Yakima FullTilt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima FullTilt 4-Bike Rack, part number Y02462. We'll begin our test-fit by inserting the shank of the rank into the hitch of our vehicle. You'll want to keep a finger on the anti-rattle device to make sure it slides in smoothly. You'll notice here the self-locking hitch pin. We'll go ahead and push that in until it locks into our main hitch pin there. We'll then tighten the anti-rattle device here at the base of the mask. This will help take any extra play out of the shank of the rack. more

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7/14/2014 2:11:28 PM

Thule Vertex Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today, on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4 Bike Rack for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches, part number TH9029. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our Pilot. We'll then want to watch for the hitch pinholes to line up. With that in line, we can take the included, anti-rattle hitch bolt and throw that into place. We'll go ahead and get that as tight as we can by hand and then we'll finish it off with a wrench. This'll help to take any extra play out of the shank of our rack. Now, the closest part of the rack to the vehicle is going to be the bottom here. That's going to measure about 3 inches from the bumper. more

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7/14/2014 1:05:36 PM

Thule Helium Aero Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we're going to be test fitting the Thule Helium Aero 2-Bike Rack for 1 1/4 inch and two-inch hitches, part number TH9042. We'll begin our test-fit by inserting the shank of our rack into our hitch. You'll want to go ahead and pull the hitch pin out. Insert it into our hitch, and then it will snap into place. We can then tighten down the anti-rattle knob here. This will help to take any extra play out of the shank of our rack. As you can see, we're nice and tight there. more

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7/14/2014 1:02:14 PM

Saris Thelma Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Thelma 3-Bike Platform Style Rack, part number SA4239B. We'll begin our test-fit by inserting the shank of the rack into our hitch. We're going to go ahead and align up the hitch pinholes. We can then insert our threaded anti-rattle hitch bolt. We'll go ahead and get this hand tight, and then we can finish it off with our wrench. Tightening this bolt down helps to relieve any extra movement there is in the shank of our rack. Well then take the clip; insert that on the other side. more

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7/14/2014 12:57:08 PM

Saris Freedom SuperClamp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom SuperClamp 2 bike platform style rack for 1 1/4"and 2" hitches, part number SA4025. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into our hitch. You'll want to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. With those in line you can then take the included anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. We'll go ahead and get that hand tight. Once we've got it tightened down all the way by hand, we can finish it off with our wrench. This will help to take any extra slack out of the shank of the rack. more

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7/14/2014 12:52:41 PM

Saris Axis Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Axis 3-Bike Rank 4-1/4" and 2" hitches part number SA843B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of our rack into the hitch of our vehicle. With that inserted, we'll want to watch for the hitch pinholes to line up. We can take the included anti rattle hitch lock bolt, thread that into place and tighten it by hand. Once we have it tightened down all the way by hand, we'll go ahead and finish it off with our wrench. This helps to take the extra play out of the shank of our rack. We'll then insert the lock on the other side. With our rack in this position, the closest part to the vehicle is going to be the back of the mast. That measures about 5-1/2" from our bumper. Our ground clearance is going to be about 15-1/4". Overall, to the rear of the vehicle, we've added about 12". A nice feature of this rack is that it does tilt away from the back of the vehicle. We'll pull the yellow T handle and tilt it down. more

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7/14/2014 12:49:04 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we're going to be test fitting the Swagman Titan 4-bike rack for 1-1/4" and 2" hitches, part number S63410. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our vehicle. With that inserted, you'll want to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. We can then take the included anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. After getting that high and tight, you can go ahead and take your wrench and finish it off. This helps take any extra play out of the shank of the rack. We'll go ahead and insert the clip on the other side. more

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7/14/2014 12:10:14 PM

Yakima StickUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we're going to be test-fitting the Yakima StickUp 2-Bike platform style rack for inch and a quarter inch and two-inch hitches. Part number Y02420. We'll being our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into our hitch. We're going to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. You may have to wiggle the rack around a little bit to get it in the right place. We can then take the threaded anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread it into place. more

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7/14/2014 11:26:45 AM

Softride Dura Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot we're going to be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram 4-Bike Rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SR26247. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into our hitch. We'll want to watch for the hitch pin hole to line up. The hitch pin holes are located on the passenger side of the vehicle for this particular rack. We can then take the included threaded anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. Lift this up a little bit more. more

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7/14/2014 11:10:00 AM

Saris Freedom Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today, on our 2007 Honda Pilot, we're going to be test fitting the Saris Freedom 4 Bike platform style rack for 2 inch hitches, part number SA4414B. We'll begin our test fit by inserting the shank of the rack into the hitch on our vehicle. With that in, you'll want to watch for the hitch pin holes to line up. We'll then take the included anti-rattle hitch bolt and thread that into place. We'll get this as tight as we can by hand, and then we'll finish it off with our wrench. Tightening this down helps to take any extra play out of the shank of the rack, which helps eliminate movement overall, going down the road. As you can see, we're nice and snug, so we'll insert the clip on the other side. With our rack in this position, the closest point of contact is going to be here With this mast to the bumper, that's going to measure about six and 3 quarter inches from the rear of the vehicle. Our ground clearance is going to be about 16 inches at the bottom of the shank, and overall to the rear of the vehicle, we've added about 17 inches. We'll go ahead and tilt our rack down. We'll pull the lever here on top so we can tilt it down into the loading position. As you can see, we can easily open our rear hatch to load any extra cargo you might be taking along. We'll pull the yellow T-handle here, and we can rotate the mast into position. It'll lock there, so we'll go ahead and undo our wheel straps. more

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7/14/2014 9:20:29 AM

Hollywood Racks Traveler Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, we'll be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler four-bike carrier, part number hr8500. To begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, slide our antirattle through the pin holes, and tighten with a wrench. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle, we'll go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 18 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about seven inches. With the cradle arms folded down, we have added about 11 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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3/22/2013 9:00:25 AM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Yakima DoubleDown Ace four bike carrier, part number y02451. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the pin with the red knob into the pin hole, and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 18-1/2 of ground clearance, the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about eight inches, with the cradle arms folded down weve added about 13 to the overall length of the vehicle. Well now go ahead and pull the red lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and well measure from the vehicles cargo door to the end of the carriers cradle arms and we get a measurement of 44. To access the cargo area, well lift up the red pin at the back of the carrier to tilt the mast down; this will allow us to have access to our cargo door. more

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3/20/2013 3:57:47 PM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Thule Vertex four bike carrier, part number th9029. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten them with a wrench. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 19 of ground clearance; the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 5-1/2. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 14 to the overall length of the vehicle. Well then go ahead and pull the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and well measure form the vehicles cargo door to the end of the carriers cradle arms and well get a measurement of 45. more

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3/20/2013 3:57:41 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro, part number th934xtr. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten them with a wrench. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 18 of ground clearance; the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about nine inches. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 18 to the overall length of the vehicle. Well now go ahead and pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and well measure form the vehicles cargo door to the end of the carriers cradle arms and well get a measurement of 43. more

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3/20/2013 3:57:30 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Thule Double Track platform style two bike carrier, part number th990xt. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten them with a wrench. Now with carrier secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 18 of ground clearance, the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 7-1/2. With the platform folded up weve added about 13 to the overall length of the vehicle. Well now go ahead and lift up the gray lever at the base of the carrier to fold down the platform and well measure from the vehicles cargo door to the end of the platform and well get a measurement of 35-1/2. more

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3/20/2013 3:57:23 PM

Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Thule Apex swing four bike carrier, part number th9027. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the spring loaded pin into the pin holes, and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 19 of ground clearance, the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 2-1/2, with the cradle arms folded down weve added about 14 to the overall length of the vehicle. Well now go ahead and pull the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and well measure form the vehicles cargo door to the end of the carriers arms and we get a measurement of 45. To load the bike, well undo the cradle straps, set the bike into the frame cradles and secure them with the straps. more

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3/20/2013 3:57:17 PM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Thule Apex Four bike carrier, part number th9025. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, insert the spring loaded pin into the pin hole, and turn the black knob to engage our anti-rattle device. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 19-1/2 of ground clearance, the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 2-1/2, with the cradle arms folded down weve added about 14 to the overall length of the vehicle. Well then pull the gray lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and well measure from the vehicles cargo door to the end of the carriers cradle arms and we get a measurement of 45. To access the cargo area, well pull the gray lever at the base of the carrier to tilt the mast down; this will allow us to have access to our cargo door. more

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3/20/2013 3:57:11 PM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Yakima Fatcat 6 Locking Rooftop Ski and Snowboard Carrier, part number Y03088.Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through our pinholes and tighten with a wrench.Now that the carrier is secured to the vehicle, well go over a few clearance measurements and see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. There is about 21 and a half inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle is about 10 and a half inches. With the cradle arms folded down, weve added about 22 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.We'll now go ahead and pull the black lever at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and we'll measure from the vehicles cargo door to the end of the carriers cradle arms and we get a measurement of 47 inches.To access the cargo area, we'll lift up the black lever at the bottom of the mast to tilt the carrier down. This will allow us to have access to our cargo door.To load the bike, we'll make sure that the mast is in its upright position. We'll undo the cradle straps, set the bike onto the frame cradles and secure with the straps.That completes todays test fit for the Swagman Titan Four Bike Carrier, part number S63410 on our 2012 Honda Pilot.. more

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3/20/2013 3:57:03 PM

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be testing fitting the Sport Rack Escape three bike carrier, part number a30403. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten it with the wrench. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 18-1/2 of ground clearance; the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 10. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 14 to the overall length of the vehicle. Well now pull the pin at the top of the mast to swing the cradle arms out and well measure from the cargo door to the carriers cradle arms and we get a measurement of 39. more

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3/20/2013 3:56:58 PM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Softride Dura Parallelogram tilting four bike carrier, part number sr26247. Now to begin our test fit well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes and tighten it with a wrench. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. Theres about 18-1/2 of ground clearance, the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 5-1/2, from the vehicles cargo door to the end of the carriers cradle arms is 41. To load the bike well undo the cradle straps, set the bike onto the frame cradles and secure them with the straps. To access the cargo area well pull out the black T-handle on the top right hand corner of the carrier and tilt it down, this will allow us to have access to our cargo door. more

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3/20/2013 3:56:52 PM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Kuat Sherpa Aluminum Two Bike Carrier, part number S102.Now to begin our test fit, we'll slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pinholes, insert the pin through the pinhole and secure with the lock on the other side. We'll then turn the black T handle to engage our anti-rattle device.Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle, well go over a few clearance measurements and see how the bike carrier and this vehicle fit together. There is about 22 inches of ground clearance. Closest part of the carrier to the closest part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 4 inches. With the platform folded up, weve added about 15 inches to the overall length of the vehicle.We'll now go ahead and lift the gold handle to tilt the platform down and we'll measure from the vehicles cargo door to the end of the carriers platform and we'll get a measurement of 34 inches.To load the bike, we'll raise the wheel hook at the top of the mast and we'll undo the tray strap. We'll set the bike onto the platform, adjust the wheel hook on the front wheel just before the front caliber and secure with the rear tray strap.To access the cargo area, we'll again pull the gold handle that we used to lower the platform to lower it in a second position. more

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3/20/2013 3:56:42 PM

Hollywood Racks Traveler 5 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2012 Honda Pilot, well be testing fitting the Hollywood Racks Traveler five bike carrier, part number hr9200. To begin our test fit, well slide the shank of the carrier into the opening of the hitch, line up our pin holes, thread our anti-rattle bolt through the pin holes, and tighten them with a wrench. Now with the carrier secured to the vehicle, well go over a few clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and this vehicle will fit together. There is about 18-1/2 of ground clearance; the closet part of the carrier to the closet part of the vehicle here at the rear bumper is about 14. With the cradle arms folded down weve added about 17 to the overall length of the vehicle. Well now go ahead and loosen up the knobs on the left and right hand side of the carrier to bring the cradle arms out. more

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3/20/2013 3:56:37 PM

Yakima DoubleDown Ace Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on this 2013 Honda Pilot Ill show you how to install and operate the Yakima Double Down Ace four bike carrier, part number y02451. To install slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the pin hole. Once the pin holes are aligned insert the red safety pin and turn the black knob located at the rear of the carrier to engage the anti-rattle device. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together, theres about 18-1/2 inches of ground clearance, the closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about 7-1/2 inches, weve added about 14 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area lift up on the red knob located at the base of the carrier and pull the mast towards you, this will allow you to gain access to the cargo door. To load the bike make sure the mast is in its upright position, pull the red latch located at the top of the mast and pull the cradle arms towards you and undo the cradle straps. more

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12/19/2012 10:08:58 AM

Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Pilot Ill be showing you how to install and operate the Thule Apex four bike carrier, part number th9025. To install the carrier slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the pin hole securing it with a spring loaded pin. Then tighten the black knob located at the base of the carrier to engage the anti-rattle device. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the vehicle and the bike carrier fit together, there is about 19-1/2 inches of ground clearance, the closet part of the vehicle to the closet part of the carrier is about three inches, weve added about 13 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. To access the cargo area lift up the gray handle located at the base of the carrier and pull the carrier towards you, this will allow you to have access to your cargo door. To load the bike first make sure the mast is in its upright position, lift the gray handle at the top of the mast, pull the cradle arms towards you, and undo the cradle straps, set your bike on the frame cradles and secure it with the cradle straps, and that concludes todays test fit for the Thule Apex four bike carrier, part number th9025 on this 2013 Honda Pilot.. more

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12/19/2012 10:08:48 AM

Kuat Sherpa Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Pilot, Ill be showing you to install and operate the Kuat Aluminum Hitch Bike Carrier, part number S102. To install the carrier, slide the shank into the opening of the hitch and align the pin hole, put the pin through the pin hole, lock and turn the black knob located at the base of the carrier to engage the anti-rattle device. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. There is about 19 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about six inches. We have added about 16 inches to the overall length of the vehicle. more

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12/19/2012 10:08:28 AM

Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Pilot Ill be showing you how to install and operate the Yakima stickup two bike carrier, part number Y02420. To install the carrier slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the threaded pin hole. Thread the anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole, tighten with a wrench and secure with a security pin. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the vehicle and the bike carrier fit together. There is about 19 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle tot eh closest part of the carrier is about 7 inches. more

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12/18/2012 10:38:58 AM

Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Pilot Ill be showing you how to install and operate the Thule vertex four bike carrier, part number TH9029. To install the carrier slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the threaded pin hole. Thread the anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. There is about 18 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 5 inches. more

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12/18/2012 10:38:47 AM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on this 2013 Honda Pilot Ill show you how to install and operate the Thule hitching post pro, part number TH934XTR. To install, slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the threaded pin hole. Thread the anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. Theres about 18 1/2 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 9 1/2 inch. more

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12/18/2012 10:38:24 AM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on this 2013 Honda Pilot Ill show you how to install and operate the Thule double track platform bike carrier, part number TH990XT. To install, slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the threaded pin hole. Thread the anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. Theres about 19 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 7 inch. more

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12/18/2012 10:30:25 AM

Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2013 Honda Pilot Ill show you how to install and operate the Swagman titan four bike carrier, part number S63410. To install slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the threaded pin hole. Thread the anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole and tighten with a wrench. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. Theres about 19 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 10 inch. more

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12/18/2012 10:25:41 AM

Softride Dura Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on this 2013 Honda Pilot Ill be showing you how to install and operate the Softride Dura parallelogram tilting bike carrier, part number SR26247. To install slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the threaded pin hole. Thread the anti-rattle bolt through the threaded pin hole, tighten with a wrench, and secure it with a lock. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. Theres about 19 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle to the closest part of the carrier is about 3 inch. more

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12/18/2012 10:17:25 AM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2013 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on this 2013 Honda Pilot Ill show you how to install and operate the Pro Series Q-slot platform style bike carrier, part number PS63134. To install slide the shank into the opening of the hitch tube and align the pin hole. Push the pin through the pin hole and secure it with a clip. Now lets go over some clearance measurements to see how the bike carrier and the vehicle fit together. Theres about 19 inches of ground clearance. The closest part of the vehicle tot eh closest part of the bike carrier is about 10 inches. more

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12/18/2012 10:17:21 AM

SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2008 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting the Support Rack Two-Bike Hitch Mounted Bike Rack, part number a30901. Now to begin our test fit, well slide our bike rack shank into the hitch, line up our hitch pinhole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With our bolt tight. Our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the back of the bike rack is 19 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is eight inches. more

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10/4/2012 5:20:39 PM

SportRack Escape 3 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2008 Honda Pilot, well be test fitting part number a30403, this is the Sport Rack Escape Three-Bike Hitch Mounted Folding Bike Rack for both inch and a quarter and two inch hitches. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt. With the bolt tight, our bike rack is secured to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is fourteen and a half inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is four and a half inches. Well now go ahead and pull the pin here at the bottom of the bike rack mast which will allow us to tilt the mast down, we can then open our cargo door. more

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10/4/2012 5:20:13 PM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2008 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2008 Honda Pilot, well test fitting the Pro-Series Q Slot Platform Style Bike Carrier, part number ps63134. Now to begin our test fit, well slide the bike rack shank into the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and install our hitch pin. Well then put the clip on the other side of the pin which will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. Well now go ahead and give you a few measurements. At the back of the bike rack, our ground clearance is 17 inches and from the closest part of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is eight inches. Well now go ahead and unfold the bike rack platform and open our cargo door. more

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10/4/2012 5:19:46 PM

Thule Hitching Post Pro Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today we have a 2007 Honda Pilot and were going to be test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro part number th934xtr. To mount the bike rack to our vehicle first were going to insert the shank into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pinhole, thread in our anti rattle bolt and tighten it down using a three quarter inch wrench. Once the bike is securely in the hitch then were going to check for rear vehicle access. Well pull the pin at the base of the bike rack and tilt it down. Well open the cargo door of our Pilot to make sure we can still have access to the cargo area with the bike rack on the vehicle. more

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7/19/2012 1:58:55 PM

Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today we have with us the Thule Doubletrack Platform-Style Bike Carrier, part number TH990XT, and well be test fitting it on a 2007 Honda Pilot. To mount the Bike Carrier to our vehicle, well insert the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of out hitch and line up the hitch pinholes. Well thread in our anti-rattle bolt, snug it down with the -inch wrench and secure it on the opposite site with a lock. Next, were going to check some clearance measurements. Weve got about 4 inches of clearance between the farthest part of our vehicle and the closest point of the bike rack. Weve got about 14 inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the rack to the ground; and overall, weve added about 11 inches of length to the vehicle. more

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7/19/2012 1:58:09 PM

Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2007 Honda Pilot- Video

Today on our 2007 Honda Pilot well be test fitting the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform-style bike rack part number ps63134. To mount the bike rack to our vehicle well insert the shank of the rack into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pin hole, insert our pin and secure it with a clip on the other side. Once weve done that well check some clearance measurements. We have about eight inches of clearance from the furthest point of our vehicle to the closest point of the bike rack. We have about 14 and three quarter inches of ground clearance from the bottom of the bike rack to the ground. more

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