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Yakima 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter

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Does your SUV have a smaller receiver hitch? No problem.

  • This accessory adapts a 2-inch hitch to a 1-1/4-inch receiver hitch; designed for Class II hitches and higher
  • Fits KingPin 2, KingPin 4, SlickROC 4 and Bighorn 4, 2004 and later models

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Yakima 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter Customer Reviews

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Yakima 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter
 
2.4

(based on 5 reviews)

40%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to install (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Road bikes (3)
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      • Casual/ recreational (3)

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    4.0

    Excellent!

    By Daniel Child

    from Salt Lake City, UT

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

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    Pros

    • Easy to Install
    • Easy to Use

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Mountain Bikes
      • Road Bikes
      • Small Cars

      Comments about Yakima 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter:

      So after reading the reviews here I decided that I would just go for it and order this in to my local REI and if it did not fit my CLASS 1 1.25" hitch like many said it would not then I would take advantage of REI's awesome return policy and post my confirmation.Fortunately for me, this fit my Curt CLASS 1 hitch receiver perfectly! I don't know how others were having problems. Maybe because the hole is drilled for the Yakima locking pin and not a normal hitch pin to secure it. If you do not have one of those pins I suggest picking one up or be ready to drill out the pin hole to be able to use a standard pin. This adapter made my life much easier and my rack more stable since I had a 1.25" to 2" adapter plus the rack that made things as unstable as a [*].Highly recommended if you have a Yakima rack compatible with this adapter and a car with a 1.25" receiver.

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      1.0

      DOES NOT FIT AFTERMARKET HITCH

      By Pickle in Pittsburgh

      from Pittsburgh, PA

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

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      Pros

        Cons

        • Doesn't Fit My Car
        • Hard to Install or Use

        Best Uses

        • Mountain Bikes

        Comments about Yakima 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter:

        I installed a Class I hitch from Hidden Hitch (One of the most common hitches on the market) on my Mazda 3 with the assumption that this adapter would allow me to use my Kingpin 4. NOWHERE does it say that it doesn't fit some/or any hitches! [...]

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        5.0

        Works Great

        By SpyderGT

        from Michigan

        About Me Avid Cyclist

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        Pros

        • Durable
        • Easy to Install
        • Easy to Use
        • Stable

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Large Cars
          • Road Bikes

          Comments about Yakima 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter:

          I read the previous reviews before I bought this adapter, so I was worried that it might not work well. I do have a Class 2 hitch, though, which only costs a few bucks more than the Class 1. I used the carrier almost every day all summer with 2 to 4 bikes on it and have experienced none of the bent pins or loose fit described in previous reviews. I have also swapped it with the 2 inch adapter several times and it has worked just fine. It's not fancy but gets the job done. So I guess the lesson here is to use this adapter with a Class 2 receiver.

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          1.0

          Pin Bends within 1 month

          By sarbet

          from Saint Louis, MO

          About Me Avid Cyclist

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          Pros

          • Easy to Install

          Cons

          • Unstable
          • Weak Construction

          Best Uses

          • Large Cars
          • Road Bikes

          Comments about Yakima 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter:

          We used this with the Kingpin 4, and found that within a month, the pin to allow the rack mast to tilt down had bent beyond usefulness (used a hammer to get it out, couldn't get it back in.)Poorly designed adapter. You can see problem in picture- large plastic box at top of adapter has too small flange in center- creates too much bending for pin to take. [...]Apparently, Yakima hasn't figured this adapter out yet completely.

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          1.0

          DOES NOT FIT 1-1/4

          By katashi

          from Davis, CA

          About Me Casual/ Recreational

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          Pros

          • Durable

          Cons

          • DOESN NOT FIT HITCH

          Best Uses

            Comments about Yakima 1-1/4 Inch Hitch Adapter:

            This device is used to adapt a 2" hitch bike rack to a 1.25" hitch receiver. Except that it does not fit! The adapter is too long to fit properly in the receiver, so the holes for the pin do not match. Before I bought the adapter, I called Yakima and they said that it should fit, that it was made for a class 1 hitch (I have a Civic). Upon reading the manual, it says it only fits 1.25" CLASS 2 hitches, and apparently, Yakima does not make an adapter for a 1.25" class 1 hitch. Plain dumb (!), since my rack (Kingpin 4) is supposed to work with class 1 hitches with the adapter. At least that's what Yakima told me.

            Go figure!

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