SCOOTER HITCH RACK Submitted by Dave Wurts
My mother-in-law wanted a rack for her Diggler scooter to keep it out of the back of the Subaru (leaving more room for dogs). Typical bike racks didn’t work effectively for the scooter, so I built this rack for her instead. The scooter rides fine on the rack both at highway speeds and down bumpy roads. A lock could also be easily incorporated into the design. Material: Steel 1-1/2” receiver hitch, 1-1/2” x 1-1/2” x 1/16” steel tube, eyebolts, and bungee cords.
Reader Submitted Gear Mods / 2011
Total cost: approx $35 Time to build: 2 hours I welded the steel tubes to the hitch, then coated it with black appliance paint. Some adhesive neoprene strips protect the bottom of the Diggler and help hold it in place. The deck of the Diggler is bungeed to the rack through the eyebolts, and another pair of bungees hold the wheels inline so the handlebars don’t flap in the wind.