 Ever wanted to take a bicycle with you on your 914, Figured out how to for less than $50 |
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| DonTraver |
 Jul 25 2009, 07:46 PM
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Bought a bike last year, and got tired of just riding around the neighborhood. Started checking out bike racks. The ones for Porsche required the installation of a trailer hitch and then the rack cost $200-400. Right
Found the Allen Model 102DB. Did a test fit-up in the Walmart parking lot, looked good or at least doable. Extras you're going to need. 1 Thick towel to protect trunk lid 2 3/4 thick plywood, 12x24 inches, 3 Manufacture a hook fitting that fits between rear bumper and rear valance. 4 Adhesive backed Velcro. I've been using it for the past couple of weeks to take my bike to Pacific Beach and ride on the Boardwalk. The bike rides real nice, no jumping around, even at 65. The rack comes off in a couple of seconds, folds up and fits in trunk. Rack and bike take about 5 minutes to mount to car. It looks like the bike hangs out about 6 inches on each side, but it's really just about even, check the pictures. The piece of wood distributes the weight over a larger area so you don't dent the rear trunk, the towel goes between the wood and paint. I put Velco on the plywood and rack rubber pads so that the wood wouldn't slip out, bit of overkill, but I like it. Attached thumbnail(s)     
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| jsayre914 |
Jul 27 2009, 06:16 PM
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Speed Up !!! Group: Members Posts: 3,210 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Timonium MD 21093 Member No.: 8,696 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
in that 3rd pic it looks as though you tied a 914 to your bike (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
nice job |
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DonTraver Ever wanted to take a bicycle with you on your 914 Jul 25 2009, 07:46 PM
URY914 Cool Jul 25 2009, 08:07 PM McMark Nice work! Jul 25 2009, 10:23 PM bandjoey IF you can ever find the original ski rack fitting... Jul 26 2009, 05:35 PM rjames Beautiful car. If it were mine I'd be too wor... Jul 27 2009, 04:15 PM SGB looks like a really fun cruiser.
-the car too.
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DonTraver I painted her 8 years ago in my driveway, so I can... Jul 28 2009, 05:39 PM |
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