Bike racks for Expanda series

Nice, so what sort of attachment id this for the tow bar? If already towing the campervan? :)

I have a bike rake that mounts onto the tow hitch with the ball securing it. Cannot think of the brand at the moment. Will have a look tomorrow for you. Depending on how many bikes you intend on carrying you will need to take into account it may lesson your turning circle. The other thing to keep in mind is the ball weight load of the van and the bikes combined. :-)

As promised cheek out these carriers at http://stanfred.com.au/bicycle.htm.
Mine is the BC4T.

Cheers and happy hunting.

Steve

The car is a Holden V6 VZ, which according to the manual has a tow bar weight of 160KG and a 1600KG GVM.

And what's the ATM of the Expander you'rew considering.
The difference between it's Tare and ATM is the maximum you can add to the van including water, LPG, Bikes, cloths, food, etc etc.....
Ozjohn.

Thanks, I do appreciate your comments. Passionate as in my bike only cost $1K when brought 5 years ago. :) MIght think about putting the bikes on the roof racks now, at least they will be a bit harder to steal.... right? ;)

Good idea Toby. Whether you pay $1,000 or $15,000 the bike needs to be cared for if you want to enjoy the ride. They will get a lot less abuse up there on the roof.
Putting your bike down where the road dust can get at it will just kill it & being passionate, you will notice the deterioration when you get on to ride it.
That road dust & grime is very abrasive. When my kids were in BMX & the Australian titles were on in Adelaide a bloke from up in this way put his bike on the back of a Falcon & drove to Adelaide. They reckon he had to change every bearing, cable & the chain when he got there. The grime even worked its way in where the spokes go through the rim. Makes you wonder how stuffed bikes are that go around Aus on the back of a caravan.
On our last trip we carried the bikes in the back of a Nissan Patrol on quick release locks bolted down to a flat floor.
Now we have a Ute & I am finally finishing of a box that will stand the bikes up inside.
A mate of mine also had a couple of $500 cheapies stolen off the back of his Coaster motor home while they slept inside.
When you are shopping around for a carrier there are ones that have the facilities for locking the bike on. They are the go.
Good luck & happy riding.