Bike rack for a Touring.

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Boyraceruk
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Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:34 pm

Anyone found a rack that fits a Touring and can hold a bike high enough not to cover the lights and numberplate? I've got the standard little spoiler on the tailgate and no towbar.
kieran325
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Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:54 pm

I've got one of these -

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165515

Which doesn't fit the rear screen of the Touring, it wont go round the edge of the glass.

I then got a roof rack and put 2 of these on it -

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165515

After I did all that, my mate sold me this for half price after he sold his car with a tow bar on :roll:

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I'd go for the roof rack option if I didn't have a tow ball.
StuBeeDoo
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Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:35 pm

I originally had one of these.....

http://www.montblancuk.co.uk/products/c ... d/cm06.htm

Then I managed to find a towbar with a detatchable ball, so now I've got a towbar mounted rack similar to Kieran's.
Personally I prefer towbar mounts, having the weight of two or three bikes strapped to the tailgate worries the crap out of me.
This is why I no longer drive an E30......

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