do you need a rack on your car to use the kayak wing?
1068280
You have to have a cross bars on the roof. The wing will attach to them.. Not sure what kind of kayak you have but the tie downs are a bit short
1068281
The wing needs to attach to some sort of rack or pole. It has u-bolts for attaching.
1046594
Yes, but probably overkill. You could rig it with several 12' kayaks. Most people I see put kayaks on a roof rack. I have a 12' aluminum Starcraft with outboard on mine.
1945684
You will need cross bars in order to carry boards or kayaks on the Inno rack. It is a tie down mechanism, not a carrier.
285328
Yes!! You get two complete sets of everything you need to mount 2 kayaks. These J racks mount to the Cross Bars on your Roof rack (the ones that go across your car from left to right NOT front to back). You get 2 sets (4) of the tie down Straps (these strap the kayak to the J racks), and 2 sets (4) of the tie down ropes w/steel hooks and 8 Rubber scratch guards (these tie the front and back of your Kayak to the front and back anchor points of your vehicle. The scratch guards slide up and down the ropes and you place them where the ropes would rub on the painted surfaces). These are excellent Quality and you cant beat this price for all that you get!
1879139
No, you don't need racks for this. Our vehicle has racks on it, but there are straps and hooks to secure the Roofbag to your vehicle if it doesn't have racks.
342932
We have a Subaru Outback which has both horizontal and vertical racks so this was no problem for us. So if you car does not have either or both of these racks, then yes, you will have to have them installed for this kayak carrier. BTW, this carrier is an excellent product which my husband had no problem putting together and installing on our racks. We have used it several times since purchasing it last summer (2013) and are very happy with its quality.
1204444
Hi,I carried an aluminum canoe on my 5 door golf using this rack once, so I think your kayak would be just fine. You'd need straps to tie down to the frame of your car though, obviously. This rack pretty much just serves as an offset so the kayak isn't riding right on the roof. I think if you wanted to secure the kayak without using rope etc. you'd have to find some special connection in addition to this rack.
27472
I have two sets of them on a Honda Odyssey van and they work great. You need two racks per kayak. One for the front of the boat and one for the rear of the boat. My wife, who is 5'1", can get her own kayak off the rack, and put it up on the top of the car. It drops down to a manageable height so you just have to lift your boat about waist high. Then the gas struts help it go back up on top. The boat sits just outside of the edge of your roof line. From behind it looks like the boat is hanging over the edge of the car.
1551441
you have to buy the support racks/bars separately. the wings will fit any standard bars or mounts that attach to your vehicle.
711747
Yes, I do it all the time. Get yourself a trailer hitch receiver lock to secure the hitch to the car and then use a standard chain lock to secure your recumbent to the rack. No sweat...Look up 'trailer hitch receiver lock' on here and you'll find many...
564634
Yes. It's two "pairs" so you can load two kayaks (one from each side of the car).
1879140
Racks are not required. The bag comes with straps and even instructions on how to secure with or with out a roof rack.
1204445
With enough rope or ties, this rack should be plenty sufficient. There are various additional racks that you can buy that mount to the crossbars that are specific for kayaks.
1646737
I have kayaks about the same size and I have had no problem carrying them on my Ford Escape. The racks only carry the kayaks, the straps hold them in place.
662186
This is the roof cross bars. Yes you could tie a kayak to it but it might be best to get a kayak rack to add to these bars.
591663
I attached my kayak carriers onto it with no problem. They are not Honda racks. I don't know if this helps you or not. They are simply 2 bars that go across the top of the car.
2133039
Yes, if you had a kayak on only one of the two racks, even with tie downs it would get caught and whip in the wind.