Reasons to NEVER Use a Motorcycle Hitch Carrier 

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Love my hitch carrier! Never had an issue in 14yrs ..... if you are having rust problem, you should not be towing anyways. Use your head!

Thousands of trouble free miles hauling my bikes,with a hitch carrier....

never been so happy the comment section didn’t agree with the video creator this time, did not want to have a trailer

A foldaway trailer would be nice. But the one you have linked in your discription is literally 10x the price of a hitch mounted carrier. Also if your issue is with rust, then it's the SAME ISSUE for both trailer and hitch mounted carrier.

None of this makes sense. Stop giving advice when you don’t know what you are talking about. A hitch carrier is fine. Your reason that a hitch could fall out makes no sense. Then how does anyone tow anything? You have to make sure your vehicle is rated for that tongue weight and you are good to go. I carry my bike on a hitch carrier with no problem off road. Super easy to load too

Bloody hell man...what a waffle!! You coulda used 10% of the words you did. I won't be taking anything you say seriously.

So what you are actually saying is that you've never used one. And this whole video is just heresay. Great, I'm glad I wasted my time

Hitch carriers are awesome!

The same problems you have with rusty frames being used for a hitch carrier also would apply to that same hitch hauling your motorcycle trailer. An unsafe hitch is dangerous no matter what it is loaded on it, carrier or trailer. Now ease of loading? Yes, trailers have that covered. But now we have the front wheel carriers that lift the front wheel of a bike and make it the trailer. Only a portion of the bike's weight is on the tow vehicle. It's secured in place, and is very stable if attached to the carrier correctly. It's a one person job and when you're done, remove it from the receiver and toss on a shelf. A very affordable and portable solution as an option to consider.

8:26 of my time I'll never get back.

Been using a hitch carrier for years for my dirt bikes. Some places we end up its easier to have a carrier than a trailer. Even over rough terrain my bike does not move. Use 4 straps and a fork brace. If your vehicle is so rusty you dont trust a hitch carrier, then its too rusty for a trailer too.

So you attach your trailer to a rusty hitch?

$2K for a motorcycle trailer? Damn...hitch carrier all the way!

I've been using a hitch carrier and I love it, works great for me. I live in an area with no salt on roads though and my SUV can carry plenty tongue weight. Never had any problem loading my bikes on one, you gotto strap down the bikes well so they don't move. And as any equipment gotto make sure it is in good condition and maintain it properly.

I have used a hitch carrier for 11 years now. Traveled over four different states, back roads, rain/shine, etc. Far better that hauling/pulling a trailer. I installed tail lights on the bottom and just plug them in just like you would with a trailer. If you have a vehicle in poor condition you shouldn't be hauling or pulling anything.

I mean. I can come up with 30 different "what ifs" to any trailer if you want. What about the salt under the trailer you have? How is that any different, what if it gets a flat, or 2 flats, or rusts and weakens. Idk

As an Engineer: You sound drunk or ridiculous. As a Regular Dude, I'm with you all the way. This video grabbed me because I actually was doing some Chemistry one time and ended up with a leftover bag of Road Salts that had a bunch of Calcium Acetate and was for Canadian Roads and I left it in the back of an un-used F150 for about one year. When I checked on it the entire bed of the interior was nothing but rust. The Fuel Tank turned to shit and I had to replace it with a layer of rust on the entire exterior of the Frame from front to back. Not cool for your eyes if you catch my meaning. Excellent review and opinion and nice scenery too. Peace Sizzlean

Lol this guy talk about something he don’t own ?? Lost my time looking at this poor dude , do something you know man !!!

It all depends on what your hitch tongue weight is rated for. My hitch is rated for 1500 lbs. of tongue weight. My bike and carrier totals about 600 lbs. Well under the rated 1500 lbs. Half ton trucks are often rated for 500-750 which works for a dirt bike.

Do you have any empirical evidence that hitch carriers have fallen off due to a rusty frame? I guess it's possible if you mount it to a rust-bucket, but I've never heard of it happening.

This was no safety problem more of randomness, personal option, and user error. You totally just talked me into getting one.

talking rubbish really i never had problem with my tilting hitch carrier, i mean never

Honda Grom, Chevy cargo van, and hitch carrier... think itll work out?

CC man, the extra weight is a non issue. The tongue weight of a hitch carrier with a bike on it is no more than carrying a 4-5k trailer load. Trucks are literally designed to do double or even triple that.

7:37 Dude.... if you get any more toys, you are gonna have to move and buy a house with a bigger garage...

If you have that big of a rust issue then pulling a trailer is also dangerous ?

1:00. These are NOT meant for bikes above 250 pounds. MOST of those type of hitches that carry the full load of the bike ( as in not one of the tires is touching t he street while you're driving unlike my one wheeled hitch for the front wheel), will clearly state a max weight limit of 250 pounds or less...thus they are most often for DIRT bikes

I live in Ohio, and I've not had a rust issue. I spray Fluid Film twice a year on my undercarriage and frame, and wash off my chassis once a week during winter. If you have a problem with rust, a trailer is going to be just as dicey as a hitch carrier.

I agree.... But 2k for a fold up trailer i can only use for my bike. I think for that price I'd get ramps for getting it into my truck or by a small enclosed trailer i could get multiple uses out of. Good video... but for a small trailer like yours 2k is way to high. I mean its a cool lil trailer i like the compact ability for storage but not that much... 😆

You should see the stress demands travel trailers place on hitches. They are designed for that and with a safety factor. My Suburban 2500 has 900# on the hitch when my 33' trailer is connected. I would trust it with 450# without a weight distribution hitch. I don't know that I would try to get a sport bike all the way up to the hitch, but a little dual-sport would be doable.

"Most" bikes are under 600 pounds wet and "most" of the big 3 brand pickups have a tongue rating at or over 1k lbs. Not an issue unless you're moving a full dressed HD. P.S. I have a '17 chevy 1500 moved an fz09 many times no issues at all. Also moved a 2006 Vmax 4 times about 100mi round trip each time. Never had an issue.

I think for dirt bikes or scooters it’s fine and I know hundreds of dirt bike riders that use the hitch Mount carriers with years of trouble free and they use them almost every weekend, I would not haul a street bike though

I have a 21 Tundra with a class 3 hitch, and a 1k rated hitch hauler custom welded together. My bike and hitch hauler together never exceed my tongue weight. Its been an awesome thing to have. Just roll on, roll off. But a trailer would be nice too. Id take either. I drive in the south where salt is not an issues.

You need to know the maximum tongue weight your vehicle can support. It's usually 10% of the maximum towing capacity. For truck based SUV like a Tahoe, Suburban or Expedition, you can probably carry a 600lb bike on a trailer safely. For most crossovers with a 50lb carrier and even 300lb dual sport you'd be close to maximum safe tongue weight. I am hesitant to use a hitch carrier with my crossover to carry a WR250R, although it would be much more convenient than a trailer.

This guy missed the biggest reason against a hitch mount motorcycle carrier which is torque multiplication. Normal hitches do not extend very far. A motorcycle carrier is further out from the vehicle mount point causing more rotational torque to be applied to the hitch. Example: A regular ball hitch that sticks out about 1ft is rated for 500lbs. (I know 1 foot is a bit much, but it makes math easy) If a motorcycle carrier is 1ft further out, the weight of the bike is doubled. So a 400lb bike would apply 800lbs to the hitch.

I think there's a huge oversight on your part. If you can tow a trailer you can tow a bike carrier on the back. There's no way a whole trailer is less stressful than a carrier.

Hey! Did you ever turn your turn signals off

Tampa, Florida. No rust down here so the carrier sounds okay to me. So, I need two people to load? No problem. I’m getting one soon.

I have one for my E-scooter just a secondary vehicle so I don’t have to take a shuttle to my construction site. Some job sites require me to park maybe 1-2 miles away and shuttle with other trades I’d rather ignore the wait time and have another means to travel from parking to site

A bike carrier is no problem as long as you stay within TW rating. No different from towing a trailer. I've hauled my bike thousands of miles with the bike hauler (in Ohio) with no problems.

Was your trailer 70 bucks?

Hey CycleCruza, one thing those of us that live down South always do when we buy used cars is look at the frame to see how rusty it is. That rust is a result of all the salt and brine they use on the roads in wintertime to keep ice from forming. Down south, we don't really have to worry about that, so our vehicles always have good looking frames for much longer.

In california vehicles with trailers are restricted to 55mph. So it takes an extra 2 hours to get to any track for a track day. The carrier saves tons of time.

When using a carrier, make sure to put the bike in gear once its in position. This will keep it from rolling, and potentially coming loose.

I did over 1000 miles with a Honda Rebel on a hitch carrier. It did great, and never moved.

How do you not get stopped by the cops for a obstructed number plate, tail lights, etc and plus that gives cops, probable-cause to stop you ?

I live in Texas, and I've been using a hitch ramp for 12 years with no problem. I use my F150, and my wife's mini van to carry it.

I've used my hitch hauler on my dodge charger with absolutely no issues for thousands of miles. I've hauled just about every type of dirt bike you can think of, biggest one being my Honda XR600R with no issues at all. This guy has apparently never used one and is knocking it without even having any real experience.

What state are you in? Frames don't rust like that in California.

Those are some really good tips, I know rust very well coming from Pa. the salt an brine is horrible on cars, ride safe man

Bro you must live in a state where it snows and they spread salt on the road. I live in California and the undercarriage of cars stay solid.

I used one of the harbor freight hitch racks to carry a ninja 250, as it was my first time it was a little sketch but i would feel comfortable using it again for that bike, however for anything even slightly heavier than a ninja 250 it would have been very sketchy putting on and off the bike on the rack, but once you have the bike up on there and strapped down properly it was pretty stable actually. i only hauled it about 40 miles on the freeway though.

What is your trailer hitch hooked up to? So your still towing your trailer with the hitch that is attached to your car?

They’re fine just need to make sure your hitch is welded to the frame not the bumper and may also need a reinforcement weld done. Joe Haulers are great. Rocking mine for years. Many miles on it.

For those in or out of the rust belt if your receiver cant handle the direct weight of a sport bike or enduro you probably also shouldn't be towing a trailer and introducing something with wheels that has the potential to go a lot farther down a rode with less resistance and cause just as much damage. i do not live in the rust belt but i feel very sorry for your vehicles. just my 2 cents, love the videos don't stop

If you have a vehicle is so badley rusted that a hitch carrier will damage it when loaded, your vehicle is not road-worthy in the first place and adding a motorcycle carrier to it is the least of your problems!

Just watched a video on a Joe hauler out California and they seem to be a good product. If your truck is all rusted out time to get a new truck.

I think the WR250R would be ok on the back. Def no Harleys though...

Ive done it many times with a 250 pound dirt bike but I wouldn't trust a 400+ pound street bike. I would use at least 4 tie downs too

The bars hitting the back of the vehicle was always my concern with those hitch carriers, aside from having to explain to the police why my bike is on the hood of the car traveling behind me.

HOA don't play project vehicles have to be in the garage in my neighborhood.

Why would you have a car with a rotten frame? A hitch carrier with a 140kg bike on it, or whatever max weight it is good for, is alot lighter than what the hitch was actually made for.

Bought a hitch carrier for my dirt bike, sceptical at first...great purchase. Yea i need some lights etc but its worth it

My 2014 jeep grand cherokee ecodiesel can tow 7200lbs. A proper weight distribution at full capacity is 10-15%, which is 720-1080lbs. I tow my Supra + Car Trailer + racing gear all the time which comes close to max capacity with the family loaded too. I'm pretty sure that my motorcycle hitch carrier which weighs like 75lbs + my dirt bike that weighs about 230lbs = 305lbs total is not dangerous or putting undue stress on my jeep. Since my jeep has the factory air suspension, I also don't need to "upgrade the rear springs" either since it stays perfectly level no matter how much weight I put on the back of it. My jeep at about 185,000 miles, 6 years old, and there's practically no rust. Obviously, there are motorcycles that weigh significantly more, and a tow hitch carrier isn't a good solution; it's all about perspective. Putting a blanket statement like "hitch carriers are dangerous" and making poor generalizations is just bad information.

Is your vehicle rated for the tongue weight? Is your hitch carrier rated for the weight of your bike? Yes and yes? Use the hitch carrier. This dude has no idea what he's talking about.

Appreciate the content and agree with the trailer hitch comments. May I suggest, considering your safety focus, don't ride whilst recording yourself because it takes away your focus from the road. Cheers from OZ

Come on CycleCruza, I put my Harley Ultra Limited on a Harbor Freight Chinese hitch carrier all the time. Ha ha well maybe not. Only things I put on a hitch carrier are my kids bikes to go to the beach. Why put a $15,000+ bike on a $400 hitch carrier. Heck no, get a trailer, agreed.

I ended up here because I've been thinking of a Jeep Grand Cherokee to use for camping with a roof tent. I thought...hitching a moto would be a nice way to get around if the Cherokee was tent bound. My thoughts to this video? Rust proofing is an option, and I always spray my undercarriage when I wash my car in the winter (New England). I'm not crazy about hitch trailers because I feel they'll make the backend of the vehicle heavy and wallow, but in my case I'm thinking a small ADV or Supermoto.

so you trust the same hitch that you use to put the tailer on . same weight, and remember the trailer pulls against the frame. same thing just opposite direction

I am glad I put this on 1.5x playback speed to glean useful information. Thank you for providing some good advice!

You can replace your tow bar if it's "rusty"

2:40 the point about rust on the frame is a good point that i didn't think about. I was planning on towing on local roads at low speeds using a wheel dolly so there would be lower weight, just to get the bike worked on. But I do have an older car.

I thought you were going to say something interesting… I was wrong.

I'm not sure about these bike carriers.. .. the problem that I have seen is that the bike can sway back and forth, possibly damaging your vehicle... There must be a way to get it strapped down... The ones sold at harbor freight don't even have directions...! But I believe that there's a good one available somewhere.. but I haven't seen it yet... Thanks for sharing.. Robert Jr NJ here XR 650 owner myself here

This will not work if you have huge fees for tabs for trailers or no garage to store a fold up trailer. There are many carriers that work great and don't get taxed each year by the gubermint.

I just bought one of these to haul around my 1985 xj700. It has a 600 lb capacity and the bike weighs maybe 480. The hitch I installed on my f250 has a 1000 lb toungue weight capacity so all in all I'm in spec. Now, if I had a nice bike I wouldnt use a hitch carrier either. At least not this one. My xj700 is a beater that already had scratches and dings. It's a bitch to load by yourself for probably any bike heavier than an average dirt bike. I've already broken the mirror off the first time I went to use it because I lost my balance. Again, beater bike, not really too concerned, especially since the bike is insured for more than it's worth. There are far superior hitch carrier designs out there, with a substantial price tag but it all depends on your investment in the bike. I've seen some custom made hitch carriers built so heavily it could handle two gold wings. It's just a matter of finding the proper application to match your needs.

I don't think you've used many hitches. I'm from Oklahoma, we pull heavy tongue weight trailers. Unless you're putting it on a Yugo, I don't get it. Your pull behind has the same, if not more, tongue weight. Rust is the least of the issues. Need to learn more about how a trailer package hitch works.

When you put a trailer on and hit the breaks it’s all pushes forward and puts weight on the hitch so if your rusty it’s the same problem.

Just rent a trailer for 30 bucks a day from uhaul.

Thanks for the advice

I'd only use one of these on a bike under 300-350 pounds. Most class 3 and 4 hitches have enough tongue weight capacity to handle it. As somebody that hauls with a utility trailer, a pickup truck bed is 100% the best way to go. I can set and forget a bike in a truck bed. Trailers work great but there is just more stuff to maintain.

thinking of getting a truck and getting extra under-coating to protect the framework. currently load it up in the back of a mini-van. a bit annoying but if i take some of the plastics and mirrors off. it fits ... now the vans transmission is failing. so. thinks ima buy a new truck and one of these.

So what is the difference òf your bike haul over a trailer? As far as the hitch point?

I don't trust those either.. That's why the ones I make are made out of the thick metal tubing that the entire reciever system is made from and I have support bars and welds all over .I weld picture and stunt cars for a living so I've built all kinds of crazy things. With mine the bike or whatever your hauling is safe the platform if fully supported and enterchangible with other platforms for what ever I'm hauling. Mine locks the bike in place so it cant fall over as you strap in on. And theres no sketchy ramp to push or ride up. A girl scout can load my gsxr 1000 by herself.

Wow, all I heard was the most random shit you could think of on why not to get it, without even looking into what a hitch can hold or anything. Just a bunch of talk about rust. I've pulled crazy heavy trailers with the most rusty looking trucks and never had an issue. I'd buy one of these if I need a cheaper way to transport my bike. Throw on some magnet brake lights if need be and good to go..

This guy thinks we all have fucked up and rusty cars?

Thought I'd get another person's thoughts about hitch carriers but after 2 minutes of not hearing about hitch carriers I stopped the video

One day I saw rv with a gold wing at a back, but that one looked it had hydraulic hitch carrier. But valid points man, I never had too much trust in those carriers for sport bikes but for light dirtbike you should be ok. The reason ppl smash windshield is bc when they take bike off they open left tie down and suspension sends bike straights to a windshield. Ask me how I know lol

I have no idea how, or WHY, but for like the 3rd time now I got unsubscribed and was not aware! WTH? Anyway, GREAT video as I am now looking into these options. Also, CONGRATS on the Aprilia ! I totally missed that whole event. That is one AWESOME bike dude!

I use my hitch carrier for my pit bike. I used it once for a big bike and it handled it fine but I have a trailer also that gets used more often. I wouldn't trust anything on a cheap one. My hitch is also 33 inches off the ground a lot of people have issues with scraping the carrier on the ground

That's not really a good argument against using hitch carriers as rust attacking your tow car would have the same outcome if it were a trailer attached. A better one is that a hitch carrier is subject to both vertical and horizontal forces and designed to take considerably more horizontal stress than vertical. When towing a trailer the predominant stresses are horizontal and peak during acceleration and braking while the vertical force (nose weight) remains fairly constant. A trailer hitch will typical be rated to about 300lbs or less nose weight but it really depends on the size. With a hitch mounted rack the horizontal forces are minimal but vertical stress is imparted by the weight of the bike, the carrier plus any acceleration in the vertical axis which would be caused by uneven road surfaces, ramps and pot holes. Bigger heavier bikes may exceed the rated nose weight before you even drive off, so it's worth checking the welds from time to time.

When you vlog while riding leaving your blinker on must be mandatory. Focus on some safety before someone pulls out in front of you thinking you are turning.

Since the demise of the Evolution engine, has Harley included these in the purchase?

You're wrong on this one. A motorcycle isn't going to break your hitch off as even the heaviest bikes aren't going to break a 5,000lb hitch. Your frame would need to be practically destroyed in order for that to happen and by then your vehicle would be falling apart at every bump.

i’m curious if a cheap carrier could work for my volvo wagon? hear me out, normally i wouldn’t use it or even keep a carrier on the car but, i drive locally a lot and sometimes my car needs to be left at a shop for maintenance. when this happens, it would be nice to hook a carrier on the back and bring my moped on the back. i can ride the moped home and drive it back when they’re done. please note that i don’t have many friends and really hate asking for a ride from anyone.

Surface rust does not weaken anything…

I appreciate the video but the only good thing you said was don't buy a cheap Chinese version hitch carrier. That little bit of rust is nothing on your Lexus. I live in British Columbia and we get roads salted quite a bit too in the winter but that reason for not getting a hitch carrier was not that smart Hahaha. I would recommend spending the money and buying a high quality one, especially if you are putting a naked bike, sport bike or mid size cruiser on the back. Put grip tape on the ones that have a smoothe ramp and main part where the bike will sit on carrier. After some research Black Widow has a aluminum one rated up to 400lbs (good for dirt bikes). They have an all steel one which is black powder coated and rated up to 600lb. Also, VersaHaul makes a pretty good looking carrier too with a smoothe ramp which would make loading a 450lb Ducati easier. If I decide to get one for my dirt bike and my Ducati it would be the VersaHaul. Gotta do more research though.

Nobody in the comments knows what they’re talking about, if they checked their cars rated tongue weights they’d know, not the actual hitch rated tongue weight. The damage isn’t being done to your hitch, it’s being done to your frame

You're talking shit. A vehicle than can handle pulling a trailer can easily handle a motorcycle hitch carrier.