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Andyrew
post Oct 19 2010, 05:20 PM
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So im getting into biking a lot and want to take my 914, However I need to build a rack for it. I wanted to make a thread for bike racks to put all the links and pictures together in one place. Also I was hoping any closet bike rack makers might come out and show their setup if they havent already.

Also if you could comment on a setup if your using it, that would be great!
Answering questions like the following.
1. How easy is it to set up (time, difficulty aka preventing scratches)
2. How easy is it to take down (same as above)
3. How confident are you durring cornering and braking that nothing will move
4. What was your cost
5. Would you do anything different/ modifications
6. Does it cause any scratches


Onto the setups,

Elliot Cannons setup
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=52072&st=0

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Josheph Mills setup
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=52072&st=0
(2/3rds down the page)

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-39-1147989772.jpg)


Gopacks setup
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...mp;hl=bike+rack
(1/4 way down the page)

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-2472-1284834888.jpg)


Dlee2604s setup
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...mp;hl=bike+rack
(2/3rds down the page)

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-5956-1284948173_thumb.jpg)


Dontravers setup
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...c=97880&hl=

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-2461-1248572570_thumb.jpg)


Mepsteins setup
Mepstein comments on his targa top setup used for 5 years, SEE POST # 17
More comments, SEE POST # 6
Comments by Rand SEE POST # 22

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-10825-1287589824_thumb.jpg)
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-10825-1287532185_thumb.jpg)

Majkos's hitch mount setup
Majkos comments on his setup. See previous posts as well for more info!

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-1729-1287597471_thumb.jpg)

Jmargushs setup
Comments and detailed pics!

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-2176-1287664639.jpg)

JTarver
Comments

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-11559-1287800871_thumb.jpg)
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Joe Owensby
Description SEE POST 52,53,55

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-5385-1287894368_thumb.jpg)

Andyrew
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-172-1288246281_thumb.jpg)

mettelman's setup
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-15132-1370980307_thumb.jpg)
Comments and Pictures

Here are some aftermarket options. (From Bowlsby's web site)
http://bowlsby.net/914/Classic/Accessories.htm


"Hardt"

REVIEW BY TOM_T, SEE POST # 8
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/bowlsby.net-172-1287530446.1.jpg)
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"Piper"

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/bowlsby.net-172-1287530447.5.jpg)


"2 Bikes"

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/bowlsby.net-172-1287530447.6.jpg)


Next as refference it was claimed that the bolt hole size is M6x1.00 for the holes under the targa bar.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...p;hl=Bike*+Rack



Please post up any information you have and I'll try to encorperate it!
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Taking some suggestions from you all, I made a little mount today while working on my targa top. It was simple and it's super secure to attach it to the ski rack mounting holes under the targa top. I love the idea of going topless to rides next summer with this set up.



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Andyrew   Bike Rack Compilation Thread   Oct 19 2010, 05:20 PM
Andyrew   Reserved UPDATE 10-27-10 I went and picked up so...   Oct 19 2010, 05:21 PM
racerbvd   Why not mount a Yakima Tray & fork on an extra...   Oct 19 2010, 05:28 PM
Andyrew   Why not mount a Yakama Tray & fork on an extr...   Oct 19 2010, 05:35 PM
racerbvd   Why not mount a Yakama Tray & fork on an ext...   Oct 19 2010, 06:15 PM
mepstein   Why not mount a Yakama Tray & fork on an extr...   Oct 19 2010, 05:51 PM
Andyrew   I think that my setup is going to be a combo of Jo...   Oct 19 2010, 05:33 PM
Tom_T   Here are some aftermarket options. (From Bowlsby...   Oct 19 2010, 07:36 PM
mepstein   I don't know if our targa tops are thicker tha...   Oct 20 2010, 07:30 AM
Tom_T   I don't know if our targa tops are thicker th...   Oct 20 2010, 01:05 PM
Andyrew   Wonderful Info guys! I'll update the first...   Oct 19 2010, 07:40 PM
Elliot Cannon   Mine has been tested at 110 MPH with the bike on i...   Oct 19 2010, 07:53 PM
Andyrew   Thanks for the input Elliot! Think you could a...   Oct 19 2010, 08:24 PM
Gint   Excellent thread. Thanks for posting this Andrew....   Oct 19 2010, 09:10 PM
Andyrew   Gint, His thread is located under his pics, AS wit...   Oct 19 2010, 09:21 PM
Gint   Sweet, thanks. Didn't see it hiding there.   Oct 19 2010, 09:24 PM
Andyrew   Good point, I moved the links above the pics and p...   Oct 19 2010, 09:30 PM
Gint   Much better. Again, great thread.   Oct 19 2010, 09:36 PM
Andyrew   mepstein, If you could post some pictures of you...   Oct 20 2010, 08:54 AM
mepstein   Car is being restored. This will have to do for no...   Oct 20 2010, 09:51 AM
Andyrew   Thanks! I was hoping you had a pic from the ye...   Oct 20 2010, 09:56 AM
majkos   Here's mine :D   Oct 20 2010, 11:58 AM
Andyrew   Here's mine :D Kevin, Awesome hitch moun...   Oct 20 2010, 12:28 PM
Rand   My $.02, I would bolt a Yakima type system to...   Oct 20 2010, 12:19 PM
majkos   With lead designer from Alien, Rick we came up wi...   Oct 20 2010, 02:34 PM
majkos   Sacrifice a very nice bumper. :evilgrin:   Oct 20 2010, 02:39 PM
Tom_T   Sacrifice a very nice bumper. :evilgrin: Intere...   Oct 20 2010, 03:28 PM
majkos   Answers 1) Very easy to set up, no scratches 2)Sam...   Oct 20 2010, 02:51 PM
Andyrew   I dont see a locking pin on that receiver, was tha...   Oct 20 2010, 03:00 PM
majkos   I dont see a locking pin on that receiver, was th...   Oct 20 2010, 03:20 PM
Nürburg Nomad   Some very cool looking bike rack setups... I do a ...   Oct 20 2010, 03:33 PM
Andyrew   Great info all! Keep it coming! Tom, Im ...   Oct 20 2010, 03:59 PM
Tom_T   Great info all! Keep it coming! Tom, Im...   Oct 20 2010, 04:03 PM
Andyrew   You could probably tie into the trani mounts and h...   Oct 20 2010, 04:16 PM
Tom_T   You could probably tie into the trani mounts and ...   Oct 20 2010, 04:30 PM
jmargush   Here is the one I just started the other week. Wi...   Oct 20 2010, 05:13 PM
Andyrew   Can you upload the pics any bigger? You can upload...   Oct 20 2010, 05:22 PM
majkos   no easy solution on mounting a hitch to the trans ...   Oct 20 2010, 06:03 PM
Tom_T   maybe i should go for a bike ride tommorrow.........   Oct 20 2010, 08:14 PM
jmargush   Yes I took a piece of angle iron and welded it to ...   Oct 21 2010, 06:39 AM
Andyrew   Wonderful! When you post the rest of the pictu...   Oct 21 2010, 09:20 AM
jmargush   Pretty easy to set up one person can do it. doesn...   Oct 22 2010, 11:20 AM
jmargush   more!   Oct 22 2010, 11:21 AM
Andyrew   Awesome! Out of curiosity, why did you go so w...   Oct 22 2010, 12:39 PM
jmargush   Awesome! Out of curiosity, why did you go so ...   Oct 22 2010, 02:53 PM
JTarver   I had a rack left over from my Saturn when I took ...   Oct 22 2010, 04:49 PM
Andyrew   Got any pics with the bike mounting? If so I'l...   Oct 22 2010, 05:13 PM
JTarver   Actually, the bike mounting is up there right besi...   Oct 22 2010, 08:28 PM
broomhandle   Actually, the bike mounting is up there right besi...   Oct 22 2010, 09:34 PM
Andyrew   Yes, Please review!! Wonderful setup! ...   Oct 22 2010, 09:43 PM
JTarver   Actually on the highway it does just fine. At lea...   Oct 23 2010, 04:58 PM
Joe Owensby   Here are some photos of my set up. I have a 1 1/4...   Oct 23 2010, 10:27 PM
thieuster   Here are some photos of my set up. I have a 1 1/...   Apr 16 2015, 01:56 PM
Joe Owensby   Side view of both bars, and detail of rear end of ...   Oct 23 2010, 10:33 PM
Andyrew   Joe, I saw your rack and I like it! But I di...   Oct 23 2010, 10:40 PM
Joe Owensby   Receiver is a standard 1 1/4 inch tube that is mou...   Oct 24 2010, 09:33 AM
Andyrew   Just won this auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymoto...   Oct 25 2010, 05:14 PM
mepstein   Just won this auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...   Oct 25 2010, 05:23 PM
Andyrew   [quote name='Andyrew' post='1386801' date='Oct 25...   Oct 25 2010, 06:00 PM
Andyrew   Got my setup!! The raingutter mounts are...   Oct 28 2010, 12:13 AM
majkos   I suggest some how connect the two plates, help br...   Oct 28 2010, 08:32 AM
Andyrew   Ya I think it would be the easiest way to stabaliz...   Oct 28 2010, 08:52 AM
majkos   Square tubing would be nice, and if you want a one...   Oct 28 2010, 08:58 AM
Andyrew   Aluminum? Way to much money :D Tubing that slid...   Oct 28 2010, 09:19 AM
mettelman   Added a second bike rack to my extra targa top. T...   Jun 26 2013, 02:00 PM
mettelman   look at the way it hold on a side hill!   Jun 26 2013, 02:05 PM
03blueboo   I'm happy I found this thread. I plan on addi...   Apr 16 2015, 01:41 PM
bandjoey   The rope rack :lol4:   Apr 16 2015, 03:52 PM
Chris H.   Nice Bill. Looks highway ready to me. And to unl...   Apr 16 2015, 04:19 PM
914Next   Although, not cheap the SeaSucker company might ma...   Apr 16 2015, 04:34 PM
jim_hoyland   I like the rack on the driver side. How is the fro...   Apr 16 2015, 05:45 PM
Elliot Cannon   I made this rack back in 2005 and used it at the W...   Apr 16 2015, 06:06 PM
Andyrew   I made this rack back in 2005 and used it at the ...   Apr 17 2015, 10:05 AM
76-914   Well I'll be. :poke: And I thought that you p...   Apr 17 2015, 08:06 AM
Ferg   Modified pieper ski rack with Rockymounts thru axl...   Oct 8 2016, 02:23 PM
Ferg   RE: Bike Rack Compilation Thread   Oct 8 2016, 02:24 PM
Ferg   RE: Bike Rack Compilation Thread   Oct 8 2016, 02:26 PM
Jeff Bowlsby   If that PO only knew what he had! At least 2 ...   Oct 8 2016, 07:17 PM
Rand   Love it. Love the new Creamsicle, and the bike rac...   Oct 8 2016, 02:57 PM
RobW   F ing show off! Nice work! :headbanger:   Oct 8 2016, 04:11 PM
Ferg   He was told and knew or had an idea. He Didn...   Oct 8 2016, 07:24 PM
dangrouche   Here is my rack, similar to a lot of others here; ...   Oct 8 2016, 11:17 PM
VaccaRabite   Thread bump with my solution to this problem. @[...   Feb 28 2022, 09:00 PM
Jett   Thread bump with my solution to this problem. @...   Feb 28 2022, 11:01 PM
infraredcalvin   I think using the ski rack mounts is one of the be...   Feb 28 2022, 09:27 PM
Superhawk996   @VaccaRabite thank you for link. Like the creat...   Mar 1 2022, 08:23 AM
shredtherad   i picked up a RockBros. suction bike rack setup an...   Oct 24 2022, 09:31 AM
NotLance   Okay so instead of putting the bike on the car, pu...   Jul 6 2023, 05:15 PM
mepstein   You went old school with the spinergy wheels. I ha...   Mar 24 2024, 07:23 AM
NotLance   You went old school with the spinergy wheels. I h...   Mar 24 2024, 10:29 AM
mepstein   You went old school with the spinergy wheels. I ...   Mar 24 2024, 11:50 AM
bkrantz   Not a 914, but here is the rack I had on my Boxste...   Mar 24 2024, 08:47 PM
morehills   Taking some suggestions from you all, I made a lit...   Oct 29 2024, 03:22 PM
morehills   Full set up with Sea Sucker rear mount   Oct 29 2024, 03:31 PM
VaccaRabite   Full set up with Sea Sucker rear mount What are...   Oct 30 2024, 04:59 AM
Front yard mechanic   My bike rack single mount   Oct 29 2024, 03:59 PM
morehills   Zach, I put it in the frunk. It fits nicely again...   Oct 30 2024, 05:25 AM
jd74914   @morehills Nice ride-great kit! I recognize ...   Oct 31 2024, 11:12 PM
morehills   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   Nov 1 2024, 04:47 AM
jd74914   Nice! I think a lot of people are in that boat...   Nov 1 2024, 12:22 PM


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