Do any of you use a hydraulic ramp for maintenance ?

[davetherave]

I use one for my zzr and even at virtual ground level it bothers me about over balancing and dropping the bike whilst putting it on, last year my bike went for a dyno session, the operator started my bike put it into 1st gear and walked with it through the bollards outside his unit weaved through the other bikes and straight up which was already off the ground, I was truly gobsmacked  as this manouvre would have taken me all day and I would have shat myself doing it but it took the guy seconds.

Do any of you guys use a ramp ? if so what's the best technique ?

dtr

[Ant]

Exactly that, but minus the bollards  ...sometimes i ride them on straight into the wheel chock.

Just make sure the bed is wide enough to put your feet down in case of balance loss.

[steveb19]

I use one for my zzr and even at virtual ground level it bothers me about over balancing and dropping the bike whilst putting it on, last year my bike went for a dyno session, the operator started my bike put it into 1st gear and walked with it through the bollards outside his unit weaved through the other bikes and straight up which was already off the ground, I was truly gobsmacked  as this manouvre would have taken me all day and I would have shat myself doing it but it took the guy seconds.

Do any of you guys use a ramp ? if so what's the best technique ?

I've a ramp, I use it for my other bikes (a ZRX and numerous old british bikes) but shied off putting the GTR on it -its rated to about 250 KGs and the GTR is way over that.-Be OK working on the ramp  but not pumping it  up.

dtr