p0tential

iTrader: (6)

Oh man.

I guess G-d intended for the Z to never have a roof rack....

Chuckdee

but these aren't cheap cars that can be easily be broken into o.O

meh on the rack. personally, i'll just put my bike in the truck.

terrasmak

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/61208532@N05/6027172985/http://www.flickr.com/photos/61208532@N05/6027172985/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/61208532@N05/
Just put your bike in the trunk, it fits. This pic is my Jamis XCT1 19inch frame MTB, drove from Vegas to Texas like that, also had all my clothing etc etc for a 6 week stay. The bike is still in the trunk, takes me 5 minutes to assemble when i get to the trailhead.

If i was keeping my Z as a DD i would probably buy a boofsquired rack, but no need and i also have my beater truck back home to cart the toys around.

zownz

iTrader: (28)

Man...I know its just a car and all but I would go crazy if I put in that many scratches in my trunk. At least put a blanket around it to protect the panels

p0tential

iTrader: (6)

agreed. i don't have an issue putting the bike in the trunk...but it seems as if the tear down and set up of a bike rack is much faster than having to place towels around the interior panels of the car and carpet while disassembling the bike to get it all in there. Not to mention this completely reduces the amount of trunk space to carry other items and limits me to only transporting 1 bike and 0 passengers.

great idea if i'm solo for 1 day. not so great to go with the g/f or a friend with 2 bikes.

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

I doubt i have even put a scratch in the trunk from the bike. I do have a blanked in there now to protect the bike from its components that are removed. My Z is just a car, its not a show car, and with all the track time it sees , scratches are not much of a concern to me.

p0tential

iTrader: (6)

not ready to throw $500+ on a roof rack that might not work just yet....

followed your example tarrasmak....

took off wheels, pedals, and stem. flipped seat around, laid down fork and frame right over. then added a towel to put the wheels on top. black towels are underneath the frame too. room for maybe 2 backpacks. there is also a fold up chair in-between the rear strut tower and the rear speaker box.

i guess this will have to do for now...

SirSpeedyZ

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uber fail, but a cheap truck or something

p0tential

iTrader: (6)

lol.. my "cheap truck" broke and is about $1k to fix....

^ mucho uber fail

805350z

iTrader: (7)

do not want.

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

Yank your reflectors off from the pedals and wheels before you hit the trail, they like to break and leave pieces on the trails. That looks like a 15 or 16 inch frame, it fits no much better than my 19 inch frame. Also cruise over to the MTBR.com forums , great info over there.


Typically i drive my truck, 88 beater Ranger. But i had to drive halfway across the country and my Z has AC and gets 12MPG better. I fit my bike in the back, shoes, riding gear , garment bags , cooler and laptop in the bag with my duffel up front with the rest of my mil gear and civilian clothes.

Itzcashew

iTrader: (13)

I dont get the bike rack trend. Yeah theyre good if you want to put a bike on it but half the people i talk to don't even have a BIKE.

Whats next in motoring trend? Luggage racks spoilers from the 80s?

killa.beez33

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Actually it will never be a Honda. Lol. It's slowly turning into the new 240sx

billy30stm

which yakima parts did you use to install it on the roof??

riteonjon

Here's mine. It's actually out of necessity as i ride bikes.

terrasmak

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I hope you ride a cheap bike that you don't care about when it goes flipping down the road with the rack attached to it.

p0tential

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kenny9596

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What kind of car is for originally??? I want the same lol

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

Keep reading, you probably don't want a normal roof rack attached to the roof of this car. Unless your not going to put anything on it.

dvo

iTrader: (26)

fixie on the car? why don't you just ride your bike to wherever you're going?