jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Bike Carrier
Nice to see you back on the forum Geoff
Are you back in Australia and still driving the same exy? hehehe
I got my bike rack from Repco and it is a tilt type but the base of it needs to be permanently attached to the tongue. It can carry 3 bikes easily. I think I got it on special for $89 or something like that.
Last edited by jalalski, 3/Jul/2006, 1:00 pm
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3/Jul/2006, 12:51 pm
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GeoffM
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 07-2004
Location: Sydney
TOTAL POSTS: 258
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Re: Bike Carrier
Cheers Jalal, Have you got a picture of your bike rack ?
Got back to Australia a couple of weeks ago. Same xtrail, but boy was I glad to get back to it.
In NZ we had a jap-import Toyota Caldina. A glorified shopping trolley. Cant get them in Australia and for good reason. Its a station wagon, with a 1.8 litre engine. We had the auto, which 2 weeks before we were due to sell it, the transfer lock started slipping. It started slipping in Ivercargill, and we had to make it back to Auckland. If your NZ geography is up to date, thats the length of the country and a good 2000+ km of mountainous country to traverse. At the start simply leaving O/D off was enough. By Wellington it was a case of keeping the revs above 4000 to make it "lock". That last 1000 km we were thrashing it. Using the T-bar as a stick-shift trying to stay above 4000 rpm and below the red line at 6000.
Luckily I was able to sell it for the same price I paid for it minus the repair costs. So cant complain to much, but so nice to be back in the big, powerful, comfortable xtrail.
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3/Jul/2006, 1:57 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Bike Carrier
Good stuff Geoff.
There is nothing like an exy
HERE is the bike carrier I have.
It is the Hayman Reese STBC3T-Z (3 bike) retails for $129 at Repco, SuperCheap and Autobarn
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3/Jul/2006, 2:22 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Bike Carrier
Yes Geoff, that's the one.
Yep, the bottom part stays on the towbar (for added protection )
The arms are very easy to tilt, it is only a matter of removing the locking pin from one side and then lifting both arms upwards so they dislodge from the base and the whole thing tilts towards you away from the tailgate.
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3/Jul/2006, 4:35 pm
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waky53
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 06-2005
Location: Barossa Valley
TOTAL POSTS: 286
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Re: Bike Carrier
There is a company called Gripsport that make a different type of bike carrier that holds the bike by the crank & you just need a strap of some kind to hold the bike to the frame.
It looks like when the bikes are off the carrier, the rear door of the exy would be able to be opened. It doesn't matter what size tubing the bike is made of 'cos the carrier doesn't grip the tubing, so the tubing & cables dont get damaged. The only part that may get scratched are the cranks.
The only drawback is that they are a bit expensive.
If you have welding experience (or a mate who can weld) you can buy just the crank holder & make your own bike carrier or fit them to a trailer if you want to transport the bike/s by trailer.
see here Gripsport & look under products
Last edited by waky53, 3/Jul/2006, 10:19 pm
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3/Jul/2006, 10:09 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Bike Carrier
Very nice and practical idea indeed Phil. Well done!
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10/Jul/2006, 11:47 pm
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