[LoanGuy]

Heads up, brother. I've got lots of experience haulin' the Fat Boy and it WILL crease your tailgate. Does it HAVE to? I don't know, but in my 2000 model 4X4, just the repetitive motion of driving it from Texas to Colorado, I must've bounced on a hump just that ONE time enough to bend the steel. ALSO...after three or four years of haulin', the front wheel also creased the front of the bed, behind the cab. Both creases looked REALLY bad. Was the front of bed caused by overtightening tie downs??? I don't know, but sure don't want the Fat Boy falling over in the bed...and it never did, even with some huge dips that even tossed the bike a time or two....sort of bucked like a saddle bronc, but settled back down. If I had it to do over again, I'd line my tailgate with a piece of 1/2 inch plywood and screw it down first. I think this would displace the downforce enough to stop the creasing. On the front of bed, I think I'd mount a 2x4 all the way across where the tire contacts the front - OR use one of the bolt-in front wheel chocks and take the front pressure off the truck bedside front. Just my $.02 worth. Good luck and happy riding. Keep the rubber side down.