How to Secure an EBike to a $150 Black Widow Bike Rack with Ratchet Straps

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Жыл бұрын

When I looked I couldn't find any videos on how to get your ebike to stay on a Motorcycle Rack and how to properly use ratchet straps. This is me attempting to help people who want to use straps to secure their ebike to a rack.
I probably paid a total of $200 for my Black Widow Bike Rack and the Ratchet Straps to tie my bike down and another $200 to get a 2" receiver installed. So total cost around $400.
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@mstefan622 23 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for providing such a great video with great videography some of these guys do not know how to make a video and don't have proper angles like you did also that piece that you attached with the four bolts was the last piece on my carrier and I couldn't figure out how it went on because the instructions do not show it and I looked all over KZfaq for how to install it and then there you are thanks so much.

@richarddkearney 23 күн бұрын

You Welcome and thank you very much for your kind words

@debpaige7562 25 күн бұрын

If you order from vevor it comes with bar straps and ratchet straps. The rack is the same and cheaper. I have two Ave ton fat tire bikes so I got the rack for two first trip Minnesota to Florida worked great. Good luck

@richarddkearney 25 күн бұрын

Nice Information. Thank you

@ivymartinez270 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this!

@richarddkearney Ай бұрын

Your welcome

@guyaldrich5878 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this video !

@hollyjoemoles7827 Жыл бұрын

Hi Richard my name is Joe I really enjoy your videos and hope you keep up the good work thanks

@richarddkearney Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them Joe!

@iamthanos1423 10 ай бұрын

I have the same rack for use with a motorcycle. I’ve hauled it on 400 mile plus trips four times. No problems. Just my 2 cents.

@richarddkearney 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information

@tbright3527 Жыл бұрын

Lock your front forks and you can keep the tension on the tie downs. :)

@richarddkearney Жыл бұрын

Yes, I meant to mention that but forgot. Thank you for reminding me!

@MW-ib4xi Жыл бұрын

How do you lock the front forks

@tbright3527 Жыл бұрын

@@MW-ib4xi my bike has a black knob on the left fork tube to lock suspension

@MW-ib4xi Жыл бұрын

@@tbright3527 thank you

@VictorCastillo-hb5bs 3 ай бұрын

To lock the ebike down, I bought master lock cable locks. Ebike Hitch even has a hole in the rear where I pass the cable through and lock it down.

@richarddkearney 3 ай бұрын

That sounds very workable

@luckyboy1679 26 күн бұрын

Do the tie down straps come with the rack or do they need to be purchased separately? If so, what straps did you use? Thanks.

@richarddkearney 26 күн бұрын

The straps will have to be purchased separately if you don't already have some. I just type "ratchet straps" in Amazon search and picked a set. I also got the auto retract straps and have a link in the description, but I'm not sure they are the best type to get

@butchie2752 5 ай бұрын

Very informative. I have this rack. I’ve had some difficulty getting my very heavy ebike secure. If you were buying new ratchet straps, what would you recommend? Thanks.

@richarddkearney 5 ай бұрын

I'm certainly not a ratchet strap expert and haven't tried but 2 types so my opinion wouldn't be worth that much. In the video, I tried 2 different types and both work. I really liked the auto retractable one because it is easier to work while one of my hands is holding the bike up. The problem with that one is I can imagine that some kid would walk behind my car and release it by just pushing the big red button and create issues for me. Since I also use chains and locks to secure my bike, there wouldn't be any danger of them stealing the bike on a whim, but would still be irritating if someone did that.

@butchie2752 5 ай бұрын

@@richarddkearney good point. I had the same problem trying to retract the band while holding the bike up. I’ve got an Ariel Kepler which is a tall heavy bike.

@craiginnh8277 7 күн бұрын

Did you buy the straps from Black Widow, or did you get them locally? When I purchased the rack, nothing was said about the straps being an extra purchase.

@richarddkearney 7 күн бұрын

I purchased them off Amazon. I did not research it at all and brought 4 of one type and then 2 of another type. I guess all types would work so I didn't recommend any.

@craiginnh8277 6 күн бұрын

@@richarddkearney Thanks. I put in an order with Amazon tonight.

@DBM1029 2 ай бұрын

Do you have to tighten the 3 bolts at the bottom Every time you gonna use the ebike rack?

@richarddkearney 2 ай бұрын

If you take the bolts off you will have to put them back on. However, I have changed to a different connection method and with the new method I don't have to lay on the ground and tighten the bolts. I can do it just leaning over the rack.

@rvgrandmacharlotte4604 9 ай бұрын

don't know if you monitor this but what happened when you put it on the handlebars?

@richarddkearney 9 ай бұрын

I'm old and I don't remember exactly. What I think happened is while driving down the road the handlebars shifted which cause some slack in the straps and that damaged some parts on the bike.

@brianusa394 4 ай бұрын

Your heavy duty ratchet straps are overkill on 75# bike the placement is fine but if the heavy ratchet goes the wrong way your going to damage the car and or the bike. I didn’t notice but you need to lock the bike’s suspension or it could bounce out on you

@richarddkearney 4 ай бұрын

I should have mentioned that in the video, if I didn't, but locking the suspension is something I do (as long as I remember). I'm getting better in doing a routine to lock when I put the bike on the rack and unlock when i take it off. However, when I first started, I would forget to either lock or unlock it about every other trip.

@VictorCastillo-hb5bs 3 ай бұрын

How do you lock the suspension on an ebike

@richarddkearney 3 ай бұрын

My suspension has a Lock switch on the top of the forks and I just turn it to the lock position and then back to the unlock position right before I go riding.

@greggodfrey5387 Жыл бұрын

Use motorcycle handle bar ties down adapter liter two tie downs and that sucker doesn’t go anywhere. Too much work?? I leave mine in my truck most of the time. I can have my bike on secure and chained up in less then 3min

@richarddkearney Жыл бұрын

Well I tried handle bars tie downs and I believe I have 2 videos talking about what happened to my bike afterwards. I do not recommend those for ebikes. However, I do wish I had a truck or even a van, but I don't, so I deal with what I have.

@brandonboss6868 2 ай бұрын

I'm worried while I'm loading it up, someone is going to come up, shank me, and take the bike.

@richarddkearney 2 ай бұрын

setting it up should be at home. Then the loading of the bike is just pushing it up the ramp and strapping it down. About 5 mins. Probably not going to find any other rack that will take less time at that point. Probably greater chance just walking to your car and having someone shanking you to take the car. Lot more valuable.

@AlexMarentes 4 ай бұрын

Why was it not a good idea to strap to handle bars????

@richarddkearney 4 ай бұрын

I got some damage the first time I tried it when the handlebars moved and got slack in the tie downs. On one of my videos I showed the damaged to my bike and told everyone not to use the handlebars, but due to my age (and/or memory) I no longer remember exactly what happened.

@martinhooper6781 Жыл бұрын

It’s sticking out to far on drivers side

@richarddkearney Жыл бұрын

Well it is a motorcycle rack. I decided to put the bike in the same front wheel position as motorcycles go. If any part of the bike was more on one side, I would prefer it to be where I could see it better and that is the driver side. I was able to easily put the car with the rack and bike in my garage mainly because I could see the tire from the driver's side.

@brianusa394 4 ай бұрын

You just bent your derailleur hanger. Better check it out

@richarddkearney 4 ай бұрын

I'm not sure I did, but it has been over a year and it doesn't seem to make any difference.

@alkayemediagroup4536 Жыл бұрын

I have sen vidoes that show the front wheel dropping down and the a rod runs thru the wheel...alxo the back one...does that work on this rack? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdZxadhksLibdYU.html

@richarddkearney Жыл бұрын

I've seen a video like that too, however that isn't a standard option on this rack since it doesn't have any holes for that.

@docbailey3265 4 ай бұрын

How old are you? Asking for a friend.

@richarddkearney 4 ай бұрын

70 but I feel like I'm accelerating my aging lately, so I might be 71 by the time you read this.

@gerry4585 Жыл бұрын

Id sooner walk!!!!😢😢😢

@richarddkearney Жыл бұрын

lol

@martinhooper6781 Жыл бұрын

Too much work for one person

@richarddkearney Жыл бұрын

I'm sure some would think so and that is the reason I wanted to make sure the entire process was shown. All the other videos I saw just say, "I put the rack on the car then put my bike on the rack and strapped it down" I was always thinking, why don't you show us how to put the rack on the car and why not show us what is involved in getting the bike on the rack and how would you strap it down since most haven't strapped a bike to a rack before.

@Derakkon2 Жыл бұрын

@@richarddkearney Lol, yeah a lot of "how to" videos seem to forget the part where they actually show you "how to." 😂

@GeorgeAlexa Жыл бұрын

I'm not impressed with the bike rack. It looks unstable.

@richarddkearney Жыл бұрын

Unstable in what way. I shook the bike and it didn't move at all and I've driven down the road at 70mph for about 100 miles a few times and didn't seem to move. What should I have done to show stability that I didn't do?

@VictorCastillo-hb5bs 3 ай бұрын

For the price, it's great.

@debpaige7562 25 күн бұрын

@@VictorCastillo-hb5bsit works great we have a rack for two bikes took it to Florida and back to Minnesota. Richard could be a little smoother but I would rather him be realistic. We just drive ours up the ramp that comes with it.