Thread: Bike Rack
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Old 05-17-2015, 03:19 PM   #4
Ken / Claudia
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If your on the highways as much as I am. Sooner or later you will see spare tires mounted on these bumpers or bikes bouncing like crazy. I think if you pull it out and use it maybe shin it so it cannot wiggle and that may help with some of the bounce. That bar your talking about. I bolted mine into place upright and welded a same size tube across the top 12" long. I than drilled 2 holes near the ends and mounted 2 lights and wired them into the battery with a switch and fuse. Now I have 2 55 watt rotating lights on the rear of the trailer. I could still carry bikes or anything the bumper will hold but, really likely never will. Cost about 40 bucks and 3-4 hours of work. The lights work great.
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