Gordon Galsworthy Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Good morning everyone. Have just purchased a 2017 model with bike rack on back. We are thinking when touring to put a box with brackets onto this rack to give extra storage. Can anyone advise on maximum weight we are able to carry. Feel nervous about putting too much in box as I am not sure what support the bike rack has to the vehicle. Many thanks in advance Gordon Galsworthy Somerset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 The Owners Handbook for a 2024 model states 60 kg so your 2017 should be very similar. Do you not have the Owners Handbook for your model? https://erwin-hymer.builtbybeluga.com/media/pages/models/autoquest-115/4fc61f84a3-1698317902/2024-season-motorhome-handbook.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 On-line photos of Elddis Majestic 115 models fitted with bike racks show the complete rack mounted below the motorhome's high rear window, or with a rack that has vertical 'struts' with their tops attaching quite close to the vehicle's roof-line (example here) It's reasonable to assume that the latter type of rack could potentially carry more weight than the former, but (obviously) that would depend on how the rack were mounted and the sturdiness of the bodywork at the mounting positions. Although the 2024 handbook indicates that bike-rack rails are factory fitted nowadays, that may well not have been the case in 2017. I can't find a 2017 handbook on-line, but this extract is from a 2013 Elddis Autoquest manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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