building a ramp for a shipping container?

nobbie48 said:
Things evolve. Ramp Version 1.0 worked but had safety issues. Version 1.1 will be better but may be heavy. You'll eventually get to version infinity.0 and it will be perfect except for the subscription fees.
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That is one of the funniest things I have read in a while’s. Thanks for the laugh.
 
adri said:
Like to duck walk it down? Really depends on the bike. Go put a measuring tape under your motorcycle, stand over it, put your feet down, and see how much room you need.

I don't like those two fold ramps because you're either off-center or you're going up/down smooth metal in the middle.

I like at least 3 ft wide in case I need to put my feet down, but I'm also 5 ft in the air, not 5" in the air, so I take extra precaution because I've got a long way down if I don't lol

Typically though I ride all the way and don't put my feet down until I get to the door and have to hit the brakes and manhandle the bike through the doorway. I turn the bike around inside the house so I can just ride out, and with momentum going down is way easier. I ride down my ramp in flip flops because it takes 2 seconds. If you're stuck duckwalking/backing it out you'll probably want that extra space under you.
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I’m way too short to duck walk my bike down. I’d have to back it down on foot.

I wish I had enough room inside to turn it around. That would be the best. I considered a few solutions but they’d all require me to have a big 8’ circle clear in the container. This thing is going to be tight as it’s basically my garage now.
 
Guessing it's not possible to turn the cargo box around so that you can ride in the front door and ride straight out the back door?

Hope I didn't trigger any "oh god, now I would need TWO ramps!" anxiety with that suggestion.
 
adri said:
Guessing it's not possible to turn the cargo box around so that you can ride in the front door and ride straight out the back door?

Hope I didn't trigger any "oh god, now I would need TWO ramps!" anxiety with that suggestion.
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Mine doesn’t have doors on each end. I’m seriously thinking about one of the Bursig or one of the clones. Then I can turn the thing around easily. Front wheel could be cranked to one side to get a little more clearance.

I was needing to buy a new paddock stand for my single swingarm but a Bursig would solve that problem too.

Even better would be an ABBA Sky lift, as I could lift the front end by several feet and not need nearly as much clearance, but those are out of my budget.
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