Bike rack on the hatch
 

I'd like to transport my bike across the state. I'm not invested into an entire roof rack system. Wanted to know if anyone has attached one to the back of the car before? I'd like to make sure the spoiler would not pose an issue prior to purchasing one.

I use a rear mount bike rack often. All you need to do is run the straps under the spoiler and you're good to go.




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and i use the saris bones rack. works great. just make sure your side straps are tight before you drop the hatch. otherwise, you might experience a broken backup light like me. my strap slipped down next to the light, and when i closed the hatch, it got caught on the car, and snapped off a piece of the light housing.

Thanks a lot for your insight guys! Looking forward to getting my bike back with me!

Get a hitch mount or a roof mount. Yakima or Thule. Depending on the bikes you need to transport, that is what your focus should be on when deciding on a type of rack.

i just can't bring myself to put a hitch on my car and a roof rack is excessive. i have a four bike / hitch mount / cradle rack i use on my wife's escape if i'm getting serious.

I love my hitch.

The only part you see on the Gen Won is the single short receiver tube hanging down, and even it is inset from the rear bumper edge. The rest is all tucked up behind/under the bumper.

I have a 2-bike fully locking platform rack that works splendidly.

I just use my s10 now.

Hidden hitch here with zero issues. I use a Yakima 2 bike rack and just slip it in when needed and take it off when I'm done. The hatch/trunk strap on carriers will work obviously but I would just fear that the straps and contact points would eventually wear out or scratch the paint.

One of the best options in my mind is to get a stand up rack that holds two bikes. That way you can handle any frame shape or size. Found the value of this beauty Thule when my friend had it on this WRX. Both of us having very weird frame shapes made it simple to load and unload.

Working in the auto industry, my personal concern is that most hitches require drilling through the floor pan. By auction standards, such as Manheim, this is considered frame damage because of the car being a unibody structure. It's not that the car cant handle the tow hitch for bikes, its that if someone tried to mate a jet ski or yadda yadda the mounting points could rip out the entire floor pan because it was not designed for that use.

Saw a system on the Speed ch. that just used suction cups for roof mounting

Well since the ones for the MS3 (at least the Gen Won hitches) don't require such drilling into the floorpan, you're making a moot point.

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I towed my motorcycle on a Uhaul trailer over 1000 miles using mine with no ill effects.

My Gen2 hitch just used existing holes in the frame. No cutting etc.

Here's a link to suction cup one
SeaSucker | Vacuum Mounting Systems

My curt hitch didn't require any holes being drilled and works freaking awesome with my Yakima stand up rack! So fun up the canyons to shred dh and fun back down. Love it!

I have a Curt on my Gen Won as well. :approve:

I made my own roof rack adapters. I used some old Ford Escape Yakima adapters that I had and machined steel plates with a hole in the middle that bolt up to the tapped holes under the plastic covers int he roof rails. I installed soft weather stripping rubber on the bottom of the steel plates where they touch the roof. No issues, no scratches, the mounts come on and off in minutes. The rack with cross bars attaches to the mounts once they are mounted and install in seconds. Then I mount the Yakima bike carriers to the racks, then mount the bikes. Works and looks fantastic. I even use the Yakima plastic covers and can keep the just the mounts on the car if I want to and even then it still looks good and sporty. I bought the generic rack and bike carriers on Craigslist for $50.00, the plates and weather stripping cost about $20.00, so total cost was about $70.00.

Dang! That is daring using those vacuum mounts! I am sure they work great, but I would not feel safe rallying up the canyons with my Mtn bike ($6k build) held on with those.

I also would never do a roof mount. I don't want mud and stuff falling on my roof if I ride in bad weather, or want to hear the wind noise, get worse mpg, and they are as stable.

A hitch is by far the best way with a STAND up rack! Bikes don't rub, aren't near your paint, very sturdy (I still pin it up the canyon and around turns) and its 2 seconds on and off!

Spend the extra money and do it right!
(I have Mtn bikes for years, had all the different set-ups and personally find this BY FAR the best in every concern)

+1 in not wanting a roof rack. If i still used my ms3 for bike transport I would use the trailer rig.

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Same exact thing happened to my housing. I'm using a Yakima Superjoe pro 2. Only concern besides the broken corner of the housing is that the straps tend to scratch the paint. Nothing a polish won't get out, but still i wish i would have gone with something that does not touch my paint job.

The thing was that i wanted neither a roof rack nor to add a hitch. So that didn't really leave any other option. I am just more careful now.

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I use a Saris Bones 3 and hauled 3 mountain bikes from Tennessee to the Grand Canyon with no issues. Rough a$$ roads too.