RavynX

Hi everyone, I'll be picking up a bmx bike soon and I want to be able to transport it places for me to ride. Unfortunately both of my cars are roadsters (S2000 and Miata) since I race them in competitions. The Miata has a hidden hitch which I use for my tire trailer. Normally I would just get a normal bike rack hitch and be done but since this one is hidden it points downwards at a 45 degree angle. Is there a company that makes adjustable bike racks for custom hitches or a bike rack that either replaces or uses the ball on the receiver arm?

masiman

I neither know of a ball mount bike carrier nor a hitch manufacturer that makes carriers for custom hitches. There are definitely custom carrier makers but that is more along the lines of team race cars and such. Along the same lines, you could probably find a local metal fab shop that could make you a custom adapter that would enable you to use a standard hitch mount bike carrier. You'll only need to decide what size receiver you want, 1.25" or 2".

LongIslandTom

If nobody makes a 45-degree receiver adapter, how about simply using that tire trailer to transport your bike?

RavynX

Yeah that sounds like the solution I would have to go with. I have a couple of friends that can weld. It's a 1.25" receiver.

I could in a last ditch effort but small trailers are impossible to back up. I'd also have to take up an extra parking space or pull in and cut 3-4 of them off.

RavynX

How the current receiver bar and hitch look like...

gerald_g 

Although my hitch mount rack came with an insert from factory, it is a single bolt (just like the ball) to remove from the insert.
I suggest looking around, you may find one with a single bolt that you can simply remove from the factory insert and bolt onto your receiver.

Like this.... (mine is more like the second one.)

https://www.discount-trailers.com/hit...-bike-rack.htm

or this

https://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/x...-mount-reviews

RavynX

Excellent, thank you! This will work perfectly.

masiman

I had not seen these before but I had not looked either. I hope they work for you. I assume they will since it seems like you only want to carry the one bike, maybe two. Let us know what you think of the product if you get it.

Good luck.

RavynX

Will do, I'll keep you all posted.

gerald_g 

BTW those were just examples of a concept I posted, nut a suggested retailer or anything. I just posted the first two I saw.

RavynX

lol, no worries. I'm not holding you responsible.

gerald_g 

whewwww - I'm no purchasing consultant... lol

reggieroo

Here is one that attaches to the ball on the hitch

https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...34374302692829

hwycruiser

Yakima makes racks that have an interchangeable part that allows for switching to 1'1/4" to 2" ball. I think it is the "Bighorn" model but maybe more (call them). You could take the mount arm to welding shop and have them heat and bend it to the right angle for you. Since the part is replaceable you would not be taking a chance on the whole rack.