bike rack to hold the weight of one mb with a GEBE 40cc engine. It has to be able to fit on a 2001 VW Jetta.SS
Hi shawnshank/everyone.
I perked up when I read you had a VW Jetta. This might mean you have a
1 1/4" receiver due to weight limit restrictions for your car.
I had a bike rack for my camper/truck set up for a 2" receiver. Since, I sold
the camper and Use the truck for work only. So.... I needed my set up to fit
on my Saturn Vue with the 1 1/4" receiver.
Heres what I did, allowing me to open the hatch and converting from 2" to 1 1/4".
I made a trip to tractor supply and bought a 2" receiver and a 1 1/4" hitch.
As per my photos (which I just shot at -17 below HaHa) you could weld the 2 together
to make an adapter so you could use a standard 2" bike rack and use that rack to
flip flop between 1 1/4" or 2" receivers. If not for you, it may help others. graucho