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11-20-2006, 07:09 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: WARREN
Posts: 115
M.O.C. #6547
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BIKE RAKE RECEIVER FOR 3475RL
I AM A NEWBIE TO MONTANA'S. WHAT IS UP WITH THEM NOT HAVING A REAR BUMPER FOR RECEIVER ON 2007 TO ATTACH TO. HAVE YAKIMA BIKE CARRIER. WIFE AND LIKE TO STAY FIT RIDING OUR BIKES. ANY IDEAS TO SOLVE PROBLEM? THANKS
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11-20-2006, 07:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posts: 4,876
M.O.C. #1944
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by YOPPER
I AM A NEWBIE TO MONTANA'S. WHAT IS UP WITH THEM NOT HAVING A REAR BUMPER FOR RECEIVER ON 2007 TO ATTACH TO. HAVE YAKIMA BIKE CARRIER. WIFE AND LIKE TO STAY FIT RIDING OUR BIKES. ANY IDEAS TO SOLVE PROBLEM? THANKS
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I don't think a rear bumper would look very good on the Montana. Plus, Lippert will not warranty their chassis if it has any type of hitch on the back.
Orv
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11-20-2006, 08:06 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
Posts: 5,615
M.O.C. #6109
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YOPPER,
Welcome to the Forum! There are some add on hitches you can put on (do a search for posts by OZZ). There are also some neat racks that attach to your front pin-box to carry them on the front.
A third alternative I'm looking at is a roof mounted rack on my TV. Must be 600 square feet of roof up there on my crew cab. Won't be popular with the Colorado cowboy clan here with a big YAKIMA thing on the roof of my pickup, but so be it.
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11-20-2006, 09:50 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Flowery Branch
Posts: 55
M.O.C. #5837
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Yopper,
I'm also looking for a solution for our two bikes without jeopardizing the Lippert warranty (although I don't think a bike rack would present any real potential for damage or failure). One option I've found is a front mounted hitch for the TV - see:
Not sure why the original link didn't work - here's an update:
http://tinyurl.com/yxcc4b
Mike
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11-20-2006, 10:35 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Liberty Lake
Posts: 2,310
M.O.C. #6088
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Yopper - your URL didn't work.
Also, you might talk with LonnieB. His signature photos show a 4WD ORV trailer behind his Montana.
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11-20-2006, 11:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location:
Posts: 1,804
M.O.C. #57
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I put a front mount hitch on truck. Got it at J C Whitney. Works well for 2 bikes or I have a Tray that I pin in the reciever & haul a moped.
Gene
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11-20-2006, 11:49 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bradenton
Posts: 200
M.O.C. #6228
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If you don't already own a Montana, take a look at the Montana Mountaineer. They have a really neat slide bumper with a tray on it. I removed the plastic insert on mine and replaced it with aluminum diamond plate. Then I mounted two front fork mounts on it. Works great and even holds both of my 60 wheelbase recumbents with the front tire removed.
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11-20-2006, 01:50 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Wetumpka
Posts: 4,936
M.O.C. #1105
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The issue with the lack of rear bumpers on Montanas has been around for a long time but obviously Keystone won't bite. I'm sure there's some structural reason involving more $$ that effects their final decision. Most of us wish there was the ability to put a bike rack back there.
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11-20-2006, 03:26 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Forestville
Posts: 6,025
M.O.C. #496
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I have a front receiver on my TV and I put my Yakima bike rack in it then put the two bikes on the rack. I must tell you that I would never drive with all that up front. There is to much distraction up there. You have to drive looking through the tires. I am with the others, there should be a receiver on the rear of the Montana. I am going to go for the ladder bike rack.
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11-20-2006, 03:57 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Missiion
Posts: 983
M.O.C. #4766
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I think Keystone would hit a home run, should they provide a frame or do the research that would allow a trailer hitch on their frame WITH WARRANTY. I know that some would over do it, and that I think is what keeps Keystone from authorizing it.
I was hoping in the future they would authorize it, with a weight limit, about 1000# I have a EZ Go Golf cart that I would surely love to take on our extended stay trips
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11-21-2006, 03:08 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Dumas
Posts: 104
M.O.C. #4480
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Well I carry two on a ladder bike rack and only trouble with it is you can't very well us the ladder until they are off.
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11-23-2006, 12:33 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: May 2003
Location:
Posts: 52
M.O.C. #323
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I have one of the ladder mounted bike racks, and while it works OK, after a round trip from Tennessee to Arizona, I found that it loosened the screws that mounted the ladder to the fifth wheel. Now, I just use it on relatively short trips. It takes a few minutes to get the bikes mounted, but everything is secure, and stays put.
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