How to Safely Carry Two E-Bikes on a 5th Wheel Without Blocking Lights or Hitting Your RV  

Thanks for the detail response. I was reading the install instructions and it appears that the hitch needs to be rated for 350 lbs and mine is only 300 lbs, is this going to be a concern for my application? Also, can I use a short hitch extender to get enough clearance for the handlebars not to hit the RV? I will also need a compatible license plate bracket since the wheel will cover about 1/2 of the license plate, please provide recommendation. Can you also recommend a bike cover for the bikes while on the back of the RV.

Jeff, most important IMHO is a Class III or better hitch receiver, next a RV rated bike rack always using an anti-sway device. There are helpful YouTube videos on how to load your e-bikes. Always remove your bike batteries and transport separately before loading bikes. For the Hollywood Rack RV Rider, lower completely the rack center post. Easiest to only load one bike wheel at a time. Inner bike faces the driver, outer bike faces the passenger side. Using the bike brakes and pulling backwards on the handle bar, one can easily raise only the front bike wheel and set it in the outer bike wheel holder, then raise the rear wheel into the outer wheel holder. When ready, first move the bike rear wheel to the inner wheel holder, then move the front bike wheel. Raise and secure the rack center post, then secure the inner bike. In the same manner load and secure the outer bike. LOCK everything (add additional tie downs and security if desired). Done. Unloading follows the opposite order of steps. We only cover bike seats and instrument controllers unless there is weather in which case we have bike covers and netting. This advice comes from retirees with 13 years traveling in our 5th wheel RV with dogs and bikes to Alaska (2x), across the USA 4x, Canada to Mexico 6x.

I purchased the Hollywood RV bike rack to replace rack that was supposed to be RV rated that totally failed. After traveling 1500 miles with 2 full size Aventon E-bikes averaging 60 lbs each the Hollywood rack has held up well. I have the rack on the back of a 38ft 5th wheel Grand Design camper and found it necessary to add a 8 inch hitch extender(which is allowed in the literature included with the rack) to allow enough clearance from the back of the camper.I added a stop and turn lamp to the back of the rack for increased visibility of the tail lights. I found it necessary to add a cross bar adapter to my step through bike to have adequate mounting of the rack clamps to the bike. The only problem I have had with the rack is even though I throughly tightened and installed the lock washer on the hand nut holding the vertical support arm it shook its way off. I now use a self locking nut in its place.yhe back of a 5th wheel trailer is a rough ride and it have worked great.