January 30, 200917 yr I am interested for that Rack but I cant buy it here in my country and I am thinking about to make one! Could some one take a good pics of it with some details, it would be grate help for me! I have tried to find some on net and on Dave's site but there are no good angle pics! Same problem in Slovenia. I am thinking of modifying the Dave Cooper rack to fit the swanneck and some detailed pictures will be great. Can anyone post some pics?
January 30, 200917 yr Change your towbar to the bolt on type as this is what the cooper bar is designed for as the bolts go thru the cooper mounting square bar and onto your towbar frame Dave
January 30, 200917 yr If you remove the swan neck (2 bolts normally) this will leave a horizontal channel, you could make up a
January 31, 200917 yr I use a Dave Cooper rack on the back of the wife's Renault Megan and it works very well. The only criticism is once the bike is on you do not have access to the boot. So I usually get changed then lift a muddy bike up on the rack with clean clothes....my wife loves it Ha! its not just me then!
January 31, 200917 yr I have a dave cooper on the back of my Nissan Xtrail - its brilliant so much less bother than a trailer. Strap wise i use BMW ones. A great tip i got of my Dad - just go into a dealer and ask niceley if they have any of the straps they use in the containers that deliver the bikes spare. They are ace and never come loose.
January 31, 200917 yr YEAH THERE A GREAT IDEA, I HAVE A REMOVABLE ONE ON MY AUDI A3, CAME FROM A PLACE CALLED AUTOBARS ON EBAY
February 2, 200917 yr YEAH THERE A GREAT IDEA, I HAVE A REMOVABLE ONE ON MY AUDI A3, CAME FROM A PLACE CALLED AUTOBARS ON EBAY
February 2, 200917 yr The bolts on a std towbar is an integral fitment on the cooper style rack and the only way to use a swan neck would need a lot of modifying and may not be strong enough as they mostly are only slipped in and held with a single bolt, it would be a lot easier to change your towbar also cheaper as a bike falling off at 70mph would be rather costly and pee you off a bit and the driver behind!!! Dave
February 2, 200917 yr We have one on my wifes vitara its been on for about 15 years (my god how time flies) and i had one of the high tensile bolts shear off going into the car park at a trial so now i always carry a spare set and check them now and then But to be fair they where about ten years old at the time and i had been hauling a husaberg then a ktm ,aswel as my trials bikes around.
February 2, 200917 yr Best check my bolts as i have just hauled a husqvarna te610 on mine and a xt600 last month Dave
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