Building a ramp?

[AusFMX]

WHo has built one? How long did i take? Did you do it yourslef?

[crustyfmx250]

yes. about 1.5months. yes.

[freerider]

mines still getting done at the metal fabricators now!

[mulcs]

yeah i got one, no i didn't build it myself and it took 3 days for the fabricator to build

[AusFMX]

How much it cost all up?

[Mr bIg AiR]

i also built one
it took 3 days (but i did nothing else than building my ramp on these days)
don t know anymore how much it cost

[crustyfmx250]

Mine was about $1000 for materials. Me & my dad only worked weekends on it

[shaolin]

man this is THE sweetest home made ramp ive ever seen, it looks so bloody smooth. (its liam goesch's ramp) farrrrk i cant wait to go down there and hit it at christmas

[AusFMX]

Yeah I saw that last night, too bad he only hit it a couple of times, flat landed it the first time and blew his seals, I'll post a pic of his suspension bottoming on it.

[AusFMX]

There is only so far you can push the crap suspension of pre-95 bikes.

[crustyfmx250]

very nice shape to it, just looks like it needs to be taller :D

[AusFMX]

Ha! Taller? Have a look again, its pretty tall!

[crustyfmx250]

lol, damn i wish i could record video on my puter...then id show u what a real ramp looks like :p

Mine was over 8ft tall

[mulcs]

That ramp is very smooth, it isn't that big its only 2m high, most ramps are about 2.5m or higher, do you reckon goesch could give me his plans for it

[AusFMX]

He would gove them to me, and I could gove them to you if he doesn't :). I'm sure he would thou.

[Mr bIg AiR]

the german pro ramps are 2.5 or 2.7m
but it looks really smooth,can u send me also the plans

[slider]

Go to

http://www.hessianaggression.com./home.html

Then click on the Metal Ramps button on the left. That will take you to the first ramp plans to ever be posted on the internet. After 3 years this is still a very good ramp and still one of the most aggressive ramps out there. This ramp is still in use today, finding itself and 3 others rented to promotors all across Western half of the US on any given weekend.

[Nex corporation]

Hey it boonga (liam goesch)
I noticed my ramp posted on this site, Yea its a real nice curve and i put expanded mesh on the surface with no under tine so i can see through the ramp as i hit it, ,, I do wish i had made it taller, but it was my first ever ramp and i didnt know what to expect so i only made it small,,, but a few of my ridin bros have also made a ramp and it it 2.4 metres high, i think, and abit steeper. Once i get my new cr for christmas i will be able to push it back a fair bit further, cause my RM cant handle anything over about 65, it really hurt when it was at 70... I think i have the plans for my ramp but there !!!! so ill draw up some new ones on the computer and send em to you if you E-mail me, they may not help you exactly copy it but it should help you out...... I think this ramp would be perfect for those who have never jumped a ramp or want to start out smaller.......

Later Boonga.

[AusFMX]

Hey Liam, is Mark.

See mulcs i told you he would give them to you.

Hey Liam, I believe you now, DV got to the photoshoot with bill and said it was too loose and he wouldn't jump, and the night before he was saying that he foot was feeling good and he was looking forward to jumping. He is a bull!!!! artist.

[crustyfmx250]

he told u it was too loose?? LMAO, he told me that his ankle hurt too much :D lol

Has he told any of u about the time he jumped 370ft? :D:D:rolleyes:

[AusFMX]

LOL, nah he didn't say he jumped 370ft, he said the biggest jump in the world was 370ft, and he said seth was a !!!!! coz he only jumped 200ft.

Yeah, bill told me that DV wasn't riding because he said it was to loose, aparently Noel got seriously pissed of with him.

[crustyfmx250]

hahaha, he told me that he had jumped 370ft, and that on the 3rd jump, he crashed on the landing and broke almost every bone in his body :D

[AusFMX]

He isn't going to make it anywhere, not like this.

[chuck]

jason rennie from england holds the world distance record at 253 feet. he beat the 9 year record of 251 feet not long ago.

[shaolin]

what was too loose?

[crustyfmx250]

probably the dirt/gravel. But if i got a shoot with a great photographer like that, i wouldnt puss out just cos the runup was a little sketchy..

[Mr bIg AiR]

yeah i think it was a ramp to ramp jump then he made 253feet

[crustyfmx250]

yeh, it was ramp to ramp, and teh road was wet :eek:

[madshtick]

hey bros it's Samo from NEX what up just thought i post some pics of the ramp me and carriddi built there all at school (because we made it in metal work) if you think it's sweet get back to me either on here or on the NEX wepsite and i'll send u the cutting list and plan's
enjoy

[madshtick]

hey bros it's Samo from NEX what up just thought i post some pics of the ramp me and carriddi built there all at school (because we made it in metal work) if you think it's sweet get back to me either on here or on the NEX wepsite and i'll send u the cutting list and plan's
enjoy

[crustyfmx250]

thats very sweet :cool:

Looks like a perfect shape, smooth too

[TwizzTedUP]

I made one out of wood for about $150, it took me about a week, its about 6 foot tall, its a really good ramp considering i had to use wood.

[Nex corporation]

Hey
Good to see my boy samo postin on here.
Yea thats our other ramp, but it hasnt been hit yet. still waitin on a surface. For anyone goin into year 10 or 12 next year try and make a ramp in metal work or somthin cause your parents will have to buy you the steel cause itl be for school. Somtime next year im planin on buildin myself a 3 metre high ramp or maybe even bigger, and samo and carridi are buildin another smaller ramp at school next year and theyr callin it the mini boong, its gaona be a smaller ramp for my little bro tyson on his kx 60, should be sweet. Another thing im planin for next year is im movin our compound to the other side of our creek, theres a big empty padoc that me old man just keeps our rams in so im buildin a big supercross track and about 10 freestyle jumps and ill be diggin a hole for dirt and makin a dam so i can use that to do some dam jumpin off the ramp on the bmx,s. should be sweet.

[madshtick]

up
all thats there in the photo cost $250 and when i get the mesh it which is $100 a sheet it will have cost $450
which is cheap for a decent kicker so all those ppl out there that are alwaays complainin bout not having a ramp and how it costs over a grand your full of it

cya round

heres another pic

[madshtick]

another angle

[mulcs]

that is a sweet ramp

[JAB]

yeah thats heaps cool

[slider]

I ran your measurements (approximate) and can tell you it will work good.

Should start to be alive at 70' for tricks. Great at 90 to 110. It will send you off very neutral too.

I suggest you put some X braces in the tall end and at the 1/2 point for extra strength when moving. Also, unless you are using really thick mesh, it may eventually bow between the cross members. You may consider putting some smaller cross braces between the present ones.

Are you going to seperate this at upright #4? (the middle one) That will make it much easier to move.

[madshtick]

Im using the same mesh as boonga so the strengthe should be sweet and i welded the front brace in, in the shape of a triangle because there stronger and it is in two peices i just welded in anothe bar next to the middle one and cut between them it just bolts together.

thanks for the advice tho dude:D

[Nex corporation]

Who wont be jelous of our compound when we have that ramp, my ramp, and another 40 billion dirt hits, a dam jump, a supercross track. hey if anyone else has any good ideas for our compound tell me and ill try and do it or make it .

[crustyfmx250]

build a sweet stepup contest jump like at Xgames this year :cool:

and a z50 track :D

[shaolin]

yea diffinately a z50 jump or two:)

[Nex corporation]

well im buildin a smaller kinda stadium motocross track for my little bro in his 60 so well probly be able to take the 50,s through that and stuff. And i was gaonna dig a step up into the back of a landing ramp but i might make a whole new mound for it, thats about 3 metres tall.

[homegrownmaniac]

Hay Nex or Madshctick what are the dimensions of that new ramp and how did you curve the up ramp.

And also you guys are bloody awesome!!!! i have a lot of respect for you fellas! you dont need the latest bikes or the latest gear you guys just go Big and have fun!!!
Keep it up Boys!!!!!

[madshtick]

Glad you like it, it measures 2.2m high and 5 metres long with an upright every metre I made the curve by welding the bottom the straight verticle uprights on then bending the two transition peices to where we thought looked good marked them and cut them with an angle grinder. I used 50x50 tube for the body and some 20x50 for the transition (because it bends easier) bent it don tacked it to the uprights and measure up the angled uprights to fit and welded them in. we also used 20x50 between the 2 transitons.

I drew a pic to sort of show you how i did it that and i was board

[Nex corporation]

Thanks man ,
Were gettin new bikes in a few weeks and #### cause since we got our ramps weve blown out fork seals twice, stuffed shock bushes, broken handle bars and snaped off the front brake calliper. But for any kids comin into it and are learnin , theres no point spendin heaps off money on brand new bikes and gear. Buy an older bike learn to ride then when your jumps are too big or somthin you should upgrade, cause after all learnin is the time you crash the most.

[madshtick]

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Sorry I havent put plans up yet i will once i can get someone to scan them for me cause my scanners broke.