Roof Rack for the 987

I've been looking into getting a bike lately to hit these trails I'm surrounded by and if I get a bike, I have to get a roof rack to carry it.. not to mention how cool it would look! Some quick research shows that the 996 is the closest match that's available. Has anyone ever mounted a roof rack to their 987? Here's a link to the roof rack: Genuine Porsche 996-801-105-00 |996/997 911 Coupe (1998-2012) Roof Transport System | FREE Shipping on Most Orders $499+ OEMG! | GetPorscheSilverSpringParts

I have a Thule Wingbar edge roof rack with a Thule Proride bike rack on my 987 Thule ProRide XT | Thule | United States It is very well integrated on the car (although can't open the rear hatch fully) and the bike is very securely held. I would recommend.

I had a Yakima that worked perfectly on the roof rails of my 987 several years ago and I would carry two bikes. I couldn't tell you the specific model any longer, but you dont have to use Porsche specific stuff for this

Apex has a roof rack too.. not sure of the brand. I like those 56 Nord roof boxes

I use a Porsche Tequipment roof cross bars carriers and a Yakima bike carrier. The Porsche cross bar elevators have special forged alumunium attachment blocks that fit into the roof like a key. Then the black cross bar elevators attach to the interior block for a very stable non plastic attachment. Will withstand 120 mph with bikes on the top. I use the fork lock down type of bike carrier as its more stable than the carrier with a metal bar attached to the bike frame and the front wheel attached to the bike. I put the front wheels in the fronk. Only 987's and 911 's have this option available, not 981 or 718 .

FYI OP - there’s a setup on ******** for sale.

That's the one I seen; this is pretty much the confirmation I need to get that roof rack! 👍

I bought the Porsche rack just after buying the my car. Since it's my only car I figured that and sooner or later I'm going to want to carry something. Might as well have the rack on hand instead of trying to get one in a hurry. It goes on and comes off very easily. I haven't used it much since it's often easier to put stuff in the back and tie the hatch down with a rope. There are very handy hooks in the floor of the hatch and I can tie to the U-shaped hatch latch. An obvious downside of the roof rack is that it produces a bit of wind noise at 50+ MPH. Aerodynamics is probably not too hot either. So, I only put on the rack when I absolutely need to. Otherwise, it sits in the garage accumulating dust.

Did anyone mention seasucker racks yet? I've never used one but hear good things... Best Selling Racks

Would you trust the suction of the seasucker at 120 mph with bikes on the roof? That's about the same force on the attachment mechanism as hitting the wind wave of a bus or semi going the other way when traveling at 75 on a two lane hwy. The keyed solid monoblock that is attached to the roof is the most important part of the Porsche roof rack. No plastic or a rubber seal here, just a forged monoblock that fits exactly into the Porsche 987 or 911 roof. Not only that security for the bike rack , but you can also support a tent and ski box on this setup.

The OEM crossbars are the best. I got them for a bike rack and to carry my surfboards. I was going to buy them from Suncoast Porsche but found them in pristine shape on E Bay.

I have a SeaSucker ( Car Racks ) for my Cayman S and really like how compact it is and how secure it is on holding the bike on the car. I bought the Talon single, easy one and off. I place the 3 cups on the roof and the single for the rear tire on the back glass. I am able to take any of my bikes with the different size thru axel plugs or the quick release plugs.

Hi, just wanted to pitch in with the same suggestion as Apex1 and info from the Rooftop Tent thread we had going a while back on p9. The Porsche Tequipment Roof Transport System is probably your best bet for anything, including bikes and a roof-box. Another alternative for bikes or skis/snowboards is the Seasucker mount; a friend has his $20,000+ bikes mounted to the seasucker bike carriers on his F82 M4 and drives around with them a lot.

Houghton, since you have both and use both, which one would you trust to stay put on the car holding your bike in place. As we know, stuff happens, like other items falling off another car or truck and striking your bike or even worse a low level object that the car can navigate, but the bike/rack may not, like a tree partially across the road. Which one will retain its intended purpose more effectively? My thinking is the unique locking mechanism that Porsche developed is more secure than the suction that Seasucker uses. I have pushed mine to 120 mph with my Colnago road bike on top. I use the Yakima pinch front support to hold the two front forks in place. My bike shop thought that the Porsche Tequipment rack system is just BS. He claimed that the 4 bolts holding this system in place just do not hold up. However, I have never heard of a Porsche Tequipment failure. He is the same bike store owner that told me my wife's Pinnenrello was just fine after hitting the brick over the garage door when attached to her car. I took it to a specialy place that use CT to find 12 cracked areas in the frame, headset area and forks. I paid for the destruction of that frame and fork because you would not know it was damaged by the physical appearance. Houghton, you are in a unique spot as many Porsche owners use these crossbars for all sorts of applications including self contained roof tents. This system is also available on all 911 cars starting with the 996 model. Guys use these cross bars to support a flat base plate and mount their race tires to that base plate. So, yes I am getting off track, but sometimes, the roof tent and wheel/tire carrier do impact this conversation as it adds to the story that Porsche knew what they were doing to develop the key like notches that the main forged support block uses that also includes the single attachment bolt to the underlying in frame nut. Once you put these Porsche manufactured parts together and tighten that single bolt down, you will get my belief that side ways and front to back impart are very well supported. The only down side is the number of parts that need to be assembled. 4 forged blocks attched to the key like structures in the roof, then the two cross bars attached to those forged biocks. The two crossbars have the Porsche logo stamped on each one, so no doubt is part of this Tequimpent system.

The OEM system is very secure but time consuming to install and uninstall. The Seasucker is very convenient and takes no time to install. I have driven the freeway at 70 mph with the Seasucker. No issues. I would stick with OEM if you plan to keep it permanent on your car. If you go with Seasucker I also Velcro a plastic foam to the bottom of the front bike sprocket to protect the car.