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Ram 2500 Hitch Bike Racks Installation And Review Videos

     

Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500

Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Swagman Dispatch platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is S64684. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have two straps and two wheel cradles, one at the front and one at the back. These are going to be cam buckle straps. more


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12/12/2016 8:45:23 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500

Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Thule Vertex swinging and hanging-style 4-bike rack. That part number is TH9031XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. This is going to be our swinging feature. We're going to start by removing our t-pin here at the back. more


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12/12/2016 8:45:09 AM



Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500- Video

Hollywood Racks Sport-Rider-2 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500

Today on our 2017 RAM 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Hollywood Rack Sport Rider 2 Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is HR1000. Now we already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here to the middle and remove our pins and clips. You may have to move the bike rack around just a little bit to get that to come loose, but with those removed we can tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. Unfortunately we're not going to be able to open our tailgate all the way, it would make contact with our pedal, but if you can move your pedal out of the way you will be able to gain that access. more


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12/12/2016 8:44:49 AM



Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500- Video

Pro Series  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500

Today on our 2017 Ram 2500, we're doing a test fit of the Pro Series Q-slot platform-style two and four-bike rack. That part number is PS63138. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have a hook in the strap of the front and back tire. It's going to help to hold it down into our wheel cradles a little bit better. more


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12/9/2016 8:53:43 AM



Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500- Video

Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500

Today on our 2017 RAM 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Soft Ride Element Parallelogram hanging style, four bike rack. That part number is SR26248. Now we already have our bike secured down. First we're going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come to the side here and we have a T-pin, we're going to pull that out and we're going to be able to tilt our bike rack, with our bikes fully loaded, away from our vehicle. Now this is a great feature of this hanging style bike rack, because not many others can actually do this, with the bikes still attached. So, unfortunately, we're not going to gain full access into our truck bed because we would make contact here on our bike rack with our tailgate. But if you want to have somebody hold this and gently set it down on your bike rack, you can gain some access back there. more


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12/9/2016 8:53:36 AM



Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500- Video

Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500

Today on our 2017 Ram 2500, we're doing a test-fit of the Hollywood Racks Trail Rider Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack. That part number is: HR200. Now we all ready have our bike secured down. We are going to show you how we secure it first. We have two cradles in place with hook and loop straps at the front and back tire, those are quick and easy to remove and it's just a little bit of extra security to make sure that our bike stays in place. In the center here we have a frame hook, this is going to hold our bike down into our wheel cradles. We're just going to remove this top one first, then we'll squeeze the two pinch points 00:00:45 together, then pull that up, and then we would just pull it straight down to tighten it. We'll take our bike off, we can set this off to the side, and we'll take a few measurements. First is going to be overall what we our adding to our vehicle. more


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12/9/2016 8:53:28 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500 TH9044- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500 TH9044

Today on our 2017 Ram 2500, we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Classic platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9044. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come here towards the back and we're going to pull out that pin. Then we're going to pull down on our lever and tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. more


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12/8/2016 9:03:43 AM



Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500- Video

Kuat  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500

Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Kuat NV 2.0 platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is NV22G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features here. We're going to come to the side and pull down on our handle. We're going to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. more


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12/8/2016 9:03:36 AM



Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500- Video

Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500

Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Yakima HoldUp Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is Y02443. We already have our bike secured down. I'm first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. If you come here to the back and lift up, and then pull out on our red knob, and we'll check our tailgate here. You can see it's going to be very close to our bike rack, so we're not going to gain full access, but if you have somebody hold on to your tailgate, you will gain partial access to your truck bed. more


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12/8/2016 9:03:27 AM



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500 S64650- Video

Swagman  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Ram 2500 S64650

Today on our 2017 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Swagman XT2 platform-style bike rack. That part number is S64650. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have a frame hook in place which is going to hold our bike down into our wheel cradles. It ratchets down. more


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12/8/2016 9:03:20 AM



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ram 2500- Video

Thule  Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2016 Ram 2500

Today on our 2016 Ram 2500 we're doing a test fit of the Thule Roadway hanging-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH912XTR. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you how we do that. We have two cradles in place with three straps, two on our frame and one as our anti-sway in the back. We're going to start by pulling up to release those. more


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6/23/2016 11:23:38 AM



Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ram 2500- Video

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2014 Ram 2500

Today on our 2014 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty, were going to be test fitting the Yakima StickUp. This is a platform style tilting two bike rack designed for use with 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches, part number Y02420. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the bike rack into the receiver tube of our hitch. Because our truck has a 2-1/2 inch receiver tube, we will be adding a 2-1/2 inch to 2 inch reducer bushing, part number 58102. You can check our website for details on that. Well now line up our pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. more


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7/15/2014 9:42:23 AM



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