Roof Racks

[Jukka]

see the pic i posted on page 1. You can see the Short roof adaptor in it. It uses a secondary mount where the rear bar should be mounted and a bar to move the rear loadbar back further on the roof.

[i heart trees]

see the pic i posted on page 1. You can see the Short roof adaptor in it. It uses a secondary mount where the rear bar should be mounted and a bar to move the rear loadbar back further on the roof.

Perfect, that will allow me to use the larger cargo basket too!

Now, does anybody know if this will interfere with the Honda vent visors?

Thanks!
- JT

[chuck83]

I dont find a massive drop in MPG. It depends on if you have the fairing or not. The fairing does help alot.

I was always afraid to run my racks like how chuck has them. I always felt like I was gonna blow out the glass in the rear windows. I'd rather spend the $80 for the SRA, not $200 on a window.

As for pricing on the racks, my entire system, so fit kit, feet, bars, fairing, SRA, ski holders, bike rack, locks for the racks, locks for the bike holder all came in at about $1100CND. Mind you, i bought mine at just slightly higher than cost from my work. Retail would be around $1500CND brand new.

a few people have run them like this on the ep3 for years and never had a problem... though i would get the SRA if i could afford it right now.

[chuck83]

gas mileage went down a couple mpg's for me... if you normally do 80 on the highway you will see a huge decrease.

[shanewdude]

My Thule rack system:


My mileage is affected most when there is one bike on the rack... they suck the gas big time, plus make a lot of noise if you have the sun-roof open! The boards and box aren't too bad for that.

[mondos]

No change in MPG at all. But the boats full kevlar and around 25 pounds so other may have a different experience.

[EpThreeD]

anyone have pics with bikes loaded?

[Jukka]

ill grab one next weekend when i head out to the trail.

[Ronnie]

anyone have pics with bikes loaded?

Yes sir:

With the bike :



Without the bike:

[chuck83]

i want the old school fairing

[EpThreeD]

what do i need for two bikes? but mostly be one bike mounted with the other tire mounted next to it? does this site have what i need? http://www.bikecarrierdirect.com/Roof-Bike-Rack/
and if i put that solid piece across the front like the guy has witht he wood grain on it does it block moon roof?

[EpThreeD]

Anyone? I didnt want to make a new thread.

[ep3ster]

if you want to go with yakima you'll need
Q6 and Q116 clips
Q-towers
48" cross bars
44" fairing
and two bike trays,
they have different types of trays, if you want to remove the front wheel get something similar to the "steelhead" and a "front wheel fork"
if you don't want to remove the front wheel each time something along the lines of an "anklebiter" or "lockjaw Raptor"
just depends on what you want, that will cover your two bikes.

and as far as the front fairing is concerned i wouldnt think it would hinder your use of the sunroof

[Johnny]

I have both, a roof rack and a hitch rack. Both are Yakima. Your gas mileage will drop about 3 less miles per gallon with the roof rack. That's a lot for some of us. If you have a choice, consider a hitch rack over a roof rack. If you do go for the roof rack, just remember your bikes are up their. People do tend to forget and bam, that's when you'll see your bikes crashing down. If you have a garage, always leave a chair in front of the garage so when you get off to move the chair, you'll end up seeing the bikes.

[27rocks]

anyone have pics with bikes loaded?

3 bikes... this was last weekend right before i drove to Reno for a race.