Hauser_III

Has anybody found a good bike rack for the 997, other than the ridiculously over-priced Porsche Tequipment rack? I searched the posts, but either nobody's brought this up before, or my search skills are really, really bad.

OCBen

It was discussed a little over a year ago, but as an aside. You would have had to search through "entire posts" (a lot, lot slower process) instead of the usual "thread titles" to find it.

So you're breaking new ground actually with this thread.

Hauser_III

Now I feel better, because Ben didn't immediately find several posts that had already discussed this issue to death

When I bought the car, my salesperson told me that the base roof transport system was about $200, and the add-on bike carrier was about $500, and $500 for the add-on bike carrier just struck me as totally ridiculous. Turns out she wasn't correct about that, as I just called the parts department to get an exact number, and the bike carrier itself is $214 (which is over-priced, but not horrendously) and the two-rail base roof transport system is $555.

cgomez

It is the same part as for the 996. I bought mine (bars and bike rack) at 30% of MSRP on EBay
However, the good thing is that you don't have to get the Porsche brand rack. In fact the Porsche one is made by Thule. SO might want to get the $214 bars from Porsche to get the nice Logos but buy the rack from Thule and it will fit your "OEM" roof bars (at least 50% the price, I think)

tkids

Agree with CGOMEZ. Buy the base system and then try the Thule V2 which would match the alum look of the rack.

http://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...uctId=12337166

Make sure to check with http://www.sunsetimports.com/ for the best price on the base system!

ph997

tkids is exactly right. I got the base RTS bars from Sunset Imports and then mounted my own Thule V2s from a previous setup. You need to get the adapter for the V2s to fit the Thule Aerobar. I ordered these directly from Thule for less than $20.

The Porsche rack can be mounted or taken off in less than 10 minutes. The connection posts fit the mounts perfectly and there is no trauma to the car. Great rack!

Vancouver83LTD

good for you actually using your porsche!
even if it will more than likely be for a roadbike
somehow I can't see my mountain bikes being on the roof of any 911

meaker

I will be using my Porsche when I get it, but don't think my BMX race bike or my mountain bike will make it up on the roof. I would be to worried of bumping the car.

Vancouver83LTD

You could get a rear hitch style attachment
I dunno I doubt you'd bump the car, neither is particularly heavy and it's far from a tall car.

Rave

As there is no spare wheel - just a can of hair lacquer - a mountain bike is a very sensible idea.

PDQ PDK CAYMAN S

I have done the job with a trailer hitch and it works well.

meaker

I had never seen a TH on a 911, how bad does that look?

bellatrix

I'm looking for a system to carry two triathlon bikes on my 997S coupe...any photos of bikes actually mounted on a coupe (either on the roof or on a trailer hitch) would be greatly appreciated...cheers

Hauser_III

I'm really curious to see what the trailer hitch looks like. Do you have any pictures you could post?

gota911

Here is a link which shows a pic from the Tequipment section on the Porsche site.

http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessori...n36/n104/n139/

Or you can also carry your own "bobsled"

http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessori...n36/n104/n137/