Roof rack & MPG
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i would say about 10 mpt less...this is my first tank with my yakima rack on there, i would really recommend getting the 50" fairing also, it cuts down on noise and vibration...but 10 miles less per tank isnt bad considering how secksay the xB's look with the rack on them
#4
Really.. its not worth loosing the MPG, just to have a roof rack, IMO.
Your better off getting a hitch put on- Class 2 , and getting a bike rack to fit into the hitch hook up. Weight is also better distributed this way as well.
Your better off getting a hitch put on- Class 2 , and getting a bike rack to fit into the hitch hook up. Weight is also better distributed this way as well.
#6
Originally Posted by Super-Stormtrooper07
Really.. its not worth loosing the MPG, just to have a roof rack, IMO.
Your better off getting a hitch put on- Class 2 , and getting a bike rack to fit into the hitch hook up. Weight is also better distributed this way as well.
Your better off getting a hitch put on- Class 2 , and getting a bike rack to fit into the hitch hook up. Weight is also better distributed this way as well.
#8
Originally Posted by daneisthegreatest
that sounds like it would be ugly, i hate seeing cars going down the road with bikes hanging out the back, the yakima looks so good on the box its not even funny
Bike racks are supposed to be about function... not about looks. When your done with your transport, you can then remove the hitch mount rack, then walla - your xB is back to being very close to OEM (minus the hitch install)- and super aero !
#9
Originally Posted by Super-Stormtrooper07
This method is also easier to load/unload your bikes. Also , if someone were to rear-end you.... with the rack on, they would slam the rack, before your xB would get jacked up . Something to think about.
Oh, and before you call me biased, I've got both. One of the boxes has a Curt hitch with a Saris Cycle-On or a Saris Themla AND a Yakima roofrack.
I'd also agree with losing maybe 2-3 MPG.
#10
If your carrying skis, canoe, or surfboard ... then sure a roof rack would be the main way to go. If it was me though, and I was a big skier ... I'd just angle my stuff in the back of an xB , and not even have to buy/fool with any kind of rack.
Not so sure on what the Force of impact would do on a hitch rack to your frame... I'd stop by a auto body shop and see what they say.
Not so sure on what the Force of impact would do on a hitch rack to your frame... I'd stop by a auto body shop and see what they say.
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wow must be nice to get gas milage in the high 30's...i took a 4 hour road trip to panama city and averaged about 265 miles per tank...that was before the rack was installed...i am running on 19's, intake, exhaust, (or in other words gas mileage killers)...sadly enough i get better gas mileage putt putting arond town back and forth to and from work and the stores...is that bad???
#14
Originally Posted by daneisthegreatest
wow must be nice to get gas milage in the high 30's...i took a 4 hour road trip to panama city and averaged about 265 miles per tank...that was before the rack was installed...i am running on 19's, intake, exhaust, (or in other words gas mileage killers)...sadly enough i get better gas mileage putt putting arond town back and forth to and from work and the stores...is that bad???
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