Dirt bike racks

[Trapper1]

I have a rad rover Weighing about 85 pounds, has anyone tried using a black widow model 400 aluminum dirt bike rack for transporting a similar ebike? And it’s much less costly than most bike racks, and comes with a ramp, I’m just not sure tiedown straps will work as well

 

[JohnnyBeans]

I tried one of their products with the ramp. Worked well but required serious ratching tie down strips because there’s no vertical bar hood ing the bike up. So…

I went to a local welder and had him weld a 2 foot vertical bar to the steel base. Haven’t tried it yet but it should make getting a tight fit easier. I assume they don’t sell it like that because it would be impossible to ship. I know this comment is a little late but might be helpful to others. (The guy charged me $45 for the bar.)

 

[m@Robertson]

A motorcycle rack will work great. Thats been my bike rack for years.

Using tie-down straps is not as convenient as a commercial bike rack, but there is also a sort of learning curve on that front. You figure out the easiest way to do it over time that for me at least was far easier than when I first started out.

I usually do one loop for each side of the handlebars, using cargo loops and very small come-alongs like what you get at Home Depot. Or Amazon. You can't get them too small since its a bike we are talking about. Then one more for the frame. The bar straps stabliize it fwd to backward and the frame strap clamps it down so it doesn't move period. I load the bike by myself so I have to do it one-handed, one hand holding the bike and one working the come-along. I affix one end of the come-along to the stand behind the bike and drape it so its easily reachable. Then roll the bike on, then grab that one strap, loop it over and ratchet it down a little to just get it to hold the bike steady. Doesn't take much for that.

This pic was my very first day tying this new bike (pre-e-conversion) to take it home. I hadn't figured out the best tie down method yet so used two straps on the frame.

Also, you will be well-served to do two things oftentimes:

1. Use a low-rise hitch riser to get the rack higher up off the ground. There's one in use in the pic below and it puts height up just enough so I never scrape going thru a driveway.

2. Buy a longer ramp. You can get 5- and 6-footers for about $70. This one is six feet long and just like the one I bought. Colossally more convenient than the 3-footers they usually come with, and since you spent hardly anything on the rack, you are still way ahead of the game pricewise.

 

[Toptnhunter]

I have used the mc rack as well.
It is more effort, but it is most solid and I use an anti-rattle plate and it is there to stay. And cheaper than most bike carriers

Amazon.com

 

[Toptnhunter]

Here is pic....