Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, well be test-fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot platform style two-bike carrier, part number PS63134. To begin our test fit, well simply slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, let out the hitch pinhole, and install the hitch pin. That will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the back of the bike rack is 14 inches. From the closet point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 8 inches.
Well now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform to open our truck. We're now almost ready to load our bike. All well need to do is undo the wheel loop straps and make sure they're out of the way. We also need to make sure that our vertical bar clamps are fully extended. Well place the bike into the wheel loops.
We can then bring the vertical bar up, remembering to reinstall the pin holding the bar in place. We can then bring the top bar clamp down over the top bar of our bike, securing our bike to the bike rack. Well move back down to the wheel loops, where well put the straps through the wheel and secure them on the other side. That's it, our bike is loaded, and we're ready to hit the road. That completes our test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot platform style bike carrier, part number PS63134 on our 2012 Honda Civic..
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic
Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, were going to be testing the Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH9029. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well make sure to line up the hitch pin holes and then feed in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Next we will go over a few clearance measurements; weve got about 9-1/2 of ground cleaner to the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. We have about 2-1/2 of clearance between the closet part of the vehicle and the closet part of the bike rack. We also want to check our vehicle and make sure we still have full cargo area access.
Thule T2 Platform Style Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic
Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, were going to be test fitting the Thule T2 Platform Style bike carrier, number TH917xtr. To mount the carrier to our vehicle, well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch making sure we line up the hitch pin hole, and then we will take our anti-rattle bolt, thread it in, and tighten down using a wrench. Next we will go over a few clearance measurements; weve got about a quarter of an inch of clearance between the closet part of the bike rack and the closet part of the vehicle. Weve got about 10of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground and weve added about 12 of overall length to the rear of the vehicle with the carrier folded up. We also want to check for rear vehicle access, well fold the bike rack down flat and well open our trunk to make sure we can open it all the way and access our cargo area even with the bike rack installed. Weve added about 31 of length to the rear of our vehicle when the carrier is folded down flat.
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic
Today we have a 2012 Honda Civic and were going to be test fitting the Thule Double Track Hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH990xt. To mount the carrier to our vehicle we will insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well thread into our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next we will go over a couple of clearance measurements, weve got about 3-/12 of space between the closet part of the vehicle and the closet part of the carrier, weve got about 9 of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. Overall, weve added about 10 of length to the rear of our vehicle. We also want to check for rear vehicle access.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic
Today on our 2012 Honda Civic, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 hitch mounted bike carrier, part number S63410. Now since we only have a class one hitch on our Honda Civic, we don't want to load any more than two bikes on this particular rack. To mount the carrier to the vehicle, we're going to insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll make sure to line up the hitch pin hole so we can feed in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next we'll go over some clearance measurements. Weve got about seven and a half inches of clearance between the closest part of the bike rack and the closest part of the vehicle.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic
Today on our 2012 Honda Civic were going to be test fitting the Sportrack Thule Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number A30901. To mount this carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch making sure that we line up the hitch pinholes. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a few clearance measurements. Weve got about 10 inches of clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. Weve got about 6 inches of clearance from the closest part of the bike rack to the vehicle.
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Civic
Today on our 2012 Honda Civic were going to be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa aluminum bike rack, part number S102. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well make sure to line up the hitch pin hold, then well take the hand mount to tighten the anti-rattle device. Once weve done that we can throw a pin through our pin hole and secure it with a lock. Next well go over a couple of clearance measurements. Weve got about 1 inch of clearance between the closest part of the bike carrier and the closest part of the vehicle.
