The must have accessory for the ST

[fender5803]

::022::
FWIW,
This is kind of what I was thinking about. It was a company that showed up on the first page of a lightweight block and tackle search.
I would think anybody into climbing or rigging would know better.

http://www.westechrigging.com/pulley-cmi-micros.html

 

[snuffcityrider]

Be sure to lay it down by a tree.

Back to the drawing board....

 

[Buelligan]

A fence post or branch pounded into the ground works when there are no trees nearby.
Problem is finding something close by. Block and tackle is a good idea.
When in doubt, improvise, overcome, adapt.

B

 

[pluric]

Just bring her.....

how to pick up motorcycle - girl demonstrates

 

[Twisties]

I've offered to take my wench with me several times, but she always declines. I'll keep trying. R ::010::

Ok, now that was funny!

 

[terryth]

effen awesome idea!

I carry a racheting tie down, and 30' of 1" nylon strap

 

[terryth]

A 30 ft strap will reach quite a ways, and the bushes can be pretty solidly anchored and if you hooked up around the base of one it might do the trick.

Be sure to lay it down by a tree.

 

[terryth]

I just though of something, using two concurrently side by side, you would be able to loosen one while the other is holding so you could reset one to get more travel without having to prop up the bike to reset the first one if you needed it. Those small ratcheting tie downs only suck up a couple of feet before they run out of room to ratchet any further.

I carry a racheting tie down, and 30' of 1" nylon strap

 

[RockyDS]

Be sure to lay it down by a tree.

I was thinking the same thing but then again I've winched a tree out of the ground before now.

 

[William42]

www.adventureengineering.com/index.php/products

They have some nice stuff. I have the EZ-Pull. I hope I never have to use it.

 

[terryth]

Very nice, though I kind of like the budget approach, not more that 20 dollars total for two cheap racheting tie downs (I probably have dozen kicking aorund in the garage) and some 1"strap.

www.adventureengineering.com/index.php/products

They have some nice stuff. I have the EZ-Pull. I hope I never have to use it.

 

[fender5803]

I just though of something, using two concurrently side by side, you would be able to loosen one while the other is holding so you could reset one to get more travel without having to prop up the bike to reset the first one if you needed it. Those small ratcheting tie downs only suck up a couple of feet before they run out of room to ratchet any further.

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Yea thats an idea. Two ratchets. It might take a little longer. The medium sized ratcheting tie down straps I have used only suck up maybe a foot before the wind gets large inside and becomes harder to release. As I said before maybe this is something else ...
-DT

 

[sail2xxs]

The lightest and most flexible arrangement I can think of is just 50' of 1/4" dacron double braid line - you can bend eyes into it anywhere you need to multiply purchase, or use a couple bullet blocks if you want to get fancy. Whole setup comes out under $30.

Chris

 

[rush2112]

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelscitemdetail/5/651/2223/22106/2013/1/11862/0/0/detail.aspx

 

[Tippo]

" It's light. It's powerfull. And it shares your sense of adventure" Great copy. That unit must be made for the ATV market. Although they show it on a Tenere I doubt that the stock luggage rack would survive much use as a winch point.

 

[limey]

Wish i had a winch this day in the spring. Took me over 2 hrs, stuck 4 times, Thought i was going to have a hart atack.

 

[erenet]

Hey Paul, you have to save that Tenere for the trip to Colorado.

 

[RCDantzscher]

ummm...I'm seeing a trend here...as this bike was in a similiar position in the Yukon this summer...I'm thinking somebody else should ride point.

 

[terryth]

Definately pricy through Yamaha, its the exact winch I orginally posted, I have seen it going for as low as 350$

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelscitemdetail/5/651/2223/22106/2013/1/11862/0/0/detail.aspx

 

[redneckK20]

Being able to and not having to are two very different things. The ST is bit more work compared to real dirt bike to pick up solo on a rocky hill side and other places as I found myself doing 3 times on a recent exploration trip in the Chadwick, Missouri area

I took my S10 there too.. On stock battlewings. It was a nightmare.