Does the Bike Fit? - 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Convertible Long-Term Road Test

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• yellowbal Member Posts: 234

  January 2016

  ... are you hungover?

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• thepuff Member Posts: 87

  January 2016

  The bike probably has more power than the Miata anyhow.

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• kirkhilles1 Member Posts: 863

  January 2016

  What a waste of an article. What's your point? Oh wow, the Miata is small. Thanks!

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• subatomic Member Posts: 140

  January 2016

  Amusing long-term entry. Perhaps there is a a bicycle carrier/trailer and hitch arrangement available for the MX-5.

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• miata52 Member Posts: 114

  January 2016

  I use to carry my bike around in my MGB. Stick it in the passenger seat with the top down, no problems. Haven't tried it with the Miata...

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• misterfusion Member Posts: 471

  January 2016

  @miata52 - A bike is always a good accessory for a British roadster, as you will certainly need the alternate transport at some point. :P

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• desmolicious Member Posts: 671

  January 2016

  subatomic said:

  Amusing long-term entry. Perhaps there is a a bicycle carrier/trailer and hitch arrangement available for the MX-5.

  Akshully I think I've seen a bike with a Miata carrier attached to it.

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• desmolicious Member Posts: 671

  January 2016

  "And for good measure I threw out the Miata keys too, and took the Viper home."
  
  Interesting that you first picked the Miata over the Viper...

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• g_k1 Member Posts: 14

  January 2016

  I carried my 54cm fixie in my Lotus Elise with the top installed. I removed both wheels, (you can buy a dummy axle or quick-release device to hold the chain in place), placed the frame upside down with the fork in the passenger footwell, then placed the wheels upright between the frame and the passenger door. I put socks over the fork legs to protect the paint where they rubbed against the dash and used a strap to hold the frame and wheels together, and it worked just fine.

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• allthingshonda Member Posts: 878

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  More concerning is that you seem to have parked the Miata with the top down under what appears to be a restaurant kitchen exhaust fan.
  
  Going completely off topic, I just think that if any car was made to have a small turbocharged 4 cylinder engine it's the Miata. Mazda really dropped the ball on the engine. They're going to have to come up with a small turbo 4 to keep up with the competition. Honda is going to start phasing in their new 174 HP 1.5 turbo engine to replace the 2.4 4 cylinder workhorse they currently use. Toyota and Honda are ditching the V6 in the redesigned Camry and Accord for 2.0 turbocharged engines. Why not use the low volume Miata to introduce the new turbo engine. This will give them time to increase production to phase into other Mazda products.

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• wheelmccoy Member Posts: 97

  January 2016

  allthingshonda said:

  More concerning is that you seem to have parked the Miata with the top down under what appears to be a restaurant kitchen exhaust fan.
  
  Going completely off topic, I just think that if any car was made to have a small turbocharged 4 cylinder engine it's the Miata. Mazda really dropped the ball on the engine. ...

  I think the exhaust fan is to provide ventilation to the indoor/underground garage.
  
  Mazda has left the turbo engine for its sister/cousin/partner vehicle, the Fiat 124 Spider. Naturally aspirated has its fans. So do turbos. Now there's choice. But I wouldn't rule out future MazdaSpeed turbo versions of the Mazda3.
  

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