Car roof boxes

[Big Dog]

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They call it the "can opener." Behold its wrath, and read more: http://nbcnews.to/1Rwyipv

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[oldrider]

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Judder bars strategically placed should catch their attention before they hit the bridge you might think - a little annoyance would be better than a crash surely?

[Big Dog]

Judder bars strategically placed should catch their attention before they hit the bridge you might think - a little annoyance would be better than a crash surely?

Or at least mean they were going 20mph slower. Meaning a nudge rather than a decapitation.

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[rambaldi]

Judder bars strategically placed should catch their attention before they hit the bridge you might think - a little annoyance would be better than a crash surely?

Or distract them enough that they don't pay attention to the bridge more...

[Ender EnZed]

Or at least mean they were going 20mph slower. Meaning a nudge rather than a decapitation.

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Better than hitting it at full speed anyway...

[Gremlin]

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It has it's own website: http://11foot8.com/

[Daffyd]

I knew of a bloke that put a couple of wheels on a Thule roof box and made it into a motorbike trailer. Needed some sort of light frame, I believe.

[russd7]

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the old road/rail bridge at seddon was known to take the occasional cows head off the top deck of a stock truck

[russd7]

I knew of a bloke that put a couple of wheels on a Thule roof box and made it into a motorbike trailer. Needed some sort of light frame, I believe.

seen a few of them around, there is also the speights trailor made out of a plastic 200l drum.

[pzkpfw]

Action:

I got the Hapro Traxxer 6.6 and Whisper bars from the guy in Plimmerton ( http://www.roofbox.co.nz ). Had spent some time pondering cross bars that go across (over) my roof bars or between them. I went with across, as they give greater loadable width. Between would have been "sleeker".

It was a small hassle he doesn't just operate a shop you can rock up to any time - but I suppose that's partly why his prices are good. And he was very flexible and helpful, so no biggie.

Result:

Average fuel economy went from about 8.6 l/100km to 9.6 l/100km - not too bad considering that's also with five people in the car and more luggage than it usually carries. (And a lot of the driving was up and down hills. Some stretches were way worse).

At first I thought the weight limit was going to be an issue, but I was wrong. A few duffle bags of clothing, the fold-up chairs for the concert, beach towels etc. (i.e. mostly soft and/or lightish stuff) - and suddenly I had more than enough space in the back of the wagon for the heavier or bulky items. I was amazed.


Thanks for all advice.