Black Widow MCC-600 Heavy Duty Steel Motorcycle Carrier

Initial order never arrived and when replacement arrived it was a two bike aluminium type and was easily returned.Once correct single bike, steel carrier MC-600 arrived it was incredibly well packed. Unit is well designed and assembles easily and is very sturdy with hitch clamp and grip paint on ramp surface. Even bag of fastening hardware with nylon nuts were run up finger tight to ensure no parts missing. First class product.

So far, so good, was able to put it together by myself in a little under 30 minutes. Instructions were very clear feels very sturdy. I really like the no tilt mount. I’ve had a carrier like this before, but it felt loose in the hitch, and so far this seems to not be the case with this product. Have not put my bike on it yet

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.

I used this to haul my Honda Grom (225 lbs) from Washington State to Ohio. No issues and bike felt solid the whole way. 10/10 would recommend to anybody with a light weight bike.

Great carrier works as it should

Definitely not safe to use. They claim a 600lb capacity I doubt that would even be the case. I instantly pulled my bike off the rack cause I didn’t feel safe traveling with it on this.

I rarely write lengthy reviews. But I feel inclined to provide some detail here. (based on my rating)Pros - Packaged well, good condition, good fit, no missing parts, easy to assembleCon - Ramp failure (need I say more)Everything went smoothly, right up to the point I was going to load my bike up for the first time. (Aprilia RSV4, ~400lbs) I parked on even surface. It was mounted on F150 4x4. Standard hitch height. No lift kits or over sized tires involved with my truck.It's important I point out that my truck doesn't sit abnormally high. Thus the ramp angle is what I would call typical for the application. I considered using an incline to reduce ramp angle for the 1st time. But I decided to just go with a flat surface. As I would not have an incline to work with at the track.So my son and I went to load the bike. Just like the video shows. When the front tire was about 2 feet up the ramp, it buckled. The ramp didn't just bend.. it buckled. So much so, that the side of the ramp deformed, bowing outward a good 2 inches. I lost all confidence at that point. I took it apart, repackaged it, and returned it. Btw, I had to bend the side of the ramp back with vice grips, to get it to fit back in the box properly. I didn't take a picture. I really didn't see the point. It is, what it is. Trust me, I would have really preferred to NOT have a reason to return it.Let me be clear... this thing fit and looked good once I had it assembled and properly mounted on the back of my truck. It was good to go. I was impressed. I even went ahead at that point and put grip tape on the ramp & reflective tape on the back... Fully expecting that I would keep it. Hence, I believe it's worth pointing out, that had I been working on an incline with a bike that weighed about 100lbs less.. (i.e. optimal conditions) It would have likely worked out great.Bottom line... I didn't exceed the manuf weight rating. I attempted to use the product exactly as the manuf had specified it should be used. But it failed. Very disappointing.