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Originally Posted by Fred
First, park the truck so that the back wheels are in a ditch or low spot. It'll help a lot.
So, with the bike running, stand on the left side of it and put it into 1st gear. Let out the clutch and ride/walk the bike up the ramp.
You'll have to stop when your knees are about to hit the tailgate. No problem. Pull in the clutch, squeeze the front brakes, and climb up into the truck bed by first putting your knees up on the tailgate, and then standing up.
Now keep driving the bike forward until it's all the way on the truck.
Fred
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+1 that's how I do it
http://www.fz6-forum.com/forum/how-s...bike-pics.html
as far as riding it up the ramp: I used to load my dirt bikes like that, but my CR250 only weighed 215lbs. and if I dropped it, it wouldn't do hundreds of dollars in damage. I still use my moto ramp to load the FZ into the truck. it's not rated for that much weight but it has held up good so far.
another option for getting your bike into the truck is. if you have some buddys(three) handy you can lift it into the truck, I have loaded my bike this way too.
1. line the bike up with the trucks tailgate as close as you can get it, lift the front end by the botton of the fork legs and the handle bars (one person on each side) put the front tire on the tailgate. have someone get in the truck and stabilize the bike.
2. lift the tail into the bike, by the swing arm. once you have the tail high enough walk the bike into the truck.