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Simon · **Posts:** 1151 **Location:** Harold Wood

Ok wanna source a bike rack for my ford kuga its fitted with roof bars but it seems alittle high to get up on to the roof,so looking at possibly fitting one to the tailgate!If i'm honest don't realy fancy putting the bike in the boot!any idears???

luvinit · **Posts:** 1330 **Location:** braintree , and leytonstone

Chuck it in the back mate much better for the fuel tank!

Simon · **Posts:** 1151 **Location:** Harold Wood

luvinit wrote:

chuck it in the back mate much better for the fuel tank!

Lol yeah it has crossed my mind!,all the mud would drive me mad tho haha

luvinit · **Posts:** 1330 **Location:** braintree , and leytonstone

I have one duvet cover in bottom of car and one to cover dirty tyres when i get home simply shake it out i routinely get two bikes in the back of my golf

Simon · **Posts:** 1151 **Location:** Harold Wood

Cool yeah i do have a cover which i use when i keep the bike in my man cave :thumbup:

but the kuga boot space isn't as big as you think reall! will have a measure u, but still fancy a rack,something similar to chatmans!

chatman · **Posts:** 2755 **Location:** Riding my bike somewhere

Mines a tow ball mounted one.. so you will need one of them.. Really good rack as well and sturdy.. I put the bike in the back of my Rav when it's too wet driving anywhere as the rear wheels do throw up a lot of spray.. But then again I have a bigger boot than a kuga hahahaha

My team manager at work has a kuga and puts his road bikes on the roof, but I don't talk to him.. Lol

chatman · **Posts:** 2755 **Location:** Riding my bike somewhere

http://www.thule.com/en/gb/products/bik ... ers/towbar

Mines the Thule Express 970

Greg · **Posts:** 336

A rear mounted rack isn't recommended for the kuga as the top portion of the tailgate is plastic. I use Thule roof mounted cycle racks on my Kuga but I am 6'3'' lol.

Apples · **Posts:** 311 **Location:** Chelmsford

http://www.pendle-bike.co.uk/shopping/Wheel-Support-Ball-Mounting-2-Bike-Rack.php

I went for a ball mounted Pendle rack. They are wider than Thule racks and take a longer wheelbase. The only drawback is that the clamp attaches to the ball, but I don't envisage towing anything with a Polo :mrgreen:

Laser · **Posts:** 2166 **Location:** The land were time forgot

JC had a Thule 9403 for three bikes wasn't sound bike did wobble about. was a bit short in the wheel base on the plastic cups didn't line up.
( Tow bar rack)

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I went for a ball mounted Pendle rack. They are wider than Thule racks and take a longer wheelbase.

Simon · **Posts:** 1151 **Location:** Harold Wood

Greg wrote:

A rear mounted rack isn't recommended for the kuga as the top portion of the tailgate is plastic. I use Thule roof mounted cycle racks on my Kuga but I am 6'3'' lol.

lol i'm 5'8''

Madasnibbor · **Posts:** 1694

Not sure on the exhaust position on a kuga. but my mate melted his tyres and tubes on a run to France with his BMW X5 exhausts

chatman · **Posts:** 2755 **Location:** Riding my bike somewhere

Madasnibbor wrote:

Not sure on the exhaust position on a kuga. but my mate melted his tyres and tubes on a run to France with his BMW X5 exhausts

I fitted a down pipe adapter on end of my exhaust pipe.... But those kuga ones and BMW ones are fitted out back to just look pretty :-)

Simon · **Posts:** 1151 **Location:** Harold Wood

Madasnibbor wrote:

Not sure on the exhaust position on a kuga. but my mate melted his tyres and tubes on a run to France with his BMW X5 exhausts

Good point mate!yeah the kuga's exhaust both run out the back of the bumper and get very hot!

Madasnibbor · **Posts:** 1694

Just thought I would mention the pendle looks high in the pic so should be ok. Knowing Martin he properly was flat out for eight hours

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