I stumbled across these pics a few days ago
It turns out Warn Industries make a winch unit specifically for motorcycles which weighs 3.8kg, can pull 770kg and carries 12.19 metres of synthetic rope. The Warn winch is powered by a 12volt, .4hp, electric motor and requires a 12 amp/hour minimum battery for winching.
I know @Matt-Kerr played around with one a few years ago, has anyone else tried a winch on a motorcycle?
I’ll just throw this video into the mix — “How to use a motorcycle winch” with Bret Tkacs over on his MOTOTREK YouTube channel.
Yep, I played around with a boat winch. Winching is inherently dangerous and it can be quite a handful, but it was an interesting experiment.
Is it kind of fitting that the winch is mounted to a BMW ???
A year or so back I saw a YouTube video of Chris Birch demonstrating a last resort/emergency winch system using a length of tape-rope with a small hook placed into the the rear wheel (between the brake rotor and the spokes presumably) then using the front forks as a guide with the other end of the rope anchored to a tree/suitable object. By carefully controlling the clutch and very slowly turning the rear wheel the rope wound onto the wheel hub inching the bike up the hill.
Edit: Found the video — “Greens Mountain KTM 1290 ADV R“
Here’s a manual version of a self recovery winch setup
https://youtu.be/Tm_7MX5U7vU?t=227
‘@Eddieb Wow, good find Eddie. Having wasted a lot of energy and time trying to liberate a stranded bike on a solo ride that recovery system is exactly what I’m looking for. I reckon it’s the prefect size to carry on any trip.
Here’s the link to the Green Chile Adventure Gear website and their Z-Drag Recovery System: https://greenchileadv.com/products/gcag-z-drag-recovery-system
https://youtu.be/2_mX2zaU0-s
https://youtu.be/T6G6g9NO4oo