Versahaul Motorcycle Rack- What an Awesome Deal!!

I've been looking for a motorcycle hitch carrier to fit on the back of the Jeep to haul the prospective bike around. I was pretty fixed on getting a Versahaul unit. I've known about this brand for decades and in my mind, there's no comparison in quality. Of course they're way more expensive than any other cheap imitation Chinese knock-off brand, but you gotta pay if you're gonna play. Brand new, after shipping and taxes, well over $800!

I found a few racks for sale in the "near" vicinity, like San Luis Obispo County, Roseville and outer Sac. I communicated with some of them. Someone in Roseville had a rack that had only been used twice and was in fabulous condition willing to sell for $400. Plus he was heading through Dublin on the way to San Jose and was basically willing to deliver for free. But then I was able secure a deal with someone who lived in Auburn who had the same rack that had never been used! It was assembled, but no motorcycle was ever put on it. It included the accessory brake lamp kit with the license plate light! After I told him about the other rack I was going to buy, he offered to drop his price to $400!! Now, how could I possibly pass that up?! He was right on the route to Palisades, so I figure that I could pick it up on the way back from a day of skiing. He told me that he was willing to keep it for me until Sunday went skiing.

Well, then came the snow. It was dumping for days through Sunday! So I changed my ski day to Monday. He was willing to still hold it for me. When Monday morning arrived I made a game day decision that the roads would be too messy and the traffic would probably be too fraught with accidents to drive to Tahoe. I didn't want to wait in traffic for an extra 2 hours. Again, the seller said he would hold the item for me.

I headed up mid-afternoon to pick up the Versahaul rack. As I'm driving, the seller messaged me to correct the destination, as he actually lived half an hour further than he had previously stated on FB. Argh!! After three hours of driving, I finally reached his house! The rack was exactly as he had described it- it was everything I was hoping it would be! I handed him the cash, we got it hooked up and I headed home.

The drive home was a little unsettling, just that I had never driven with one of these on a car before and I was nervous that something could fall off. Worrying all for nothing. Everything was fine, except that we never got the lights to work. I'll have to check that out later.

I got home and after a more thorough inspection, I found the product to be in excellent shape and an awesome value, since it also included the brake and license plate lights!