Motorcycle roof rack for car?

benandthe · Traffic Copper Joined: 24 May 2010 Karma :

Hi all, it's been a while.
Stupid broken laptop...

Anyway, I've recently gone to the dark side and bought myself a car.
Something I was wondering is due to my bike only being a small road legal pit bike, and not wanting to ride for more than a hundred and planning on going further but wanting to take the bike, is there such a legal device that I can fit onto the roof of my chav-chariot (already bought lowered Vauxhall corsa b)?

I'm aware you can buy carriers that attach to towards, however as stated above, the previous owner fitted expensive lowering springs not long before I bought the car and I don't want to:
1) buy new shocks just to raise it back up,
2) have to scrape the car any more than it already scrapes and
3) not have to worry about my pride and joy flying off down the motorway!

Many thanks!
Ben.
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arry · Super Spammer Joined: 03 Jan 2009 Karma :

Expensive lowering springs for a corsa? £100 tops Laughing

You don't need new shocks to raise the car if it's on springs, you need the standard springs, which would cost you about minus £50 by the time you've swapped them with some other chav that wants a lowered corsa for your 'special' ones.

Unless of course it's actually got coilovers, at which point ride height adjustment should be a doddle.

Anyway - back to the roof rack idea. I've had Thule roof bars for years now and they're good quality BUT they're designed to go across to estate roof bars, and not the 'slot' style you'd get on cars without them. Last time I knew of anyone attempting to carry something heavy on those style - it ended up strewn down the M26 as the plastics failed. Sorry.

Llama-Farmer · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jan 2012 Karma :

Might be better off getting a (removable) tow bar and a hitch rack for the bike.

Wouldn't want to put even a pit bike on the roof of a small car like that.
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Irn-Bru · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Aug 2009 Karma :

Can you not just put it in the car, it's just a crappy old Corsa by the sounds of it.
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benandthe · Traffic Copper Joined: 24 May 2010 Karma :

Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

Who needs a roof rack?

Well, this guy as it happens...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSPTgrO-qKs&feature=youtu.be
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Sell the Corsa > buy something better > ??? > profit

P.addy · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Just stick it in the car.. I put my monkey bike in the car every weekend.

I also removed a seat in my Supra to get a pit bike, which was my pride and joy, needs less crying, more wedging.

benandthe · Traffic Copper Joined: 24 May 2010 Karma :

Ste, probably good idea but I'm poor.
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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

But if the lowered suspension on the car is decent quality and in good condition, it would sell well, and pay for brand new OEM stuff?

I've got a very lowered car, about 50mm lower than std. Partly because of this it never goes anywhere, and to make it useable needs a new £650 coil over kit buying and fitting.

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BTTD · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

bakrak

https://www.bak-rak.com/base-rak.htm

I have one of these and it's a decent bit of kit. The website used to say that it had been tested to over 500kg, but they seem to have realised that some idiot might try that and crash / complain that the rear of their car is fucked, so they now advise a much lower weight limit. Point is, it seems well made and strong.

If the tow bar can take the weight, the rak should be fine.

hmmmnz · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

putting a motorcyle on the roof of a car,
seems like the funken dopeyist idea i have heard of in a long time. (colloq.)

if its a pit bike, pull the wheels off and put it in the boot, or better yet
BUY A FUCKEN TRAILER,

stupid is as stupid does, so don't be stupid
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