stantheman Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Hello forum I've been carrying a motorbike on the Lunar Roadstar 630 (maxi-chassis) for a while but am now looking for a bit of comfort. Any idea if there is a towbar+cycle rack set-up available. I have this dream of towing a car(trailer) whilst also carrying my bikes (I like to cover all eventualities). Not keen on bolting lots of Fiamma aluminium to the back of the van or sharing my bed with a ten-geared mountain bike. Have scanned the threads but no joy there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest caraprof Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I think that you'll find that there are quite a lot of them around. They go between the towbar and the towball usually. http://tinyurl.com/2y3j2m You should take some expert advice on weights etc. but I'm not qualified for that I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan3956 Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I have a towbar bracket mounted cycle rack for two bikes and also trailer a Honda pan European tourer. I bought the cycle rack from Towsure for approx £21 and have toured uk and France without a problem. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stantheman Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 Thanks for the advice, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I have used a Pendle rack for some years. The legs are detatachable when not in use. The off set is quite useful because the handle bars are away from the bodywork. http://www.pendle-bike.co.uk/nulldet.asp?Rack=Discovery%20Rack Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapple Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Just remember that you should not exceed the download on the towbar, usually in the range 50 to 75 kg but sometimes as high as 100kg. This means that the weight of the bike racks plus the weight of the bikes plus the download from the trailer must not exceed the plated download. I cannot see how these figures added together can give such a low value. Despite this thousands of these setups can be found on the road and is fairly certain that no one in authority will aver check this loading. The only time such a check may be made is after a serious accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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