I am pleased to say that Micheal Childress is the new owner of a aluminum ramp. You all have seen that old piece of drift wood that he called a "ramp". May it go in the archives gracefully for when he becomes a rich and famous bike builder or stunt rider...whatever gets him in the hall of fame first.

 

That's great, so you're saying a nice bike is actually in the future?

 

Thanks for the deal Kelli,

Erik,
....for sure.......... Robin has agreed to rebuild it (23,000+) (before I blow it up, imagine that) and hopefully Chad has the hookup on some dealer price EPI bodywork and then just wait for the pics..... gonna be something sweet

 

some of you may remember the 2x12 plank i used as a ramp. that 8 dollar piece of wood caused the dent in my tank, a snapped bar end and clip on, a windscreen and a new paint job.

 

Ya, my ramp was exactly as described.... the loading/unloading stories are many, however one really comes to mind. I had just sold a pretty good looking '99 750 srad and was loading it into my truck. Why I loaded it differently this time I cannot say. When the bike was half way into my truck, I decided to get in the bed and load the bike from the front (reverse controls). I don't think I was awake enough (kinda like when Neb almost annihilated himself at the hill, ala Crazy Martin). So, when the bike started, I didn't realize my left hand had pinned the throttle and my right thumb had not completely disengaged the clutch. So here I am with an ole' pig of a gixxer doing a 14,000 rpm burnout on the wooden termite infested surface while waiting for that dunlop to hookup, shoot the ramp like torpedo through the shop wall and launch 450+lbs into my...cough...uh, boys. Luckily (if you so call it that) the bike smoked the tire until it fell off the passenger side to the ground and then fell over (therefore engaging the tilt sensor) with the front tire still on what's left of my now bent tailgate. As luck would have it, I managed to pull myself together and get the bike picked up, expecting complete right side destruction. To my checkbook's suprise, it barely nicked the tip of the D&D slipon.

 

So Kelli sells me this perfectly good single ramp (one of two in the kit) and then I go buy an 04 z400.... d'oh

 

Well Mike I might say, when you and Tim loaded my bike in tim's truck you did a great job. It stayed in the back for 1400 miles through mountain roads and bumps. Never moved an inch. So not all loads go wrong lol.