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Yakima Fork Lift Bike Carrier
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews) |
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Product Description

The Fork Lift Bike Carrier represents YakimaAAAs first ever direct-to-factory-crossbar fork mount bike rack. Easy to install and compatible with almost any fork with disc-brakes, the Fork Lift comes ready to work. The sleek design sits low on your factory rack and looks hot on top of your whip. YakimaAAAs SKS lock cores (sold separately) let you rest easy knowing you wonAAAt get bike-jacked. The easy to adjust sliding tray makes positioning the rear wheel a breeze, and the integrated adjustment knobs allow for one-handed access.

Product Features
  • Bike Capacity: 1
  • Compatibility: round bars, square bars, most factory bars
  • Locks Included: no
  • Recommended Use: bike transport (for forks with disk brakes)
  • Manufacturer Warranty: lifetime

Product Details

  • Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • ASIN: B003RZCEDQ
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,958 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Yakima Fork Lift Roof Rack December 16, 2009
By Michael
Color Name:One Color| Size Name:One Size|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Yakima Fork Lift Rooftop Bike Rack is so far the best fork mount style rooftop rack that I have seen or used. One of the nicest features with this rack is that it mounts to factory cross bars as well as aftermarket round or square bars. It mounted very easily to my Subaru factory bars. The skewer mechanism is easily tightened and locked with one hand which leaves your other hand free to hold the bike steady or eat a burger. I also added the lock core to ensure that the fork skewer remains closed during travel. I spent way too much time comparing different racks but I am very glad that I purchased this one!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Color Name:One Color|Size Name:One Size
I have this mounted on my 2008 Subaru Impreza STI with OEM Factory bars and the fit is perfect. I had a problem with other racks that were made for either round or square bars. My OEM bars are large and oval-shaped, and this rack had no problems fitting on. The clamps are very sturdy.

I took my mountain bike on a 5 hour drive to Mammoth Mountain from Los Angeles, even hitting speeds of 80+. The rack held up very well. I prefer the fork mounted design of this rack because it seems like a more secure way to mount the bike. I only wish it came with a separate front wheel holder so I didn't have to throw the front wheel in my trunk.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I purchased two of these racks for use on the cross bars that come stock on the Subaru Outback (2008 XT Limited in my case.) They assembled relatively easily, but took some time to get the multi-position clamps just right. One position was too tall, so I tried the next, which was too low. Back to the first and adjust a little more. Not hard, just a little time consuming. I had to mount the front crossbar as far forward as possible to avoid the rear of the tray from hitting the wagon's door when open. The tire clears about 1/4"

The rack is easy to use, although since the crossbar as some curve to it, the two bikes tilt out a little bit. The crossbars are plenty secure enough with two 25# bikes on top.

The only problem I had, and which cost this review three stars, was Amazon and Yakima's customer service. The racks are well made, but sometimes parts aren't up to snuff. The second time I used the rack, one of the red plastic covers for the locking skewer came out. It turns out that the die cast zinc cover has a cast in rivet to retain the plastic cover, and the flared end on the rivet broke off, allowing the cover to fall out. This shouldn't be a safety concern, according to the Yakima service person, but it does render the locking mechanism useless. The skewer can be locked, but without the cover, anyone can get to the nut with a pair of pliers and remove the bike.

Yakima doesn't handle warranty issues on products that are sold through Amazon. Yakima has a lifetime warranty, but as an Amazon customer, I don't get to enjoy that warranty. Meanwhile, Amazon does not handle any warranty service for Yakima parts. If I want a new skewer, I have to send my entire roof rack back and order another one.

A really nice product, but one that yields a frustrated customer that won't recommend purchasing Yakima products through Amazon unless you want to give up your warranty.

July 30, 2009: A follow-up to the above review. Amazon stepped up and offered a partial refund in lieu of not having replacement parts. This will allow me to buy a replacement skewer, and end up with what I purchased to begin with. Thanks. Amazon! I'm bumping the rating up from two to three stars. Still a nice product, but buying through Amazon still forfeits Yakima's lifetime warranty. If you have problems, don't tell 'em you got it here!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Happy
I love it. I had never had a bike on my SUV Escape before and was scared that it wouldn't fit the factory rack.
It is sturdy..
It is safe... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Bike Easy
Perfect!
Got 2 of these (along with the locks) for my '01 Ford Escape. Mounts very easy, fits the stock racks perfectly. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Andrew J. Sugg
Easy does it, gets a little complicated.
Purchased the Yakima Forklift to be mounted on our Subaru Tribeca equipped with Subaru Aero (fixed) cross bars. Mounting it was very simple. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Noel
Better than any rack I have seen
I bought this rack to replace my 3 bike Yakima trunk carrier for longer road trips. I only have 2 bikes, 1 road, 1 mountain, and I needed something more permanent and secure. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. Gebuhr
great way to transport my bikes
I liked this rack so much that I bought another one to hold my girlfriend's bike. This rack mounts perfectly to my hatchback's factory roof rack (oval crossbars). Read more
Published 3 months ago by Glen K. Lam
great rack for great price
This is a good bike rack for the factory roof racks. I used this on my factory racks for the 2011 Toyota Rav4. Rack was easy and quick to install.
Published 4 months ago by John Doe
High Quality - Rock solid transport
Mounts perfectly to Ford cross bars. Easy to mount bike. Transported bike 600 miles from upstate NY to Purdue. No shaking no rattling. Rock solid.
Published 4 months ago by E. Earnhart
Does not fit 09 Santa Fe well
This bike rack is fairly easy to install, although the instructions left a bit to the imagination, but not bad. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Andrew
Great rack! Easy on/off installation.
Right out of the box to the top of my car in less then 20mins. Just long enough to assemble and read a few instructions. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kristina Collett
Yakima Fork Lift bike rack for factory rack works excellent
This rack installed easily and after a few trips seems very solid. They (I have two) are easy to load and unload. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Matt88
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