Model: MTXS - Sport Motorcycle Hitch Carrier.
Truck: Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road.
Motorcycle: Yamaha FZ-07.
After taking this carrier across the United States (over 2000 miles); temps ranging from 20F-60F degrees; through snow, rain, and salted roads; over many bumps, pot holes and horrendous road surfaces; through stop and go traffic; and at highway speeds for MANY hours, I can finally give my honest review of this product.
Overall I would give this motorcycle carrier very high praises based on the sole fact that my motorcycle made the long journey with no issues at all. Assembly of the carrier was simple and straight forward with the help of the included instruction card and simple tools. Loading my bike (397lb.) up the ramp and onto the carrier was fairly simple to do alone and the front wheel chock held the bike upright while I attached my straps. (I loaded it off a curb as the increased height makes this task easier with less of an angle to push up.) I used a total of 6 straps to secure my bike with 1 strap over the back tire which slipped off 2 times on my trip. (Putting the bike in 1st gear before placement fixed this problem.)
I have to admit, driving the first 100 miles or so made me extremely nervous as I did not trust this carrier yet! Every time I hit a big bump on the road I would quickly look back, hoping to not see my bike dragging on the road. It was a real butt clincher at first, but after a few hundred miles and numerous checks and rechecks, much confidence was gained and I no longer worried about the carrier, but more so about my bike having road grime and salt and debris kicked up onto it. (I am definitely integrating a bike cover next time.)
A few notes: During my trip, an audible metal creak sound developed in the coldest of temps (20F) which made me a bit nervous every time I hit a bump, hearing that, but no excessive play or movement was noticed beyond baseline and all bolts were rechecked for tightness with no issue. (The sound went away once temps warmed up a bit more into the 40's.) By the end of my trip the section that holds the bike did start to develop just a bit more play from baseline which created a very mild rocking movement (front to back) from the bike. (I'm sure after all the jarring the carrier went through all the bolts needed another tightening.)
My biggest complaint with this carrier would have to involve the overall durability of the paint finish. After this trip, I had numerous superficial scratches and some deep scratches from normal road debris and in some areas especially the non-utilized bolt holes surface rust has already developed. (A nice package addition would be a small bottle of touch up paint in the future.) The hardware seems to be holding up well at this time minus the washer included with the "ZeroWobble+" hitch bolt which upon applying decent torque just bends into the hitch hole which has created a concave surface area.
Overall, this is really an excellent product that I can now definitely recommend for transporting your beloved motorcycle around on the back of your vehicle in a safe manner.