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#16 Post by D-Rider » Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:50 am

What - those HUUUUUGE Cast Iron - Lead Filled Harley things like in the video?
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#17 Post by D-Rider » Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:52 am

...... Actually, where's the comment from Pete - he's the most experienced at watching his bike be loaded on the back of a flat-bed - either marked as Green Flag or RAC
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#18 Post by mangocrazy » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:33 am

Willopotomas wrote:Ramps are for wimps.. We usually lift um in. :smt003
Haha - note the 'we' part of that comment. I do most of my bike loading/unloading solo. I'd like to see you chuck a Falco in the back of a van without a ramp... :smt003

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#19 Post by Dusty » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:20 pm

I think I'm too chicken to try to load a big bike into a van by myself. I managed to load my previous bikes including the Falco bikes onto my trailer without any help but when I bought the K1200 I fitted an electric winch so that I could concentrate on keeping it upright while the winch did the work. Feels much safer that way. However, typically, I've never needed to use it in anger since I fitted it!

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#20 Post by BikerGran » Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:47 pm

That's the whole point though - like taking your waterproofs so it doesn't rain!
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