Video Transcript for Does it Fit? Testing the Yakima HighSpeed Roof Bike Rack on a 2017 Ford Taurus

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Taurus, we're gonna be test fitting the Yakima High Speed Rooftop Bike Rack, part number Y02115. We already have our bike installed on our rack. Let's take a closer look and show off some of the features. How the bike is attached to the rack, we're not gonna have any frame contact at all. Instead, we're gonna have a rear wheel strapped here, to keep it in place, which is adjustable along the bike rack to accommodate bikes of different sizes.And then, up at the front, we'll have this skewer mount gripping our bike by the forks. This skewer can be removed and replaced, so you can use this with through axles as well.

With everything installed as it is, we're not gonna have any issue of clearance between the trunk and the bike rack 'cause you can see there's more than enough space there. And at the end, we also have this integrated cable lock with a knockout so you can replace it with a Yakima SKS core. And there's also an additional lock up at this portion here to attach your bike rack to the roof rack as well. And if you get the SKS system for this, you can make these both keyed alike.Let's go and take the bike off. We'll start by pushing the top portion of the gray tab here in to release the strap.

And up front, with our skewer mount here, we'll open it up by releasing the lever and lifting the bike up and off. If you wanted to remove the skewer, just come to this knob here. Turn it to the left to loosen up. You can remove that, and replace it to be used with through axles. How this actually attaches to your roof rack ...

we're gonna have these rubber coated steel straps along the bottom, as well as at the front portion here. And up top, here you can see that knockout where you can replace it with a lock core. And how these attach You tighten up the straps by this gray knob here. Put in the snap. Push it down.

And push that into place. And it's the same for the front side as well.And there you have it for the Yakima High Speed Rooftop Bike Rack on our 2017 Ford Taurus.Here on our test course, we'll start by going through the slalom. This is gonna show us the side to side action. This simulates turning corners or evasively maneuvering. Once we get tot the full speed bumps, we'll see the up and down action. This will be just like driving in and out of a parking lot, parking garage or driveway. Once we get to the alternating speed bumps, we'll see the twisting action. This will simulate hitting a curb or a pot hole, or driving over uneven pavement.