BIKE RAKE RECEIVER FOR 3475RL - Montana Owners Club

YOPPER · 11-20-2006, 07:09 AM

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

ols1932 · 11-20-2006, 07:41 AM

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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

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

bsmeaton · 11-20-2006, 08:06 AM

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.

Sandymom · 11-20-2006, 09:50 AM

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

DONnANNIE · 11-20-2006, 10:35 AM

Yopper - your URL didn't work.

Also, you might talk with LonnieB. His signature photos show a 4WD ORV trailer behind his Montana.

faeb and genb · 11-20-2006, 11:42 AM

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

Craig A · 11-20-2006, 11:49 AM

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.

jrgwdenner · 11-20-2006, 01:50 PM

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.

DHenry · 11-20-2006, 03:26 PM

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.

Hemlockusa · 11-20-2006, 03:57 PM

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

texdeano · 11-21-2006, 03:08 AM

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.

neighborman · 11-23-2006, 12:33 PM

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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