Black Widow MCC-600 600 lb HeavyDutySteelMotorcycleCarrier–600lb.Capacity

DO NOT BUY THIS!!Took twice as long to ship as it should. Was missing bolts I had to go to store to replace.... and now it’s installed and it saves like nuts, my hitch is rated for 750 pounds, the carrier rated for 600 pounds and my bike is 405 pounds, it is so sketchy it looks terrible and I wouldn’t trust it further than I could throw it. Complete garbage

I used this rack to take my Triumph Street Twin (437lbs dry) from California to Vermont, and had no issues. It was quick and easy to assemble, and everything feels pretty high quality. I was able to get the bike on and off by myself with just a little bit of a running start, but neither my hitch nor my handlebars are that high, so you might need assistance depending on your setup.The one *big* caveat is, if you follow the instructions that come with it, they'll tell you to tie the bike down to the four lower tiedown points on the rack and go for it. That might be fine for short, gentle trips around town, but on the highway, the bike sways front to back (side to side from the bike's point of view) like *crazy*! Within 15 minutes of driving on the highway I hit a bump and the bike's handlebar smacked into the back of my van. I was watching it in the rear view camera and I thought for sure the thing was going to fall right off. Luckily my van has some beefy hinges higher up, so I added some stabilizing straps going from those to the top of the bike, and that took all of the sway out of it. With those, you could probably even forego the forward lower straps tying down to the rack, but I always use those anyway for redundancy. So as long as you add some upper anti-sway straps, the rack works great, but I wouldn't go far without them.Also don't forget to move your license plate somewhere visible or you might get pulled over in Nevada. 😅

Bought the 600 lb carrier to use with my sleeper van so that I can travel with my bike without needing to pull a trailer, so I wanted something sturdy that I can drive thousands of miles with confidence. The bike is a Kawasaki Versys 650cc that weighs about 450 lbs. The carrier seemed heavier than I expected in the box but assembly wasn't difficult and, once assembled, was relatively easy for my wife and I to install into the hitch. The ramp is long and makes for an easy slope to push the bike up, although getting it into the final cradle area takes a bit more effort and I'm still not sure that I have the cradle in the proper position - the instructions are weak in that regard. 4 straps ties it down but you need to make sure they are seriously tight, otherwise it will rock a lot. Love how the ramp stores on the carrier. My main concern was the handle bar hitting the back of the van (window) so we strapped a thick bath towel on the grip, but in the end it wasn't necessary because the bike stayed in place quite well. Drove about 350 miles with it the first time and once I got over my anxiety, it was all good. After a while I hardly noticed it was there. I will say that the bike seems to lean a bit far toward the front end and isn't quite as level as I'd hoped it would be, but it seems ok that way. Also disappointed that the hitch sleeve thing came loose both times I used it - one of the four bolts backed off about half an inch from vibrations making the whole thing a lot less useful. That's another component that the instructions could be improved on with regard to ensuring it's situated in the proper place; I put it on but have no idea if I did it properly. Unloading was super easy. Something additional I added was extra tail lights that connect to my trailer connector to add more lights and help prevent anyone from rear-ending me. The strap bars stick out a significant distance beyond the bike so it would be a good idea to tie on a bright yellow piece of fabric to alert the vehicle behind you of where the thing ends. Maybe I'm paranoid but one of my fears is getting rear-ended and screwing up the carrier, my bike, or both. Overall I'm mostly happy with the product but need to put it to a real test this summer on a very long road trip.

Worked great. Used it to haul 2012 Vstrom 650 Suzuki (approx weight 500 lbs as fitted out) approx 1200 miles on back of my 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit (it has air self leveling suspension all around) and the Jeep was being flat towed behind my RV motor home. I used six tie downs (2 more than the 4 standard ones and hooked the two extra ones to my hitch receiver where trailer chains normally attach. I tied it down tight enough to compress the motorcycles suspension to prevent movement and also made sure the anti sway device included with the carrier was tight and I included a drop of the blue type thread locker on the anti sway device bolts. After the install when I pushed down hard on the front or rear of the bike the carrier moved only with movement of the cars suspension and no more.

Aside from fedex delaying it three days and damaging it, it’s a great unit