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Obviously with the cost of the Cayenne, they can afford the fine.How do they deal with license plate being obscured? No relocation spot for the plate on the carrier?
Obviously with the cost of the Cayenne, they can afford the fine.How do they deal with license plate being obscured? No relocation spot for the plate on the carrier?
Of course there are mounting options for the licence plate.How do they deal with license plate being obscured? No relocation spot for the plate on the carrier?
It's ironic but that customer's wealth was built upon hard work and fighting for every cent in their own businesses. After having a good chat there was great deal of respect for their efforts because they started with very little. That black GTS is one of a handful of Porsches that the family owns.... Those bikes on the back are some of ours that we used for the photos when they picked up the carrier.Obviously with the cost of the Cayenne, they can afford the fine.
Um, sorry to burst the bubble but the overhang claim isn't entirely true as it doesn't apply to anyone over four feet tall who rides a midget bike. I ride large and extra large frames with twenty six inch wheels and even when carrying one bike on my carrier that is centrally located I have overhang on each side. I've had my wives medium on the rack and can still see the tyres protruding from the sides of my vehicle. For what it's worth, I'm not driving a Nissan Micra either.The above shot also shows another important benefit of good design for off-highway applications. The two bicycles are configured so that there is no side overhang. Side overhang is a huge problem with many carrier designs that may claim to be off-road worthy because that design forces the operator to push one bicycle to the left and the other to the right in order to have both fit without fouling each other.
With zero side overhang you can concentrate on driving through tight and tricky tracks without worrying about taking out a bicycle wheel on a tree branch or embankment. If the car can get through then the bikes will too. And yes, that GTS does thread its way along tight trails to get to and from some private properties.
Dozer here is a 6" travel Reign in a large size and a medium Trance on the back of a late model Subaru Forester:Um, sorry to burst the bubble but the overhang claim isn't entirely true as it doesn't apply to anyone over four feet tall who rides a midget bike. I ride large and extra large frames with twenty six inch wheels and even when carrying one bike on my carrier that is centrally located I have overhang on each side. I've had my wives medium on the rack and can still see the tyres protruding from the sides of my vehicle. For what it's worth, I'm not driving a Nissan Micra either.
And the ability to not have to stagger the bikes from side to side is one of the key differentiators of an off-road worthy bicycle carrier - which was the point earlier. Traditional bicycle carriers do not allow two bicycles to sit exactly side by side. The diagram below should demonstrate that by pulling the two bikes in either side, one gains a good deal of side clearance.The important thing to note for me is none of my bikes stick out past the width of the mirrors of my car which makes it totally comfortable to operate knowing I'm not going to cut a corner and send several thousands of dollars worth of bikes and rack sailing off into the distance. The most distinguishing factor for me is I can safely stagger my bikes, keep them well inside the total width of my vehicle and not have them hanging sixteen feet behind the tail lights of my car.
A long bike will poke out around a narrow car. It comes down to how far the carrier forces you to have it poke out. I will however pull you up on the first sentence. Wasn't that Subaru wider than the Large size Reign above?My point is that my bikes will protrude from both sides of any vehicle I've seen that would want to carry their bikes off road. One of those bikes is the Specialized Demo you have in the above shots and I can assure you that it will be visible either side, it's quite long.
I said that anything that is close enough to the back of your car and within the limits of the vehicles mirrors is just fine but if you have to have them hanging a long way behind your car then it changes the dynamic. My idea of needing to take a wheel off to achieve this kind of defeats the purpose of having a quality rack.
As in your car insurance? I don't know if that's right or not, but I wouldn't have thought so...If someone rams into the back of your car with the bikes on the back, which is one of the only ways a bike could get damaged on the back, insurance should cover it.
I personally prefer the roof mounted racks, out of the way so easy access to boot, no cost to install a tow bar, lights and another licence plate, no chance of getting booked without bikes on there, I also get to use the racks for my kayaks and luggage box (I would find being able to tow shit pretty handy at times).I personally would got for a towbar and rack over a roof rack setup. There is a lot more danger putting a bike up on top. If someone rams into the back of your car with the bikes on the back, which is one of the only ways a bike could get damaged on the back, insurance should cover it. If the bike falls off the roof or something hits it, probably not.
Sometimes car insurance can cover any damage caused to your possessions in an accident. It all comes down to whether the company offers it, or combined insurance is an option.As in your car insurance? I don't know if that's right or not, but I wouldn't have thought so...
Really, and why?There is a lot more danger putting a bike up on top.
Just on the issue of insurance if hit from behind, I am not aware of any claim that has not been paid by the party at fault. It's new bike time - current model at retail price!On the back, damage can only be caused from the back, unless the wheels overhang from a stupid rack design or its just longer than the car - if the front wheel is left on
Don't ever assume that your insurer covers your bike in an accident between your car carrying a bike and another car. I've asked this question of two insurers and they've said no, your roof mounted accessories and your towbar mounted accessory are not factory fittings and not an item you can claim on. I asked if the bike on either of the racks is covered and they said nope, not at all and it would require additional insurance cover. I told them to jam it up their arse.Sometimes car insurance can cover any damage caused to your possessions in an accident. It all comes down to whether the company offers it, or combined insurance is an option.
Here's how it works Dozer.Don't ever assume that your insurer covers your bike in an accident between your car carrying a bike and another car.
Gee, thanks for the handy info captain obvious. Did you not read the part where I said I spoke to a few insurance companies who said they don't cover it? To be precise, it was whether you were at fault or not.Here's how it works Dozer.
We work with insurance companies and in the event that your vehicle is hit from behind by another vehicle then the insurance company of the driver at fault will pay for all of your damage including bicycle and bicycle carrier. The insurance company pays quickly, pays full price and pays for the latest model bicycle and bicycle carrier. Sometimes they buy directly from us but usually reimburse the insured directly. It's dead easy.
If you are comprehensively insured and cannot name the other driver then you must pay the excess and then the insurance company will pay for the bike, carrier and damage to your vehicle. Again dead easy.