Yaris hatch bike rack

[xtremesniper]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

No. Been there with the RS bumper for slightly over 4 years now. If your hitch bolts are secure, which they bloody well better be, there is no movement. That hitch has seen frequent use with a bike rack (3 bikes), as well as a well loaded cargo basket. I do have a small piece of duct tape placed between the receiver and the skirt so I don't have direct metal on plastic contact.

Oh, nice! I didn't even know class 1 hitches could carry 3 bikes. And good idea on using duct tape to prevent direct contact.

I'm going to dig around and total up some costs for a good hitch and rack. So far I found these:

Hitch --

CURT - http://www.curtmfg.com/part/110503#tab=all
I found this one at Parts Engine for $166.18 CAD

UHAUL - Found one for $129.95 CAD + ball mount and ball is extra (not even sure if it's needed)

Bike rack --

Thule Doubletrack - http://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Bike-R...e/TH990XT.html (still looking for a canadian retailer as the only one I found so far was $100 more than etrailer --> http://www.hitchcity.com/ecommerce/b...ubletrack.html)

I was thinking about a Vertex 2 but it doesn't have a locking mechanism included.