Easy Lifter Hydra Trail trailer honest Review. Pros and Cons of use.

Easy-Lifter Hydratrail hydraulic transverse (side loading) trailer Review with a summary of its advantages and disadvantages!
Explaining how it works and how to load up and carry your scooter or motorbike.
Bought to carry my Royal Alloy and Lambretta Scooter for UK holidays and touring.
www.easylifter.co.uk/hydra-tra...
Quite possibly the best Scooter / Motorbike Carrier / Trailer / Rack with swivel style castor wheels. Whatever you want to call the Hydra Trail, it's a great one man use to move your motorcycle about and is rated to carry up to 250 Kg
So, is this the best motorcycle trailer available or a waste of money?
00:00 - Start
01:40 - Disadvantage 1
04:43 - Disadvantage 2
05:53 - Disadvantage 3
07:53 - Disadvantage 4
08:37 - Disadvantage 5
09:18 - Start again!
10:31 - Disadvantage 7
10:55 - Time to load it up!
12:48 - Jack it up
13:37 - Disadvantage 8
14:17 - Disadvantage 10 ??
16:28 - Final wheel on
17:01 - Lower it down and away you go
17:37 - Summary

[@user-so7fl9ii1i]

I've used one of these and towed a metric cruiser several thousand miles around Europe. It's main advantages are storage, easy reversing and on Brittany ferries it is treated as a bike rack. The main cons are; it's fiddly to set up, it has no suspension, unless the trailer and vehicle are on the same level plane you can't raise the platform high enough to remove or refit wheels. You can't detach the trailer while it it loaded.

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Good to know about the ferry! Thanks

[@themartinpage4456]

Brilliant bit of kit takes up no room in the garage no reversing problems the more I use it the more I like it

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Yep, it's got plenty of positives!

[@basilboris]

Thanks for the upload. A very informative video 👍

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Glad it was helpful!

[@InterceptorSC]

I brought mine used off a guy used to tow it to Benidorm twice a year .£550 just brought new wheels with tyres on .I've not used yet as motorhome not on road .I towed to South of Barcelona years ago on normal trailer and got into trouble few times reversing .

[@TonysGarage_UK]

That's good to know. Thanks

[@johnrocker2986]

Thank you for your hard! Work, l was liking the idea but not now too many design flaws, the wheels being the small diameter type run very hot and puncture easily, I know from past trailering until I converted the trailer to large diameter 10" and cured past issues. The wheel location where the locating pin only penetrates through one hole is a no no for me as all the weight of the trailer including motorcycle will cause wear on that pin so eventually the hole where the pin penetrates will elongate and then possible disaster. Have asked the AA and that is not equipment they use.

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Yes, My concerns too. On the official website it did say that the Breakdown services used these and I have actually seen them using one once, although some time ago! Thanks

[@ThisIsABargain]

Thanks. I was after one. Not any more. Way too much of a faff. Think I'll look around.

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Actually, after using it a few times it's not that bad, but yes, a bit of a faff. I'll do another video now I've had more practise.

[@anthonyquantuman730]

At 8:51 you say about making a strong bracket to fit onto the suspension part, to allow you to move the van... Could you just lift the suspension part and slide a thick block of wood, or box section tube, in between the scissor part to hold it up and locked?

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Yes, that could work too I think.

[@SH-vb5ph]

Couldn’t live with that. A small bike trailer would be better in just about every way: easier to drive with and reverse, easier to load, retain your rear door access, no faffing around building / taking apart, less to go wrong / get damaged, no more costly.

[@TonysGarage_UK]

That's why I did the video, I agree on your points.

[@jonnymac1505]

Thanks for the video, i think i'll invest in a pair of electric bikes instead for my campervan

[@TonysGarage_UK]

LOL... a good idea! But remember a pair of electric bikes are going to be heavy!

[@assifkhan3803]

many pros for me .some few cons i am will to modify myself.oversall looks robust and lonlasting piece of kit the first bit that hangs on the square hitch is the best part of this trailes.is it ok for a bmw 1300 gs ,ill have to make some inquries

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Yep... It's definitely noisier than a normal helmet. I've just fitted a larger touring screen, and it's actually not too bad now. Thanks for commenting 🙂

[@LosingThePlot]

Hi do you think you would be able to fit an older vespa on here such as a vb1 ? Wider frame and wider panels ?

[@TonysGarage_UK]

I would say, its designed for big bikes, and of course the Royal Alloy is a wide Scooter too

[@GrumpyGitsRoadTrip]

I also have an Easylifer trailer and like you I'm not quite convinced of whether I like it or not. Watching your video though you are putting the jack on incorrectly. It doesn't go on the end bit of the stabilising stand, it goes on the other side, between the lifting arm and the stand if that makes sense? That way it won't slide off the end.

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Cool, thanks!

[@daveduvet2610]

Thanks for the video. I'm ruling this out. Do you know of any other products, aside from trailers, that could carry a bike upto 200kg?

[@TonysGarage_UK]

A chassis mounted towbar system could if your vehicle is rated to take that much load

[@degsyw]

Which vehicle is that?

[@TonysGarage_UK]

VW T5 with a Tailgate

[@InterceptorSC]

They do an easy lifter without wheels that jacks up and locks so must be a way of locking it in up position .

[@TonysGarage_UK]

Yes, it should be lockable. They are a good idea too, but a normal car or light van can't carry that weight on a towball. So no good for me.

[@m1cxf]

What is the legality of not having any suspension?

[@TonysGarage_UK]

No legality that I'm aware of. But this does have suspension in its travel.

[@themartinpage4456]

Unless your bike weighs 3/4 of a ton there is no towing issue suspension or otherwise

[@davidhughes7041]

Put a dolly under the ramp to move with the van

[@TonysGarage_UK]

I'm not sure what you mean?