up truck 12 is fully extended as shown in fig1 that is the first and second ramp members 30 32 are separated such that only the front end 64 of the second ramp member 32 overlies the rear end 46 of the first ramp member 30 and the two members are pivoted to an angle no greater than 45 degrees from the horizontal surface of the support frame 14 the orientation of the ramp assembly 16 is controlled by cables 118 secured between the front end 44 of the first ramp member 30 and the support frame 14 the sled 34 is also moved to its most rearward position such that it lies adjacent the ground and the rear end 66 of the second ramp member 32 as shown in fig3 the motorcycle 11 is then moved to the apparatus 10 and the front wheel 78 of the motorcycle 11 is placed within the wheel well 96 as discussed above the pivoting lock member 106 is released and the wheel well 96 is pivoted forward to its loading position to easily receive the front wheel 78 of the motorcycle 11 once the front wheel 78 is positioned with the wheel well 96 the front end 78 of the motorcycle 11 is then secured to the sled 34 by the various retaining straps 108 coupled to the sled 34 the motorcycle 11 is pulled forward using the winch system until the wheel well 96 rotates back to its retained position at that time the pivoting lock member 106 engages the support bracket 104 to securely hold the wheel well 96 in the desired position for further loading once the front end of the motorcycle.