GR Yaris GR Yaris equipped with towbar / hitch

Lvke

Lvke

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Hey,

Since I couldn't find any other reports of a towbar equipped GR Yaris, maybe thats of interest to some of you 👋

I got a towbar mounted to my GRY, since I wanted an easier way to transport my e-bike. Its rated for 60kg of vertical load, so two bikes are possible. It's not rated for any towing tho. The whole thing got installed by a shop in south-western Germany and is street-legal here.

I didn't go on any trips with it yet, due to the bad weather here, but I'm confident it will work as it should.

Kind regards
Lucas

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Thanks for posting

Can you share the name of the company please?

I was going to sell my gr but will probably keep if I can fit one of there (for mountain bikes)

Don't suppose it's detachable?
 
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Lvke said:
Hey,

Since I couldn't find any other reports of a towbar equipped GR Yaris, maybe thats of interest to some of you 👋

I got a towbar mounted to my GRY, since I wanted an easier way to transport my e-bike. Its rated for 60kg of vertical load, so two bikes are possible. It's not rated for any towing tho. The whole thing got installed by a shop in south-western Germany and is street-legal here.

I didn't go on any trips with it yet, due to the bad weather here, but I'm confident it will work as it should.

Kind regards
Lucas

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Nice rig! 👏
 
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Paulo said:
Thanks for posting

Can you share the name of the company please?

I was going to sell my gr but will probably keep if I can fit one of there (for mountain bikes)

Don't suppose it's detachable?
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Hey,

sure, the company is called „Die Verkuppler“, based near Stuttgart, Germany.

I’m not sure if they sell just the parts, since the kit is apparently not plug and play, but they’re really kind and I’m sure they more then happily answer that question.

Yep, its detachable 👍🏻
 
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This is great news. I've tried a few places in UK and not had much luck. Be great to hear how you are getting on, my Levo is to large for the rear of mine.
 
Has anyone managed to find a solution in the UK yet? Would be very interested in this for e bike too
 
Great Rig! Cool set up for the GR, good to see it can be done, thank you for sharing!
 
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Hey,

update on the towbar: After using it to carry a single e-bike multiple times without any problems, I tried to carry two bikes and unfortunately it didn’t go well.

When I mounted them on the rack (combined weight of the bikes and rack around 59kg approximately, so right on the limit of the towbar), I noticed that the whole thing started to tilt backwards / downwards.
At first, I thought it was the racks fault but after taking a closer look it turned out, that the hitch itself was the problem.
The shop, which installed the whole thing, looked at it as well and was quiet surprised. They researched for multiple weeks and asked suppliers and manufacturers, but to no avail, there’s no apparent solution to the problem.

Ultimately, I therefore have to remove the tow bar. Luckily the shop was understanding and even first to suggested the removal with a full refund and compensation for my hassle.

I guess we are where we started again, no practical solution for carrying multiple bikes with the GRY. I’ll probably have to sell mine for that reason, what a shame.

Kind regards
Lucas
 
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epsilon said:
Hey @Lvke so if you had removed the hitch, did you end up in other solution to carry this beautiful Santa Cruz Vala ?
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I think the solution is roof rack. As someone else did here:
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GR Yaris Thread 'Roof Rack/ bars'

Well I finally after much research found a pair of roof bars that fit with Clamp fittings on the steel roof edges . Found a Thule roof bar that fits . You need an IKEA degree to do it but finally all OK . Being Swedish it is very well thought out and tuff . Volvos are now built in China ! The kit is for a Mazda CX-5 . See photos of boxes . Being like IKEA they sell all the bars and both the legs (x 4 ) and the hi tensile attachments separately. Cost $450 A dollars . Very well made and very well clamped ! They recommend 80 mph ! ? as minimum speed when fitted. Easy to remove so can fit...
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I would be interested to know if anyone has find compatible aero roof racks.
 
epo said:
I think the solution is roof rack. As someone else did here:
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GR Yaris Thread 'Roof Rack/ bars'

Well I finally after much research found a pair of roof bars that fit with Clamp fittings on the steel roof edges . Found a Thule roof bar that fits . You need an IKEA degree to do it but finally all OK . Being Swedish it is very well thought out and tuff . Volvos are now built in China ! The kit is for a Mazda CX-5 . See photos of boxes . Being like IKEA they sell all the bars and both the legs (x 4 ) and the hi tensile attachments separately. Cost $450 A dollars . Very well made and very well clamped ! They recommend 80 mph ! ? as minimum speed when fitted. Easy to remove so can fit...
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I would be interested to know if anyone has find compatible aero roof racks.
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Beware that some people had issues after they fitted roof racks.

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