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Old 06-28-2019, 11:25 AM
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That is the Seasucker komodo rack.

I run Mini-Bomber on rear glass and back wheels on wing. Modified a front wheel holder for rear deck to get two suction cups per rear wheel for redundancy.


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Old 06-28-2019, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by LionelB
Is the GT3 roof different than the C2 roof ? Because I used my seasucker with the C2 for 3 years and no issue at all.
The C2 has the mounting points built in to attach a rack - not sure what other differences there may be (maybe the C2 is stronger to support the rack it is designed to hold).
Old 06-28-2019, 11:42 AM
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That Komodo rack looks slick but is only for road bikes.... I guess better than nothing. Not a whole lot of reviews of it (not surprising considering the price of that thing).
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Originally Posted by GrantG
The C2 has the mounting points built in to attach a rack - not sure what other differences there may be (maybe the C2 is stronger to support the rack it is designed to hold).
Not sure if the roof panel on the GT3 differs from the C2. I doubt it. The factory racks never touch the roof panel. The little flip-up feet stand clear of roof. The GT3 has plastic blanks in place of the metal flip-up attachment points.

One way to get the factory mounts is to get a Turbo and put a .2 RS body kit on it... ;-)


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I use Mini Bomber with no problems. It is a two bike rack but its design might be more suitable for GT3. It has four sucking cups in a line, so you can have them all close to the edge of the roof (it is less wobbly there) instead of three legged design of Talon that has one cup further from the edge. More important for heavier MTB bike. I would love Komodo but it does not work with MTB.

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Originally Posted by fbroen
Not sure if the roof panel on the GT3 differs from the C2. I doubt it. The factory racks never touch the roof panel. The little flip-up feet stand clear of roof. The GT3 has plastic blanks in place of the metal flip-up attachment points.

One way to get the factory mounts is to get a Turbo and put a .2 RS body kit on it... ;-)


Oh wow, you're right! It's missing the NACA ducts on the frunk (he cheaped out on the full conversion).
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Originally Posted by R123
I use Mini Bomber with no problems. It is a two bike rack but its design might be more suitable for GT3. It has four sucking cups in a line, so you can have them all close to the edge of the roof (it is less wobbly there) instead of three legged design of Talon that has one cup further from the edge. More important for heavier MTB bike. I would love Komodo but it does not work with MTB.

Fair points but Talon on the other hand can be attached two cups on the front windscreen and one at the roof edge.
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ok, picked my Levo Expert yesterday. 18,5kgs without battery doesn't sound much but once I lifted this off the ground I said there is no way I would put it on the roof of my GT3 attached to suction cups. Light bicycles no problem but this is just way too much even that its below the holders max weight limit.
Great bicycle by the way. I recommend at least trying one !
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Originally Posted by qbix
ok, picked my Levo Expert yesterday. 18,5kgs without battery doesn't sound much but once I lifted this off the ground I said there is no way I would put it on the roof of my GT3 attached to suction cups. Light bicycles no problem but this is just way too much even that its below the holders max weight limit.
Great bicycle by the way. I recommend at least trying one !
I've been wanting to ebike but I think they are illegal on all the trails here in CA
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Originally Posted by CAlexio
I've been wanting to ebike but I think they are illegal on all the trails here in CA
Illegal? Seriously? For what reason?
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Originally Posted by fbroen
That is the Seasucker komodo rack.

I run Mini-Bomber on rear glass and back wheels on wing. Modified a front wheel holder for rear deck to get two suction cups per rear wheel for redundancy.




anyone try this position with the Gorilla glass on the GT3RS? (or on a 458 roof?)
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Originally Posted by qbix
ok, picked my Levo Expert yesterday. 18,5kgs without battery doesn't sound much but once I lifted this off the ground I said there is no way I would put it on the roof of my GT3 attached to suction cups. Light bicycles no problem but this is just way too much even that its below the holders max weight limit.
Great bicycle by the way. I recommend at least trying one !
FWIW, ran two MTBs today for the first time with my setup. No problem.
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Has anyone used the Sea Sucker Komodo on a GT3? Any wing clearance issues? Thanks!!
Old 04-27-2021, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by qbix
Originally Posted by CAlexio
I've been wanting to ebike but I think they are illegal on all the trails here in CA
Illegal? Seriously? For what reason?
Because the hikers hate the bikers and bikers hate the horse folks and the horse folks hate everyone. As a consequence no rules ever get amended.

I sometimes ride an eMTB on the trails any way — no one cares if you are kind and respectful.



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