We had the same idea: use a hitch rack on our Sightseer 33C for our 2005 Honda Rebel while we did a 10,000 mile tour of the west. We bought a Harbor Freight rack and tested it on our Chevy Suburban. Worked fine. THEN we tried it on the Sightseer. First problem: the hitch receiver is much higher than the Chevys, so the short ramp hung straight down, not even touching the ground! Finally rigged up a long extension to the ramp. Then we found it very difficult to roll the bike up the ramp, onto the rack, while maintaining control and trying to secure the bike with ratchet straps. The bike is very high in the air when on the rack, making it difficult to keep upright while strapping it down. Finally got it pretty secured but the handle bar was very close to hitting the back of the MH, unless you angled the bike back a bit, which seemed a bad idea. Plus, the whole contraption seemed a bit wobbly to me and I wondered how it would hold up to the terrible interstates in Indiana and Illinois. I had visions of the bike and rack crashing off the MH after hitting the millionth pothole. Plus, we really couldn't see ourselves going thru the ordeal of unloading/reloading very often. Better to just rent a car.
Bottom line: we left the bike and rack at home.
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Pat & Larry
2014 Winnebago Sightseer 33C
Charlottesville, VA
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