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The Bed Buddy Motorcycle Tie Down Rack should be installed in every truck, van or trailer that transports motorcycles.Designed to reinforce your hauler, preventing damage from occurring when pulling down your cycles.Three tapered wheel slots to prevent tire slip which can cause serious damage to your hauler or cycles should they become loose and unstable.Three heavy-duty tie down loops provide excellent tie down points. The center tie down loop eliminates having to crisscross tie downs and routing straps through spokes to reach awkwardly placed factory bed hooks.American Made, TIG welded steel construction and powder coated for an attractive and durable finish. Detailed installation instructions and hardware are included. Optional 3rd Bike Extender is also available.
Specs:
| Height | 5 Inches |
| Length | 60 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 9 Pounds |
| Width | 5 Inches |
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I load 100s of bikes solo into my truck (f150 4x4) every year, and have ot lost one yet. you get really good at it. you should practice with 2 people until you get it figured out. I load standing on the right hand side of the bike. I don't use a secondary ramp or step. I don't load the bike under it's own power. A 350 lb bike you should be able to load yourself. I use a straight ramp, but you will probably be more comfortable with a curved ramp. I get the bike to the peak, and switch from both hands on the bars to one hand on the right side of the bars (or the middle) and the other hand on some sort of rear grab point(over the seat, swingarm or whatever i can get my hand on). once the bike is past the peak, i just walk it forward.
depending on the height of the bed, and the ramp style (straight ramps tend to hang up on exhaust/case/etc) you should be able to do this yourself with some practice. as everyone else has mentioned, if you can make the ramp more horizontal (curb/dip/etc) it will be much easier.
before it's up there, you should have your straps ready. one strap each side (on the bed hooks), to the bars. attach one strap and tighten it down enough to pull the bike a little before vertical, balancing the bike, not at 90 degrees.. the front wheel must be straight and firmly placed against the front of the bed of the truck. go to the other side and strap it up. tighten both straps down until the bars can not be turned. you are using the forks to keep the bike forward and immobilized.
had this on my last F150. never got into the bed of the truck to load or unload unless I was using the center spot.
https://www.amazon.com/CCR-Sport-Buddy-Motorcycle-CCR001/dp/B019Y5EXG8
alternatively, you can do it the girl way:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqMYl8fAf-A