Carrying a bike on a Type R?
01 June 2001, 12:35 AM
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Andy - you do that in a 2 door?
I use a Paddy Hopkirk thing that carries two bikes quite happily. It goes on the boot lid/back, but works as the straps fit underneath the spoiler to hook onto the top lid of the bootlid.
Mine's a UK MY00, and I daresay that you should have no problems with a higher spoiler...
Nick.
I use a Paddy Hopkirk thing that carries two bikes quite happily. It goes on the boot lid/back, but works as the straps fit underneath the spoiler to hook onto the top lid of the bootlid.
Mine's a UK MY00, and I daresay that you should have no problems with a higher spoiler...
Nick.
01 June 2001, 12:56 AM
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Nick, nice to chat again, been to long 
I've seen too many creased boots to go with that. Got a few looooooooong trips (Scotland) coming up and I've never felt good about boot racks, mine always ended up with straps flapping everywhere.
I was kinda hoping everyone would say they'd fitted the Thule(?) roof bars or equivalent.
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I've seen too many creased boots to go with that. Got a few looooooooong trips (Scotland) coming up and I've never felt good about boot racks, mine always ended up with straps flapping everywhere.
I was kinda hoping everyone would say they'd fitted the Thule(?) roof bars or equivalent.
Chuck
01 June 2001, 01:02 PM
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Nick, nice to chat again, been to long
I've seen too many creased boots to go with that. Got a few looooooooong trips (Scotland) coming up and I've never felt good about boot racks, mine always ended up with straps flapping everywhere.
I was kinda hoping everyone would say they'd fitted the Thule(?) roof bars or equivalent.
Chuck
I've seen too many creased boots to go with that. Got a few looooooooong trips (Scotland) coming up and I've never felt good about boot racks, mine always ended up with straps flapping everywhere.
I was kinda hoping everyone would say they'd fitted the Thule(?) roof bars or equivalent.
Chuck
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Don't use boot racks, I have the dented bootlid to prove it.... definatley get roof ones........
Surely those bikes will fit nicely in the back of the estate car......
Surely those bikes will fit nicely in the back of the estate car......
01 June 2001, 08:46 PM
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i've got a wagon at the moment and have always put the bikes inside if you take the saddle and front wheel off its very easy.However now the kids have bikes as well getting 3 in is a chore so i invested in a graber rack.
Also given the muddy conditions this year and i like off road mtb i decided washing out the mud from the car had to stop.
However i am moving to a saloon soon and the dented boot lid stories are now worrying me.
DOH! have i bought the wrong gear?
Also given the muddy conditions this year and i like off road mtb i decided washing out the mud from the car had to stop.
However i am moving to a saloon soon and the dented boot lid stories are now worrying me.
DOH! have i bought the wrong gear?
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