Can anyone tell me how fast is too fast to drive with the swan tied to roof racks?
1833321
Sean you do know someone will be offended. You risk rejection, peaceful demonstrations and SPCA/Fish and Wildlife vengeance.
1833322
Sean, if you do decide to drive with this attached to the roof of your car, you should include a GoPro so you can share the reaction of those you encounter on your drive!
763386
I own three Champs, I fly them outside all the time. I have flown them in 12 mph winds, not an easy task and I do not recommend it but can be done. I suspect the Duet with twin motors could handle some fair winds. the issue is it does not have a Rudder which will make turning most likely have to be wider,,,thus the wind may push it around more than the Champ.
718716
I would guess around 40 mph. And the biggest expense is the gas. You need to use the rc gas it is around 40 a gallon
1586044
if and only if you (1) have a big SUV with good ground clearance - as weight of trike could push down so much that hits curb (for example driving into gas station) and (2) put 2 heavy straps from forks to roof rack and 2 more heavy straps from handlebars to roof rack (or something high like close trunk on straps) and (3) do a test drive far enough ahead of time - so if you need more welding or something - you have sufficient time and (4) no trike weights only 600lbs
1995966
Depends on how quickly you want it destroyed.It's not recommended to drive with it on but if you must I wouldn't go over about 15mph. It can handle a decent wind but I don't know for how long it will take a beating like that for.
1509433
I've had mine for at least seven years and I can put it on and off in under ten minutes. The initial setup takes a while to measure and arrange all the brackets to match your roof rails. But once the layout is done the removal and mounting is fairly easy. I can have the four mounts loose and lift the basket over my head and walk it onto the top of my Expedition or Durango. Then I climb on wheels or stepladder to tighten down mounts. Once you got a little system it's easy. With two people it is even safer and faster.
1334249
Hey Jose, I actually sent my roof racks back to the Seller. I would talk the Steve White Motors. I bought my racks from them and they have been doing a great job with items I have bought from them. -Sam
1529658
I wouldn't. I bought this thing 3 weeks ago and strapped it to the roof of my 2013 Subaru Outback, which has a roof rack that supposedly makes the strapping more secure. The thing tore off the car at 65 mph on route 80 near scranton, PA, and was promptly run over by an 18 wheeler. I recommend that you look for a device with a hard case--PepBoys sells some very good stuff along those lines at reasonable prices.
111326
If your rack is placed on your automobile securely there should be no problem driving at freeway speeds. Check at Yakima website for correct rack for your auto. Also check YouTube for proper installation. Thanks,Leo.
474836
I don't see a problem with that. SUPs are pretty light. The pricy ones even more so. Its the 11' that's the issue on that car. The roof line isn't very long. If there is an anchor point on the nose for an ankle leash it might be a good idea to use that to keep from lifting due to wind while driving. I would want to hold the nose down some how no matter how I put it on that roof.
678807
I have dual sun roofs so I do notice the noise over 50 MPH... I just turn up the radio. The fuel mileage drop was minimal, less than 4 MPG.
668846
I used it all last summer and transported it like you suggest, righside up. I have an Ocean kayak tandem sit on top kayak. There is no way I could transport on its side. It works great. Because my kayak is larger than most I have to use different straps than what came with the kit. Another thing to know is that it is designed to mount on after market crossbars not factory roof racks. I modified the mounts with u bolts to fit on my Jeep Commander roof rack.
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.
1542247
Please be safe and get the crossbars! You can get them from a junkyard if you have to. We tried a rooftop carrier once without crossbars and made it about 850 miles when the carrier flew off the top of the car onto the interstate! We were so lucky it didn't hit another car or cause a crash. Don't take the chance.
1904633
Don't expect to catch any air time. This is slow. It's primary feature is that it can crawl over things. But its turning radius is so wide, that you can't really enjoy it that much; even outside. My son plays with pretty much any other RC vehicle but this one. A cheap, fast one is a better option.
1956250
If you have a roof rack you should be ok. When you strap the kayak down these buffers really compress, so the front and back of the kayak might bang on the front and back of the roof while driving if you don't have a rack, especially over bumps. In any case, you will need more straps than the ones that come with this setup.
1831957
i actually drove it on the highway! I like to make sure the straps are nice and tight. but because of where the biycycle straps touch the bike, the front wheel is free to move left and right. but because i had so much slack on the straps i tied them around the front wheel so that it couldn't go anywhere. The product held up fine! but there was a lot of wind drag when i tried to go 60 MPH. not good for fuel economy. I would not recommend going over 60 MPH.