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graphic66

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Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« on: May 18, 2010, 20:02:18 »
I would like to inquire if anyone has ever figured out a way to carry a bicycle with our cars? I like to drive to other areas to ride my bicycle and it is hard to pick up babes while driving my old Ford Focus wagon. I'm sure I would be way luckier if I drove up with my bike mounted on my Mercedes. So, any ideas or pictures, getting older it is harder to rely on my looks, it sure helps to have a nice car.

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2010, 20:13:15 »
Get a Moulton NS separable and stick it in the trunk;D

If a tow bar can be fitted to the car, surely a towbar mounted rack would work - albeit spoil the looks
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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2010, 00:55:03 »
I would like to inquire if anyone has ever figured out a way to carry a bicycle with our cars? I like to drive to other areas to ride my bicycle and it is hard to pick up babes while driving my old Ford Focus wagon. I'm sure I would be way luckier if I drove up with my bike mounted on my Mercedes. So, any ideas or pictures, getting older it is harder to rely on my looks, it sure helps to have a nice car.
This is by far the funniestpost i have read.....Graphic 66.It's all in your game . LOL work on it. Guys that drive a ford focus wagon need love too . LMAO

abe280SL

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2010, 04:35:02 »
Want to attract women...get a Porsche.  Only thing you are going to attract in the sl is old farts like me. 
BTW the red one is mine and its like honey in a bee hive!!!! Unfortunately, I am married and faithfull for 30years...and it takes a doubble dose of Viagra to get it going.
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paulr

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2010, 10:47:13 »
abe...you couldn't be further away from the truth. My car is like a ***** magnet. Having a Porsche only attracts the wrong sort. Beating them off with a stick....me.

al_lieffring

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2010, 13:15:16 »
something like this???

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2010, 13:45:03 »
Yes, but Al, where do you keep the other half? ;)
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al_lieffring

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2010, 15:07:57 »
I must have heard that one at least 50 times last Sunday.  ;D :D ;) :)

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2010, 16:40:33 »
Want to attract women...get a Porsche.  Only thing you are going to attract in the sl is old farts like me. 
BTW the red one is mine and its like honey in a bee hive!!!! Unfortunately, I am married and faithfull for 30years...and it takes a doubble dose of Viagra to get it going.
abe
  Abe , I beg to differ . The Pagoda attracts just as much as a porsche ... If you are older and drive a newer porsche, you might get some attraction  , but not as much as driving a clean pagoda . Personally i dont think newer porsches make as bold of a statement as a pagoda driving by . 
 If you are young and drive an original pagoda ... ( even better - the women you attract span all LEGAL age groups  ( ...Hi Cougars ! LOL ) .a newer Porscha cant even match that attention...

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2010, 17:25:09 »
Yes, but Al, where do you keep the other half? ;)
She sits in the passenger seat, obviously ::) ;)
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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2010, 15:53:29 »
Contact the Chicagoland section of the MBCA.  There's a member there whose only means of transportation are a 300 SL Roadster AND his bicycle.  He has a carrier.  Saw him driving away and that's the story someone there told me.
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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2010, 21:24:52 »
This will work too :)
Unfortunately I wouldn't want a woman who's attracted to me because of my car.....LOL



Here's a rack that'll work ....



graphic66

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2010, 13:42:56 »
Great response! I at least gave everyone a laugh. As for the unicycle mount, that looks cool but I think I would only get clowned around with and my balance is pretty bad anyways. I always wanted one, but I have trouble standing on one leg, let alone one wheel. I agree about the Porsche, you would attract the wrong type, kind of like a big bag of blow, your gonna get a babe, but only while the bag is full. I also agree about not wanting a woman who only was attracted to my car. But, you gotta have an opening line, and a chance to get one. This often requires bright shiny items, like fishing.
   The trunk mount on that Roller or whatever that big British condominium car is was a thought. I have one of those. I am worried about the aluminum trunk getting bent.  A hitch mount is possible, I have seen some original equipment designed ones for our cars in pictures. If anyone knows of one out there that may be a way to mount a carrier.
  Thanks for all the responses, keep them coming. I'll figure something out, but for now maybe a bumper sticker on my Focus-"My other car is a Mercedes Convertible" will have to do.

dtuttle123

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2010, 14:23:57 »
I always loved this photo!  If you can figure out how to carry a Chris Craft on your roof, I'm sure you can master a simple bycycle! 8)

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Re: Ideas on carrying a bicycle with the W113?
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2010, 12:47:43 »
Ok this is weird, my dad had a Chris Craft boat, and a Hudson Terraplane.