Black Widow Aluminum Motorcycle Carrier - Long Term Review 

Yeah, looks like you're right, funny how that didn't occur to me all these years. Thanks!

I'm glad it was helpful, and thank you for watching.

You can select slow playback in the RU-vid player, maybe that would get it slow enough for you to see? Either way, I've never had any concerns loading the bike as far as twisting goes. My KTM is around 240 lbs I believe, and yes, the ramp flexes a bit, but not overly so in my opinion. The only time I got nervous is when the truck was going over very rough terrain and I could see the bike moving all around... but it always held. The TW isn't much heavier so I don't think you'd see an issue. I had a buddy use one with a DRZ400 with no problems.

@@alabamadirtrider Great feedback on the lightest option. Thx

They're just cheap 1" wide ratchet straps, that small kind, not very long either. I hook the two hooks against each other, wrap the strap around the wheel (through the spokes) a few times, then feed the strap through the ratcheting mechanism and ratchet them down tight. Some claim it's not needed but it made me feel safer. Note that I've since stopped using this carrier as I bought an enclosed trailer. Also, per another comment, I apparently had the anti-rotation bracket on backwards.

Honestly on paved roads it didn't affect it much, I drove my normal speeds. If it was a very bumpy road or dirt road, I'd slow down, just to not overly stress the carrier for no reason.

@@alabamadirtrider good to know. Thank you!

Rocky Mountain ATVMC

I can respect that, but I've also spent several years changing outside in all types of weather and got really tired of being rained on or sun burned while stepping on mud and rocks. I also do have street bikes so the trailer already came in handy for that. I'm sure I'll run into problems, but so far it has been a quality of life improvement.

But if I had a blue bike, I'd have no more excuses and would have to learn to ride 😂

@@alabamadirtrider 🤠