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I put the front wheel in the passenger side corner with one tiedown going from the lower triple clamp to the truck and not pulled down hard, pretty much only enough to keep the tire set in the corner.
Then I go with one tie down from the frame of the bike with a soft loop by the upper subframe mount to the passenger side rear of the truck. The other tie down is mounted to the bike the same way but goes to the front drivers side.
As stated before you cannot leave the driveway before giving it a shake and saying: "That aint goin nowhere."
Side note: Even on a 6 1/2 foot bed you can close the tailgate (somewhat) with a bike mounted straight. All you have to do is pop the cables off and run them over the tailgate latch post. Takes probably 30 seconds.
Love the bed extender . It gets a lot of use.
Only two tie downs are needed and as yz133 said when you get it wedged in at a diagonal with the bars straight you will have a “ah ha” moment as it damn near holds itself up. With the front wedged in on the right side, I tie down to the front left bed anchor and rear right, that is it. Tailgate up and on my way. Been doing it this way since the early ninties and never had a single issue.
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When any of you can snatch the pebble from my hand, I'll tell you how.
When running two bikes, same thing but don't kick wheels over, use tie down from tailgate dog ear to dog ear lifting the gate up to 45° to keep bags and other crap in the bed when flying down the highway.
A set of 6' cam lock straps are like are more than good enough and are like 8 bux.
You can get the extended cab with the longer 6.5 foot bed. I might get one in a diesel. These things are almost as much fun as a Raptor for A LOT less $.
However, just swapped the truck for a Ranger Raptor. This comes with a nice roller shutter which is great when you're not transporting bikes, but you lose some of the effective bed length at the front. I've had to get creative and put a bulge in the bed extender so the back wheel can hang back further.
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It’s also the most made in America truck, in that it has the most components made and assembled here.
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