Today on this 2005 Toyota Sienna minivan well go ahead and do a test fit of part number Y02426 from Yakima. This is a flipside four bike carrier. Lets start off by installing our rackinto a two inch receive r hitch. This rack will also fit an inch and a quarter receiver hitch, Class II only. It will work with a two inch receiver hitch with the bushing that we will be using today. Well slide it in and install the inaudible 0:00:23:5 and then well tighten it down, then well go ahead and put the safety pin in.
Now well take some measurements for clearance between the bumper and the bike rack, and the bike rack and the ground. At its closest point the bike rack is about two and a quarter inches away from the bumper. From the ground to the bottom of the bike rack will be eight and a quarter inches. The bicycle rack is in a stowed position. Lets go ahead and move it out of the way to check for access to the back of the vehicle.
Well pull out this pin and just push it ot the side. Y ou can got to either side with this. Now well put it back up and fold the amrs. Pull back on the arms and pull back ont eh trigger here on top, and then you can pull them up. Lets go ahead and load up the bike.
Well loosen up the straps first. As you can see the cradles will move back and forth on the arm to adjust as you need. When you engage the anti-sway it locks them in place. Now well put our bike on the rack and pull the anti-sway cradle and pull it down to the seat tube. Pull the strap around it and take one strap over top and down to the cradle.
With that, that will finish it for our test fit of the Yakima Flipside on our 2005 Toyota Sienna. .
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2006 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier both 1-1/4 and 2 inches hitches, Part Number S63410. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rank shank using the included two inch adapter into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. We'll now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the back of the bike rack measures 13 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack, here at the mast to the back of the vehicle measures 8-1/2 inches. We can now go ahead and pull the switch here on the base of the rack, which will allow us to tilt the mast down and open the cargo door.
Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2006 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Kua Sherpa Hitch Mounted 2 Bike Rack with Wheel Mount Cradles, Part Number S102. Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin hole, and slide the hitch pin in. We can then move to the back of the shank where we can tighten that down securing the bike rack to the vehicle. We'll now and go ahead, and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bottom of the bike rack is 11 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack with the bike rack in the stored position to the back of the vehicle measures 2-1/2 inches. We'll now go ahead and pull the handle and unfold the platform.
Kuat NV Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2006 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2006 Toyota Sienna, well be test fitting the Kuat Aluminum Hitch Mounted Two Bike Rack with Wheel Mount Cradles. This is the Kuat NV, part number N101. To being our test fit, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pin holes and slide the hitch pin in. Well then move to the back of the shank and tighten the anti-rattle knob down securing the bike rack to the vehicle. With that done, well go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance here at the bike rack measures ten inches.
Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace 4, part number Y02451. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes and use our securing pin to attach the bike rack. Then well use the hand knob at the base of the rack to tighten up and engage our anti-rattle lock. Now well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 3 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle.
Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number TH934XTR. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 5 inches of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 15 inches of length to the rear of the vehicle.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota Sienna
Today on our 2012 Toyota Sienna, we'll be test fitting the Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier, part number Y02422. To mount our carrier to the vehicle, we'll insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. We'll line up our hitch pin hole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next, we'll go over a handful of clearance measurements. We've got about 10 inches of ground clearance and about 1/2-inch of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall, we've added about 10 inches of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier's arms folded down.
