when I ride my 500lb motorcycle up it. Folds well and fits in my trailer. In my opinion ramps are stupid expensive, but this one was worth the money.

I had a cheap ramp from Harbor Freight one night while unloading my Electra-glide Ultra Classic the back tire broke through one of the ramp rungs. It scared the Mess out of me so i started looking for a new ramp. I found this one and have used it several times and I love it. at first I was worried about the hinge in the middle but it was no problem. I did have to manufacture new brackets to attach the ramp to my trailer but it has worked flawlessly.

The hinges are on the wrong side so it wants to collapse in the center, where you need the support. The contractor / company built it wrong. It cannot be turned over because the support tabs would be upside down. Basic idea was good, assembled backwards. I'm afraid to trust my motorcycle on it. You should not pay so much for something that cannot be fixed.

Seller uncooperative and rebel! refuses to answer to a BBB Complaint and/or reasonably settle to my demands. Pardon the bluntness, but why would anyone in a right mind expect to build a Heavy Motorcycle Loading Ramp with the hinges installed on the useful side of it, even worse, on its center, where tires would need to travel on?This fatal defective condition obstructs the chiefly needed center lane for the Motorcycle tires traveling, where the tension would have a more even distribution of force and added to the stability and strength of the product. This grave deficiency would appear to render the whole structure unstable, thus, perhaps unsafe of use, as the ramp would tend to freely "butterfly" open when weight is added to its center and hinged platform side -this as based on laws of physics and commonsense. Moreover, and possibly hurtful to shoppers, seller fails to depict in pictures this conspicuous grave defect when advertising. Reversing the hinges to the untraveled on side, would have created a counterforce to prevent the splitting and separating of the two sides of ramp, when heavy weights were applied to its center. As-is, this Ramp, as a result, would be fair to fall considered as neither useful, nor safe for Heavy Motorcycle Loading, this at least in my view!!!

I purchased the ramp to get my very heavy bagger (1000 lb with rider) into my shed-- rise to shed was 18 inches and I got the 7 foot ramp. The ramp is well built and the cross bars grooved which help give traction to the wheel with is especially nice. Moving up the ramp there is a small amount of flex but not too much. The "teeth" at the upper end are a great addition for hanging onto the edge of things and the straps which you use to stabilize the ramp are versatile and workable.My two suggestions or concerns are: 1. Why build the ramp so it fold lengthwise in the direction of the largest load i.e. up. So when you drive up the center of the ramp, if not secured at both ends, it tend to want to fold a bit into a V. This can be dealt with easily but seem if it were designed to fold the other way this would make it more stable. Not a deal breaker by any means- just wondering. 2. This ramp seems to be designed for 4 wheelers more than cycles-- the center ramp (the very part cyclist would want to drive on) has 2 1/2 X 3 inch hinges which project upwards causing the wheels to deflect when they strike them- a bit-- unnerving in some cases tho not again a deal breaker-- maybe solved by addressing concern number 1.Generally comments--it is surprising how narrow the ramp look when you are driving up and backing down a ramp you cannot really see well is also a bit unnerving (neither a fault of the ramp BTW). Backing my Electra glide down the ramp- with my overbike leg spread- I have a margin of error of about 5+ inches on each side, care is required to stay centers (problem #2). Since this is a daily exercise I will get used to it I hope. Living and learnin as they say.Update-- the hinges finally got me. I dropped my electra glide backing down the ramp on a day where there was dew on the ramp. The bike wheel hit the hinges, kicked to the side and literally forced my foot to slip off to the side and off the ramp and since grooves on the ramp run parallel to the long axis of the crossbars they are like ice when wet.. The ramp grooves help with traction up the ramp but nothing (like crosshatching) is there to prevent slipping to the side. Again the design of hinges on top is a problem ( and initiated the slip) and if the ramp is at all wet it is extremely easy to slip sideways and drop a heavy bike. Well built but in need of some design changes or for 4 wheeled use.

laverda is the ferrari of motorcycles. this is the lamborghini of ramps. lightweight, portable, beautifully finished and solid. why oh why did i wait so long to buy it? tie-open straps included, but you'll want a pair of ratcheting tie-downs to tie it to something to keep it in place when you drive up or down. i use it on an8.5 inch sidewalk. to just feel covered i put a big block of wood at sidewalk/street side under high end, not that it would close or buckle under weight but just to keep it from moving at all. definitely wide enough to ride up/down. long enough but if in doubt go 8 ft. the 7' is plenty for my application, me and a 500 lb bike w 5.5 clearance and approx 58" whl base. you are looking at the perfect ramp.