I took my bike in the boot along with all the other assorted luggage and crap last week for a Family trip to the Brecons. While we got everything in it was a proper squeeze with the bike in there too. I can see trips like this will only get harder to pack the car up as our daughter gets older (and/or we have a 2nd) and more bikes and kit are required…
I already have a Strap on Rack which has been pretty reliable and sturdy for shorter journeys (never more than 100 miles) in the past on our last 2 cars, but no lighting board and while I can take the wheels off I’m not quite sure the Rozzers will see that as actually making the light clusters and Number plate totally visible, the last thing I want is getting pulled over and done on a Family trip…
I’m loathed buy a Roof rack as this knackers fuel economy and Buying and fitting a tow bar when the rack I have is otherwise adequate and it will only be used a couple of times a year seems a bit pointless…
Now I know there are various horror stories of stap on type bike racks jumping off on the fast lane of the M4 and so on, but I was wondering is anyone still using them regularly and if so do you bother with a lighting board just to keep on the right side of the law? (I see a fair few without still)…
If so how did you go about getting the connector sorted? Kit from Halfrauds or Tow master? Cheap and easy to wire up?