Cycle carrier

Cycle carrier

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magpies

Original Poster:

5,145 posts

189 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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Modified and fitted to the S. Can be totally removed in 5 min and a pair of grommets fitted.

Yes I have a spare number plate to fit

Adrian@

4,386 posts

289 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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Can I suggest that the bike tyre is not in line with the exhaust ...in that the heat will burst the tyre...We have had that happen on one of our bikes in the dim distant past. A@

magpies

Original Poster:

5,145 posts

189 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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Adrian@ said:
Can I suggest that the bike tyre is not in line with the exhaust ...in that the heat will burst the tyre...We have had that happen on one of our bikes in the dim distant past. A@
cheers for that - it is easy to re-secure with the front wheel higher

lancepar

1,042 posts

179 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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To remain legal you will need a trailer board with lights because the bike obscures the ones on the car, you can also mount your spare number plate on it.

Not sure about the legality regarding the rear wheel overhang.

Good idea though.

cool

magpies

Original Poster:

5,145 posts

189 months

Friday 23rd October 2020
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lancepar said:
To remain legal you will need a trailer board with lights because the bike obscures the ones on the car, you can also mount your spare number plate on it.

Not sure about the legality regarding the rear wheel overhang.

Good idea though.

cool
I do have a trailerboard - I'll look at the possibility of using it. May get away with mounting the spare number plate as long as the tail lights are visible

Alan Whitaker

2,054 posts

189 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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Well done Mick (you also got the pictures right way up as well)

magpies

Original Poster:

5,145 posts

189 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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Alan Whitaker said:
Well done Mick (you also got the pictures right way up as well)
don't know how I did that biggrin

Oldred_V8S

3,727 posts

245 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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If the car bottoms out you can say goodbye to the bikes front wheel.

magpies

Original Poster:

5,145 posts

189 months

Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Oldred_V8S said:
If the car bottoms out you can say goodbye to the bikes front wheel.
Photo is misleading - more clearance than it looks. Have to be driving stupidly quick to bottom out and won't do that with the bike on the rack.

I will mount the bike higher with the rhs rack fork between the forks and frame.