how much $$$$$$ ???

[monster]

so how much did it cost for all the materials for your guys's ramps?

[slider]

400 to 800 US, depending on options used like wheels, dolly...

[star_fish]

yo slider, the ramp i got gimped on was "exact" copy of the rev.3 i believe.
it cost my bud 450 bucks for the meaterials. but his dad runs a machine shop so he got his metal cheap and put it together himself cause he is a realy good welder. it folds up but doesnt have wheels but its so light 2 ot 3 stong guys can cary it
haha
its realy aqward though being 8 and some odd inches tall:)

[crustyfmx250]

mine was $1000 AU ($500US)

[Nex corporation]

We built our ramps for about $500 australian, $250 american. I dont know why it costs every one so much, just go to a bulk dealer of steel and buy it , dont buy from a fabricator cause they charge way more. I cut welded and made my whole ramp by myself, i can weld pretty good so its strong.

[Moto-X Alex]

I am glad to see that so many of you have the welding skills to build your own ramps. Like any other business, people need a significant enough mark-up to make a profit, and I think that is why they seem expensive. Jewelry typically has a 600% markup which is an excessive example, but it is cool that many of you can build your own. When you do boil the cost down and compare buying a ramp against many other investments wether you categorize a ramp as a business need (as a pro athlete that makes money at the sport) or as recreation (I want a ramp to go along with my bike, my $60,000 sand rail, and my Cadilliac golf cart)- I think the mark-up most of you pay is in line. We have gone from wood, to rhino-lined wood, to expanded metal, and let me tell you, expanded metal is the way to go. Just make sure you lay the metal the right way for traction.

[Flap]

u smarty

[crustyfmx250]

Originally posted by Nex corporation
. I dont know why it costs every one so much,.

Mine was expensive, cause the metal we used was a lot wider than what everyone else is using (it was far too heavy aswell) There was also a LOT of metal in the ramp, i didnt know exactly how to make the structure, so i thought it build it with extra metal for strength :)

Then there was the plywood, which was very expensive

[shaolin]

ask maybe some local bike shops for financial support for the ramp and say you will have a side sheet with there logo on it or sumthin. Also think of it as a business investment in your fmx carrer then it doesnt seem so expensive:p

[Nex corporation]

Good isea fuzz.
Next demo we do im goanna ask the local earth mover if he can supply the dirt for the landing and maybe the loader if we run his company name and logo on the side of the ramp and on the side of the dirt mound, Has anyone tried this.

[REISERFMX]

GOT MINE FROM DAVE BAUER FROM FREESTYLE INDUSTRIES OUTTA RENO, NV. ITS AWESOME, THATS ALL I CAN SAY!!!! WE HAD IT SET AT 80 FEET FOR OUR SHOW, WE CAN JUMP IT ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO MAYBE 100+, BUT ANYWAYS IT COSTED 2,200, BUT NOW I RIDE FOR HIM SO I GET DEALS ON OTHER ONES IM GETTING. DONT LET THE PRICE FOOL YOU, SOME RAMPS MIGHT BE $1,500, BUT THE FURTHEST YOU CAN GO IS 65 FEET! THATS GOOD IN ALL, BUT I LIKE TO GO A BIT FURTHER. OH MONSTER, YOU KNOW JULIAN D'USSEAU??????

[AusFMX]

BOONG, do what I told someone else, ring up the local pool guys, they will give you free dirt, especially if you are going to give them and ad, they would prolly do it without the ad tho too.

[Nex corporation]

ill give it a go but the nearest pool shop from here is probly an hour and a half from my town. But ill give it a go. Iv got the dirt and the loader, just not the big trucks to transport it to the areana.

[mulcs]

has anyone asked there local poo guys if they will give ya dirt for free coz theyd be good for doin shows

[mulcs]

boonga how much metal did you use, what amount in metres sorta thing and what tpye o metal was it, boxed, rounded, what?

[crustyfmx250]

Im gona call a pool place in a few weeks to see if they wanna bring any dirt out here for me :p :D


Unfortunately tho, my dads tractors' clutch blew up on the weekend...1/2 way thru fixing up my landing, so i got nothing now, and no way of finishing it :(

[kbnad]

What is the face of everybody ramp made out of?

[Nex corporation]

Expanded mesh, all ramp are going to expanded mesh now.

[Gropes]

if youre ramp costed you 500 australian its pretty surprising coz my ramp is like half the size and costed 500 as well

[shaolin]

u didnt make it yourself though

[supermand]

do you think i could use my old 8' wide dirt-bike trailer to place a ramp on and have it fold down to the ground. if not what changes would i have to make.