Abstract: A motorcycle carrier device has a hitch tube having a hitch element for insertion into a trailer hitch of a vehicle. An upright member is affixed to the hitch tube, and an elevator having a lifting mechanism is provided for selectively raising and lowering upon the elevator with respect to the upright member. A motorcycle mounting platform is attached to the elevator so that it is raised and lowered between a raised position and a lowered position. A locking tube is provided so that when the motorcycle mounting platform is in the raised position, a locking bar is positioned through the locking tube and into the hitch tube, to lock the motorcycle mounting platform in the raised position.