Thanks for the inspiration! I have a VW Golf GTI, so I have less of a problem with air resistance than you do (it is a hatchback) and my bike is much lighter - 150 pound trials motorcycle! So I'm thinking of giving this a try.

Build an air foil that sites on the trunk and locks in place via straps under the trunk lid when you close it or something like that.

This good idea and logical for better gas mileage bike hauler. I've never seen a car with a bike on back ever!!! Good stuff man!!!

I have a trailer like yours and it serves other purposes as well for other duties. For short trips the car lift is good. For longer trips use the trailer. No need to spend money and time and effort to decrease the air drag.

Install a rear wing/spoiler on the trunk. Maybe with a DRS system when the bike isn't on there. Bonus is you get more rear downforce. But you might upset the balance and have to offset the additional rear downforce with a front wing. You don't want to end up with too much oversteer or understeer.

Awesome! I'm going to build one myself. Is this constructed out of steel 1 1/4" wide and 1/16" thick tube for the 3 rails connecting to the hitch/frame and then 1" wide and 1/16" thick tube for the carrier? Thank you!

So this might help. You have the bar that extends over the bike to lock it into place. Why not build onto that. My suggestion would be that you build a ramp like structure. So a recrangular frame welded onto the down post and then another rectangular frame welded infront of the post and above the trunk. So if standing at the side of the yaris there should be a L shape. Then sheet the frame with a curved "ramp". You could use perspex or thin aluminium. What is nice about this idea is that there is no modifications to your car. When releasing the bike, the "ramp" will come off with the bike clamp.

Thank you. That’s valuable information.

Maybe a roof spoiler? I don't mean some ricey thing, just something that extends the roof line a few inches, so that you force the air over and past the bike. Something like those flat spoilers that were on ef civics. Just less ricey looking.

3ft wide sheet metal, put a heavy break on one end and let lay flat across the trunk onto the seat. Bolt it down etc....

Is it better if installed in a van?

It's a great build! Don't go faster than it can tolerate.Everything has a limit. Stick to it.

Put the ring on the other side of the pinion and a couple of cameras on the handlebars.ORTake the lid off the trunk and put on an extended tailgate. Maybe roof rack thingy to hold front wheel.

Vegas, I have a small trailer and light bike (150 KTM) that I pull with my 2018 Subi Crosstrek. I'm thinking about a carrier like yours. Can you approximate the difference in MPG to expect between pulling a small open trailer or a hitch carrier for us?

Nice ingenuity keep perfecting it. 😊

Still good though,parking alone is a big bonus:)

I have thought about this, but what about the tongue weight of the car? It seems like that is quite a bit for such a small car that wasn't designed for a heavy tongue weight. I am thinking the suspension will be compressed quite a bit and also maybe damage to the frame of the car long term?

Looks awesome too...

On the roof facing foreword is the best option on a car like that it will not fight the wind

My LB7 Duramax Diesel, gets 21mpg with 2 bikes full of gear or empty. Still get that on the 500 rwhp tune, and the power is nice.

Buy a deck lid spoiler. Remember the 80s trans-am and camaro? Do something like that about 6 inches high

What if you add a spoiler lip at the end of your roof to create some kind of wave above the bike

What is the tongue weight capacity on the car? I have been thinking about this for a nidsan rogue but max tongue weight is 100lbs.

I like the ingenuity. Good job, you might be just a little too critical on your results. About the only way to attempt to drop the form drag from your bike would be to stow it such that it leans toward or away from the car. That might help some, but not worth the effort in my opinion and no guarantee. Plus if you have to move the bike center of gravity rearward, it will load the hitch attachment to the car just that much more, I wouldn't want to do too much of that....especially if you occasionally bottom the car's suspension off roading.

Three grommeted stainless carriage bolts through trunk👍🏻

Mate you need to modify the wheel wells so the bike sits lower on the rack and it will also lower the centr of gravity. Goday from Australia

Just a thought but mabey a cargo carrier on the roof might raise the stream of air a little bit and help it pass over the bike

I’m tryna take my 2019 Honda grom using one of these with my 2018 Accord . Driving from kJ to Florida. Any tips? Should I be fine using this method of transport for my grom?

Do you happen to know the tongue weight rating on your hitch? The hitches I am finding for my car are rated 200 pounds tongue weight. My crf250 weighs 230 dry plus the weight of my dirtbike mount for the hitch probably 30 pounds. Maybe I’m worrying to much about it being over the rating but I don’t wanna loose my bike down the road...

Nice truthful follow-up video. To address the side drag issue, perhaps you could build 2 fairings for the side of the car that hang from the inside of the truck lid and strap them down under the rear quarter panels (or mount them on the bike or rack itself...likewise an air deflector on top of the trunk lid? Of course there will be disappointments because the project is a compromise, but on the upside, overall it looks like a success. Clearly not needing to schlep all your gear from side yard to garage is a bonus and time saver! As I must have commented before, the biggest concern I have is about long term structural integrity of the chassis due to the added load and interface joints of the rack's 3 rails and how this impacts durability of the Yaris. Also short term: crash safety and vehicle dynamics. I am sure you also get some adverse steering dynamics (Yaw effects) from the weight in the back shifting the car's CG (center of Gravity) rearward (to offset this you could add weight to the front of the car, but that's not desirable either). I like the way you modified your front property wall for storing the trailer. Did you have an HOA issue with that?

Seams like splitting hairs at this point. You are getting far better MPG than anyone else carrying a MC. Be happy, never gona perfect. Well maybe my 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid that I’m going to get will be perfect😃

What did you do to stiffen up the rear suspension?

try loading a heavy bike on it. most cars have a class 2 tow hitch and a downward weight limit on the hitch at 350lbs and pulling weight of ~3,500lbs. my 460lbs motorcycle would likely damage the framing of my car hauling it like this. any bump and it would likely shear a bolt or rip the hitch out of the frame.

Pretty cool man!!

what i the hook thing? you made this or bought like that?

Get on with it, that's not a bad mpg. If ur bored u could hook some tough fabric(prelata) to the top of the car and drop over the bike, so there's no big turbulence :)

Do you think I can do this on a Ford Crown Victoria?

Hey Vegas RoManiac, great channel! What did you do about the rear squatting so much? Im going to use my Scion TC the same way. Did you just leave it stock, or add some sort of spring helper?

Not a big problem , it still can do the job & carry the motorcycle .

can you drive it in highway how about the signal light?

You could get a lil tacoma 2 wheel drive and get 25 mpg not quite as good as your car but a heck of alot less red in the neck .

make a fiber glas spoiler o wooden. taller rhat the bike so you can redirectiin de air!!! you can atach it to the boot cap! nice poryect as well

nice projekt specially for vw tdi 45 mpg or something...

put a spoiler on the roof of the car to deflect the air over the bike.

vegas! I have the same exact yaris as you but my MPG has really declined I don't know what to do!

Really looks nice Bro!!! I am interested on your Strapless tie down. Looks Sweet!!!! Any info on that would be appreciated.

ai facut o treaba excelenta, din punctul meu de vedere consumul mai mare nu pune in umbra celelalte plusuri ! Imi plac mult filmuletele de tip "trail riding" :) pe cand ceva nou ? salutari din romania !

Add a duck lip spoiler bro ! And I'll probably fix that

Use straps to to to compress the suspension,that will get the motorcycle down out of the wind.

No issues on the driving performance of your little toyota?

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Half of a round saucer sled

Use the trailer in stead! No one will think that anything of value is inside it. You will have plenty of storage room for tools, spare parts and dirty clothes. You could also advertise your chanel on it, even thogh it screams VegasRomaniac as is ;)

Shit. I think I can do this on my 2006 Volvo S80 awd then (w my yz250) You inspired me.

i'm still impressed with your motorack. i wish i could have you build one for my truck. i don't like the off-the-shelf ones. i feel like i need to design a three receiver version....

Great job on the hauler, innovative system with the strapless tie down, however after reading the comments and seeing how reluctant you are to get rid of your toyota yaris, I will notify you of the saying “If you can’t afford it, don’t buy it” as in if you can’t afford to properly transport your dirt bike with a truck or van, either because of your inability to purchase one or your inability to afford the MPG of a truck or van, perhaps you should consider a different hobby rather than one that requires you to transport your dirt bike on either a home made rack that drastically affects your top speed and fuel economy due to drag, or a sketchy trailer that isn’t supposed to go past 45mpg.

That car probably has a 70 pound tongue weight capacity. How did you modify the unibody construction to allow for 300 pounds?

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Install a spoiler on the car roof. See if it works.

build a shell that will cover your car and the motorcycle and then put the whole thing inside a tesla truck.

Put a Spoiler on will make the car more Bling.... Nice Job though...

Daca ai pune niste air-pockets ajustabile pe spate ca sa te ajute cu greutatea? Nu crezi ca ar fi mai bine?

Just put a plastic cover on the back of the hood that will also cover the bike.

It won't work 600 lbs motorcycle for 08 Impala??????

Some kind of a rear spoiler

A piece of plastic that has flex will work from boot to bike

Don't know what to tell you. Smaller bike maybe? HAHA. Ride safe my 2 wheel friends.

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Vegas RoManiac, hahaha, wtf, you not suppose to drive faster than 70mph anyway !!

Would you be Will to make me one?

Nothing new, been using these in the UK since the early '70's.

You think I can do this on a Honda S2000? 💀 idk what to do, I haven’t seen anyone with a convertible do this

Turbo the car

Get a jeep. Lol

300lbs is NOT going to "Make or Break" a cars structural limits, LMAO............I'm tired of these towing snobs, that think it's the End of the world, for a 3000+lbs car to be exceeded by a tiny amount.....these people are flat out idiots. I agree, trailers suck.....they are Very dangerous, can put you in bad positions Quickly, and require maintenance.

How about just buy a truck bud.

well you shouldnt be driving a yaris in the 1st place. just upgrade that and you'll be good.

a tarp or clever use of plastic would solve that problem