Date:         Wed, 14 Jul 1999 07:48:32 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Receiver hitch for westy?
Comments: To: Steve Hoge <steve_hoge@WHO.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <199907140627.XAA12280@blackie.cruzers.com>
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If we are all looking for a decent bumper with a 2.0" reciever I will have
some in by the end of the week.  Please visit http://www.fastforward.ca for
some pics.

At 23:13 13/07/1999 -0700, Steve Hoge wrote:
>Ian Webb wrote:
>
>>I've tried looking
><snip>
> >for a receiver hitch for my 90 westy,
><snip>
>> My mechanic has a ball hitch that mounts to the two tow rings on the back
>Don't do that, even bikes bouncing around on them for a few thousand
>miles will break 'em off.
>
>> Any ideas on where to look or who to contact?
>I bought one of the ones that Dennis Haynes fab'd last year for list
>members and it is awesome.  Dennis are you out there?  Gonna do another
>run?
>
>Also, I fitted it with a Thule "Mission Control" fold-down bike rack that
>I would *highly* recommend (fits 2 bikes, extendable to 4) that clamps
>the bikes at the bottom bracket and front wheel (great for bikes with no
>top tube) and held on tight through alot of off-roading in Utah.  And
>since it folds down I didn't have to take the bikes off to get into the
>back or to check the oil (or even for diagnosing my dying water pump in
>Salt Lake City...)
>
>
>
>-Steve Hoge
>'89 Syncro
>'89 Syncro Westy Woemobile (for sale!)
>
>

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