Originally Posted by
madpogue
I had a trunk rack once. Got rear-ended. Negligible damage to the car, TOTALLED the bike; EVERYTHING was bent; .
Originally Posted by
Beaker
Also, I had my car rear ended this w/e, although my reaction was "meh, had the car 6yrs and insurance will get this", I'd have been hopping mad if I'd wrecked a bike.
A friend of mine was just rear-ended while carrying his bike on the rear. Neither insurance company wants to pay for the totaled $3k bike, so now he has to sue the other driver for the damage to the bike to get the other insurance company involved. What a pain.
Personally, I really like the Inno racks that bonktown has on sale from time to time for $70. These are perfect if you've already got an OEM rack with crossbar like on many SUVs. Probably not so helpful for your Honda though.