javatrek Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 Here is a pic of my two babies....Yakima head office tells me that this set-up will work on the 451 (it obviously works on the 450)Javatrek Quote
For2 Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 That is soooo cool! I would like to see you on the ferry. They are never sure where to put us with our trailer. So would like to see their faces when you pull up! Quote
Gent Posted May 9, 2008 Posted May 9, 2008 How high is the tallest point on that rig? Looks like you might be at 9' Quote
javatrek Posted May 9, 2008 Author Posted May 9, 2008 Probably just a titch over 8" (my saddle is 39" from the ground). If your concern is the overheight ferry charge, have no fear: in less than 2 minutes the bike can be laying across the roof for the crossing and back up in 2 minutes again! Quote
RichHelms Posted May 10, 2008 Posted May 10, 2008 If you don't mind me asking, how much was the system, how much for the basic rack?It does look wonderful Quote
javatrek Posted May 12, 2008 Author Posted May 12, 2008 About $400.00 if you have to start from scratch ( I already had the Q-towers and crossbars, just needed to change the Q-clips) + the specific rack you need. If this is for a bike get one with the fork clamp instead of the frame clamp. I have both and the frame clamp allows the front end of the bike to flutter somewhat in the tray causing a very noticeable vibration in the smart. I just did 100 KM with our tandem on the roof with a fork clamp rack and we could not tell it was there (except for the wind noise). Quote
robhawley Posted May 16, 2008 Posted May 16, 2008 Do you know what parts are required? Was any drilling involved? About $400.00 if you have to start from scratch ( I already had the Q-towers and crossbars, just needed to change the Q-clips) + the specific rack you need. If this is for a bike get one with the fork clamp instead of the frame clamp. I have both and the frame clamp allows the front end of the bike to flutter somewhat in the tray causing a very noticeable vibration in the smart. I just did 100 KM with our tandem on the roof with a fork clamp rack and we could not tell it was there (except for the wind noise). Quote
javatrek Posted May 17, 2008 Author Posted May 17, 2008 The parts required for the basic roof rack are: 4- Q-towers, 4- Q-116 clips, 2 cross bars ( 48" or 120 CM ). The bike rack in the picture a the top of this topic is a Yakima Sidewinder (tandem specific). Quote
Guest charles109 Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 Javatrek,Snowboard season is approaching and I was thinking of buying a Yakima roof rack for my 450. Since your rack setup has only been validated by Yakima for the 451, I was wondering if the "fit" was good for your 450 and if you had experienced any problems with it? Thank you. Quote
wagonwheel Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 On 11/13/2008 at 9:12 PM, Guest charles109 said: Javatrek,Snowboard season is approaching and I was thinking of buying a Yakima roof rack for my 450. Since your rack setup has only been validated by Yakima for the 451, I was wondering if the "fit" was good for your 450 and if you had experienced any problems with it? Thank you. Doesn't look like anyone cared to comment here? That's odd! Quote
Nigel Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 What’s to comment? Guest Charles asked a question 6 months after javatrek had posted on the topic. If you have a question on an old thread sending a personal message is more likely to get a response. I know I don’t check all the forums I belong to regularly. Quote
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