Kober
Posts: 1942
Registered: 12-10-2010
Location: New Jersey
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Mood: More kiting !!!
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Show your Buggy rack ....
Looking and Gix post got me thinking about how hard it was to get my buggy rack made.
So in this post I will share my creation and encourage all of you to do same .
I bet that will help a lot for new buggy owners looking for transportation solutions ....
So here it goes
I transported my MG buggy on modified hitch mounted 4 bike rack that is rated at 140 lbs of load . It worked well for many years and it was also
awesome that it glided away so I could use my tailgate . For longer trips I probably would remove front fork .
For smaller buggy that was super light I used simple 2 bike strap mount on my Audi .... no issues for many many miles ..
Now for a pickup truck I got DiamondBack cover that is rated up to 1400lbs and plan to mount special clamps to hold my buggy . I could not find any
other cover with solid surface that could hold the weight . Its very expensive option but its totally worth it if you using it on newer trucks .
Any questions ? Shoot ...
      
New Jersey Kite Addicts
NAPKA US-212
2021 Eleveight FS .........10......12
2021 Eleveight XS .........14
Gin Zulu II / III .........5...7
Gin Sherpa .......10
Gin Yeti ..........4.5
Gin Tonkawa ..........3.1...4.1...5.4...6.8...8.7...11.5...15.4
Liquid Force ELITE .... 6m
Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus 18m
Flysurfer Sonic-FR .... 9 ....11....18m
Flysurfer Sonic2 .....11....15m
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
 ....... My videos!
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Wind_dog
Posts: 233
Registered: 3-15-2016
Location: Oregon
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Mood: Itchin' for the beach
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Kuber - great info,
I'm thinking about options to carry more gear. Soon.
I've seen many approaches in Oregon.
Just some of those are:
a) Top of the pickup bed/over the tonneau (Sean, Colin ..)
b) Trailer hitch upright (Jon, John ...)
c) Inside the van (Jimmy, Eli, Chris ...)
d) Inside the pickup bed (Patrick, me ...)
e) In a trailer (Ryan, John, Mike ....)
f) Cartop (Eric with custom slider system!)
g) Top of the camper (Morrie)
h) In Mega Big RV storage bays , , , , ,
Wife, dog and I are headed south to IBX, Red Lake
and more next month and I'm looking at carry options.
We'll be pulling a small travel trailer with a Tacoma
and bringing bikes, buggies and blokarts.
Does any one have experience with racks
that fit between a tow vehicle and a trailer?
Pics always appreciated!!
Always on the steep part of the learning curve.
Gin Shaman2 6m, 12m
Flysurfer Peak1 6m, Peak2 9m,Peak4, 3m
Misc. other kites, never getting out of their bags.
Riding a Libre Fullrace with an AQR on the beach
Riding a Blokart inland when gust factor > 4
And a couple Manta Singles for friends to ride.
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Blitzhound
Posts: 529
Registered: 7-10-2013
Location: Seaside, Oregon
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Mood: I got a sickness, and the only cure is more Buggyin!
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An upright hitch mount on the back of the trailer? I have been contemplating this option on my trailer. If your rear trailer bumper does not have a
receiver. You can buy ones that attach via U-bolts. Just some thought I have had about how to do this myself.
NAPKA US541
HQ: Beamer V 5.0m,
Best: Bularoo 7m, Waroo 9m, 12m
PKD: Inferno 9m, 12m, 16.5m,
Ozone: SubZero: 5m, 7m, 9m, 11m, 13m, Access 6m, Pure 6m, Chrono V2 7m, V4 13m, Chrono EXP 7m, 9m, R1V3 21m
Buggies: GT-Revolt, GT-RazR,
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eric67m
Posts: 543
Registered: 9-11-2015
Location: Monroe, Washington
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Here are the two racks that I had on my past two cars. The red Subaru had horizontal bars that I adapted to. When you loaded the buggy you had to
lean way in to get the buggy onto the rear angle irons and the center channel. This car was thrashed and I did not notice that I was denting the
roof.
Then we got the newer grey Subaru. It had a simular rack adapted to a old square bar Thule system. Again, reaching in I put many small dents in the
roof of my new car. Then I got the idea to make a sliding upper section. This allows me to not need too lean in so far. My only concern is that I
would not want to load a full sized, big foot buggy up there. Lifting and positioning that much weight could be difficult.
   
Flying A mixed quiver of Flysurfer Peak kites.
Rollin in the Popeye The Welder Playa buggy.
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Randy
Posts: 1886
Registered: 5-20-2014
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Here's mine. BTW -@Ed Cline - you can sort see my tires you were asking about....
NPW Test Pilot -US99
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Glx
Posts: 181
Registered: 2-28-2017
Location: Massachusetts
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Mood: I need some more buggying!
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This rack is a copy of Van's buggy rack. I find it very easy to use whether it is being used with the flexi or the mg supra.
  
NAPKA US80
Kites:
Prism Snapshot 1.2 (This is what started the addiction)
Flexifoil Blurr 2.5, 3.5, 5.0
PKD Buster Soulfly 1.5, 3.3
PKD Buster Soulfly Pro 2.2, 4.4
PKD Century ii 3.5, 4.5, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0
Buggy:
Flexifoil Wide Axel
MG Supra
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khaakon
Posts: 119
Registered: 3-4-2015
Location: Oslo, Norway
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Mood: In one of his moods, again..
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As seen on Roemoe beach in Denmark;
Ze Germans are ingenius, as we know already...
# Flysurfer Peak 4 /4/5/6/8/11/13m -FS Connect bars # FS P5 6/8m -FS Connect
bar
# Flysurfer Speed 5 /9m # Ozone Subzero /7m #
3, 6 & 12m line ext. # Ozone Ignition /2.5m trainerkite
# Sysmic S3 buggy # Black Crows skis
# Underwave Atlantis seat harness w/Dynabar, 2 steel rings sliding on rope #
POC helmet & G-Form pads
# DJI Mini3 pro Drone
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Chook
Posts: 141
Registered: 10-25-2009
Location: Esperance Western Australia
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Mood: I work at home from 8.00am to 12 knots
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Side note; Nice suspension setup on those bugs.
Modified Sysmic S2 Buggys
7m R1
8m R1 2
11m R1
15m R1
15m Chrono 2
18m Chrono
18m ELF
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Kober
Posts: 1942
Registered: 12-10-2010
Location: New Jersey
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Mood: More kiting !!!
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No more racks ?? Come on ..... do it for newbies
New Jersey Kite Addicts
NAPKA US-212
2021 Eleveight FS .........10......12
2021 Eleveight XS .........14
Gin Zulu II / III .........5...7
Gin Sherpa .......10
Gin Yeti ..........4.5
Gin Tonkawa ..........3.1...4.1...5.4...6.8...8.7...11.5...15.4
Liquid Force ELITE .... 6m
Flysurfer Speed4 Lotus 18m
Flysurfer Sonic-FR .... 9 ....11....18m
Flysurfer Sonic2 .....11....15m
2016 Nobile Zen Hydrofoil with Infinity 5.1' splitboard
2019 Nobile 2HD with Ronix One boots
2020 Nobile NHP split foil with Ronix Parks boots
MG Supra ......... pulling KiteTrike
....... My videos!
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eric67m
Posts: 543
Registered: 9-11-2015
Location: Monroe, Washington
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I'm working on a new rear rack but only have Solidworks drawings at this time.
Flying A mixed quiver of Flysurfer Peak kites.
Rollin in the Popeye The Welder Playa buggy.
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