MOTOLUG folding motorcycle trailer - very honest long therm review

3 years have passed, so it's high time to tell you more about my MOTOLUG foldable motorcycle trailer. All the pros and cons, what works and what doesn't, whether it's worth buying or not, what can be improved and what cannot be improved, all this can be found in this video. I encourage you to watch it.
Stay safe
Cheers
0:00 - Intro
0:51 - wheels
1:48 - pins
2:41 - cable clips
3:03 - trailer too light
3:38 - the price
3:59 - was it worth it?
4:39 - is it worth buying?

[@thisisme003]

thanks for the insight on the longer term

[@PAUL-yv2kk]

Great honest review Andy. As always, where there are problems, you find practical solutions to get a good result 👍

[@MotoAndy]

thanks Paul 😊

[@EvgenyE]

I just bought a Ford Transit and drive a motorcycle inside 😁

[@stevenjarvis2624]

I got one 2nd hand 600 uk 🇬🇧

[@chrisbland8650]

I've had the same problems plus the exhausts/silencers of my Bonneville hitting the number plate whilst loading/unloading the bike. To stop the loss of the major pins (a huge design fault in my opinion) is to fasten cable tie around the ends of the R clips. The circle clips are useless. The cable clip problem can be fixed by drilling holes in the main carrying channel to cable tie the electrical cable in place.

[@MotoAndy]

I have never lost the small pins with R-clips, but I have lost the large pins with circle clips twice. In the car I always carry extra pins and clips, screws and nuts that I made and that fit into the holes. The problem of exhaust and license plate is standard, I simply put the motorcycle on the trailer and only then put on the panel with the license plate. Your idea of ​​attaching the electric cable with a zip tie may be good, but having to cut the zip tie every time I dismantle the trailer is a bit inconsistent with the idea of ​​this equipment.
Generally speaking, the whole idea of ​​this trailer is OK, unfortunately the problem is that the manufacturer has stopped in one place, does not improve its product and does not look for solutions for things that do not pass the test, and unfortunately the price increases from year to year.

[@chrisbland8650]

I'm thinking of experimenting with the circle clips by splitting the circle and seeing if the circle can be opened around the pin and if there is enough spring to close behind the pin so it would be impossible for the pin to fall out. What do you think?

[@kevinbreeden5224]

I have my rocket 3 on a hde get vibration at 60mph apparently its because the tyres have inner tubes I gad to remount number plate further out and just cabletie the lead I also leave lights off and ride bike up on the trailer with two lengths of wood clipping on the axle beam so I can put my feet down

[@kevinbreeden5224]

Corrections they have tubeless tyres found wheels out of balance

[@andreueberfeld1586]

Hallo Andy, ich besitze den gleichen Anhänger. In der Anleitung steht, daß er leer fahren darf, wenn mit Spanngurten wie ein Diamant angewendet wird. Von den Rädern nach vorn und hinten in die Mitte. Ich hoffe, das funktioniert wirklich, ich habe es noch nicht ausprobiert.

[@MotoAndy]

Ich habe es nicht im Handbuch gesehen, ich muss es mir ansehen. Danke für die Info

[@andreueberfeld1586]

@@MotoAndy Ich muß mich korrigieren, in der Anleitung steht nichts drin, aber auf der Motolug Website in den FAQ steht es drin.

[@MotoAndy]

OK, alles ist klar

[@igorcabro8080]

Hallo Andy,
Welche Räder benutzen Sie jetzt. Ich habe selber problem mit Vibration und Überhitzung. Danke

[@MotoAndy]

Leider verkauft der Laden, in dem ich die Räder gekauft habe, sie nicht mehr, man muss eine Felge der gleichen Größe kaufen, aber für einen schlauchlosen Reifen habe ich dafür schlauchlose Reifen von Vredestein.

[@igorcabro8080]

@@MotoAndy danke für die Info 👍

[@Dimsum694]

It’s absolutely overpriced, they make these in Europe (Poland) at 500 gbp cheaper