This $200 accessory helps me lift a 450 pound motorcycle 

This is why I only drop my bike, around young people.

Great article. I just ordered the winch Tuesday. I dropped my pan America in sugar sand and trapped my leg under the mosko pannier. I hurt my ankle and twisted my knee, i was fully geared up and wearing mx boots. I hate to think if i had hard panniers.I couldn't lift that bike. I'm in good shape for 63 but the injury hindered my picking the bike up. I realized being alone most of the time, i needed this winch. I had to trek out 2 miles to find someone to help. I'm finally learning to keep my ego in check and use help instead of muscle only.

I took 2 18 inch long x1 in diameter water pipes and a connector from Home Depot. Cost about $20 bucks. I put them together and got a ratchet strap I already had around the house. Took the long end of the strap and put it under the bike. Took the ratchet itself and hooked it to the top of the 1 inch pipe and cranked up the bike. It is a little heavier, but your wallet is only out about 20-25 bucks and it works just as well.

Interesting, I agree, a nice tool to have on board. Especially for us older guys that ride alone, or when you may take a hard fall and an injury that might impede you in picking up bike . Thanks for sharing and demonstrating.

Thanks for sharing such a good idea in a very informative and methodical way. I'm 74 and still love to ride and tour. This is very helpful. Downsizing my motors to smaller ones is a hard pill to swallow. On the bright side, though, it's the best time ever in terms of lighter weight choices of machines on the market!! Keep the shiny side up, my man.

I’m 67 and I’m 5’4”. If I still owned my Africa Twin I’d consider buying one of these. I sold it and bought a Himalayan. I really like it and I very confident on it off road. Like you I do a lot of solo ridding, sometimes it is in very remote areas.

Yep I’m in the same boat. 68 yrs old and rattle! Can not budge the F850 GSA but could pick up my R1250GSA. So I recently made a device similar chopping up an aluminium crutch. Works a treat. I enjoy your videos.

Good day to you! I am HONDA Cross Cub senior rider from Japan. Enjoying touring , camping and video editing. It is great accessory video ! So nice ! I leave Have a nice day my friend !!

What a great addition to a safety kit. I went from a Harley Road king to a Triumph Tiger 800. Love the Tiger but when I went down the crash bar trapped my leg and it was difficult getting out. Then getting it up from that flat position was ugly. I've been reluctant to ride alone because of my inability to pick it up. Now with this Jack as a 72 yr old I think I'll have the confidence to ride alone again. Thanks.

I'm 54 years old and no longer a young stud and have the same problem, I do not have the strength in my legs or my back to pick up a 500 lb bike facing away from the bike. As you just shown, impossible. What I do is make sure the bike is in gear, kick stand down. The handle bars are going to be the highest part of the bike and gives you the most Leverage. Position your chest between the gas tank and the handlebars putting one hand on the highest hand grip and your other arm underneath the handlebars, and drive the bike forward and diagonal with your legs, the bike won't roll because its in gear and the weight of your body with the driving force of your legs will upright the bike, your not lifting with your back, your driving the bike forward, no strain on your back because your facing the bike and using your legs and your weight. Thanks for sharing this video I will keep your idea in mind when I can no longer use my method.

Well this looks great. I am a 5'2" 110 lb woman that rides solo. I could pick up my first bike, but my BMW F800, lays quite flat and it's heavy. I'm not able to pick it up by myself. I was told to "master the machine", so that I would never have to pick her up. I will be purchasing this tool. Just in case. THANK YOU!!!!

56 years old, love touring, and even a simple drop makes the bike soooo difficult to get back up when it's laid flat. It's always great to see these young guys just hoisting their machines back up, but squatting down and trying to get a grip...well, I mourn the loss of 30 year old me, but 26 years later the I suppose the trade-off is wisdom for muscle, and this is a great little piece of wisdom...give me a long enough lever and I'll lift the world (in this case, a wee bit of metal and a ratchet winch and I'll lift my XCA). I'm getting one. Thanks for this excellent tip!

As we get older, there comes a time where we struggle to get it up. I'm glad you found something to help you get it up.

I appreciate the time you took to show us this device. I’m also getting older but love adventure motorcycling this could be a good alternative to harming my back. Believe me, it doesn’t need any more abuse and it’s already taken. Thank you again.

Thanks for sharing 👍. I recently bought the same lyft kit and have yet to use it. I have klx230 that fell over on the grass. An couldn't pick it up. Got help to pick it up. An then I found your video. An purchased it. I'm 70 also. An ride alone. Hope to find some riding buds. Thanks again.

I am 160 cms tall and not very tough. I actually managed to fracture two vertebrae trying to lift my sfv 650 late September of 2021. I thought I was going to have to give up riding solo, which is most of my riding. I am so happy you posted this video. I have been wondering if there was such an aid. Thanks for posting.😊

I'm 70. My upper body strength is a pleasant memory. I ride a Yamaha Super Tenere. Top heavy with a total weight of +700lbs when fully fueled. Will definitely check this out. I must comment though on your technique before using the Hoist. You need to put your butt flat on the ground, your back against the seat and start walking backwards. You are just squatting down, your butt still 4-6" above the ground and trying to lift it using strength instead of the leverage the walking backwards provides. I suspect you could lift it without the hoist with the right technique. Thanks for the vid though.

Great tool. Work smarter not harder! I am 66 with a bad knee so this tool would give me peace of mind.

I just ordered one of these. I guess I’m gonna find out how it works on my Harley Road King. I’m going to try to attach it to the passenger footpeg mount or the crash guard. I once bent my handlebars muscling up my Harley in my younger years. At 64 and a long term cancer patient I’m definitely not as strong as I used to be. I understand that ideally you probably shouldn’t ride a bike that you can’t lift however I’m 6’3” with a 36” inseam so a bike I can actually lift is going to be too small for me to ride. A trike might be in my future but for now I’m thinking this tool is a bit of insurance when I ride alone. Thanks for the demo!

I like it. Just found your videos. I’m 15 yrs younger but severely broke my leg 2 years ago so now I have issues with heavy bikes. I’m seriously considering the T7 to replace my softail. Thanks for turning me on to the wench.

I’m over 60 and 5’8”. Picking up the adv bike by using the back up method is a no go especially on lose terrain. The easiest way to pick it up is to turn the handle bar so the light faces up. Then grasp the grip on the far side with both hands while facing the bike and lift straight up with your legs. By using this method you’re maximizing mechanical advantage. I’ve picked up 600lb bikes using this method.

Thanks for sharing your experience with this piece of equipment. I think I will add a baseplate (of sorts) to expand that rubber crutch tip in softer soil (which is where I'm most likely to dump the bike)

Thank you so much for this video. I recently sprained my back lifting my bike several times in one day. I plan to get a winch like you are using!

I ride light bikes, 250cc max , been all over the world. in my 50's.

I have it and it works incredible. I’m 58 and I have no problems to lift a 240 kgs bike 👍🏻

I never had a problem lifting my Honda Monkey! Your video is very informative.

Glad you got it. Eastbound has save me and my T7 2 more times since your last video. RideOn!

I built an own one and place it with velcro straps exactly in the middle on top of my seat backpack, so that I can reach reach it even from the bottom. I don.t put it inside the bag, but outside to get it in every situation. I will try an experiment if I lay with a leg under the bike to get it done. I have a BMW 1150GSA and have no chance anymore (with 69y.) to lift my bike any inch! But the fortune is, that the GS never lies 90° on the bottom (sth. about 60°), so it.s a bit easier, but I can.t do it anymore without cracking my back. Thanx MSM for this vid, have always a safe ride!!! KR Henry 😊✌

I practiced this with my KLR. Bike in gear. Grab the lower handle bar grip and the bottom handle of the rear rack. I can do it facing the bike. Neither of the two methods you tried would have worked, regardless of body strength. Once you got the bike lifted with that tool, you finally used the correct technique that would have probably worked from the start.

Despide my initial pessimism I think this is a great idea. I also often carry a ratchet strap but I replaced the strap with some high strength/no stretch/small diameter cord (about 5mm dia). This takes less space and is smaller to stow.

My Pan America 1250 is 560 lbs plus luggage. I'm 58 and have a bad back from previous onjuries. I can lift the bike but risk ruining a trip by reinjuring muself. I too purchaed an EastBound MotoWinch. I've had to use it twice already. Both times the bike was in a remote location laying with the wheels slightly higher than the tank down an incline. The MotoWinch stood the bike up without any issues and saved me from unpacking the bike. The MotoWinch goes everywhere with me now.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thanks for posting this. I have been considering getting back into motorcycling, would like to do some adventure riding. But, at 72 with some health problems the strength I had is gone, and I have been concerned about the weight of a bike if I dropped it. This makes me feel more like it's something that is do-able for me. Liked and subscribed!

I have a T12 Super Tenere, I bought a Moto Winch two years ago and never leave home with out it, for the same reasons as you great video cheers from Australia.

Very cool idea. Thanks for sharing this information. I’ll be adding this to my “Wish list”! BTW, I’m 64 and ride both dual sport for travel and a dedicated dirt bike for trail riding. Getting older doesn’t mean giving up things you like to do. You just need to plan better…this item is a great example!

Yes. This product is definitely a great idea and a life saver. I saw it 4 or 5 years ago for the first time. And the once the idea is out there, it becomes very easy to replicate for 10% of the asking price.

I am 78 and have lifted my VStrom 650 twice. I am not that strong anymore, can’t even do push ups. To lift your bike it is all about technique not strength There are some great utube videos out there which show little bitty girls picking up heavy motorcycles I would however like to carry the winch in case I hurt myself in the drop Very well presented video, thank you.

This is the most brilliant and helpful video and tool I have seen aimed at older and weaker bike riders thank you man.

Thanks for this. Watched it a few months ago and ordered one to carry in my R1200GS.

Very cool tool! I could have put that to use when I layed down my dyna glide . I was able to lift it up by myself but it wasn’t easy. Especially being injured in the accident. I have to give the person who designed it a big thumbs up. I never knew there was a tool like that moto jack strap out there. Another excellent video thank you!

Thanks for a very informative video. I look forward to watching more of your library…and I am buying the winch!

Great video and no broken back thanks for the information and sharing 👍 that tool is the real deal.

My KLR lies flat like that. Great invention.

I’m more than capable of lifting my bike, but I carry one too. Just in case. BTW, it’s good to see a “how to lift a heavy adventure bike” video that doesn’t use a BMW laying down at a mere 45 degrees.

Really good review and demonstration. With careful placement of the winch "foot", it is possible to lift the motorcycle even more than 45°.

At 68 might be a worthwhile purchase....thanks for the vid

RU-vid channel BadWheelie has a similar device. Instead of hooking the handlebar he took the strap under the bike and fastened to the opposite footpeg. This allowed him to bring the bike fully upright without risking back strain.

I have a 1986 GL1200 GoldWing and can no longer lift it when it goes down (most recently on slippery wet grass in my yard). I currently use 2 standard (2ton) automotive hydraulic dolly jacks. I find any spot I can get to to lift it enough to get the other jack under the engine guard. Then alternate ensuring I have two good jack points in case it slips off of one. I tilts it up far enough that I can fairly easily get it onto the side kickstand. I have only used these around the house because of the amount of weight (that I do not want to haul and possibly damage side/rear storage compartments) but I think this lightweight jack might work but, for the cost, I might first try using two small hydraulic jacks (regular bottle jacks rather than dolly) I might try to find or make a piece-together pole like that though, as that could assist as a brace during the jacking process to help steady the lifting and prevent losing ground when switching between jacks. -- Thanks for sharing!

I always carry a 5 $ strap and the Motowinch along! Better be safe than sorry. Also, I suggest to carry a pair of strap-on crampons, to avoid boot slip when on humid ground, such as mud, grass, etc... They are tiny, but super useful.

Turning 61, dropped my bike in a rock slide about 3k weeks ago. I can totally relate. I enjoyed the video and subscribe.

Hi I am 62, I also mostly ride solo, I ride a KTM 450 & 890 adv r. I have been using the moto winch for about 2 seasons. It works GREAT ! ! In addition to picking up it is useful for dragging bike around, when it needs to be repositioned for a lift. With some extra rope or webbing its possible to attach to a tree or large rock and drag bike. It's also super helpful if you get a flat, makes it easy to jack up the front or rear wheel, for removal in the field. ALL mid weight or heavier adv rider should carry this product. Scott

Thks. This 79 yr old appreciates this info.

Neat gizmo. $200 sounds like a bit steep price for a strap, ratchet and a few tubes. But it does beat have to call for help or breaking my back. Thanks for showing it. One thing I would like to highlight, being 60 now, is that at this age bracket we need to keep up with our fitness the best we can. That also helps us get out of some unexpected predicament while riding.

When lifting as you attempted, your feet need to be out in front of you, and you need to be pushing the bike horizontally, not trying to lift it up. The bike will then lever itself up.

66 in Jan 2023. My 2022 r1250gs fell over in my shed/garage. I tried the reverse lift, but it was within a foot of the wall. So I thought f'it. I squatted and lift it. It was difficult, but that's why I hit the gym, twice weekly. Of course the GS sits at 45 degrees when down.

Can be very helpful indeed. Sure thing we will loose strenght so this gadget will save the day.

that would be a great little buddy to have when you ride alone forsure good video thanks for sharing take care

I have ridden and dropped my BMW GS without panniers, and the bike drops flat like your Yamaha. I used the 'back up to your bike' method which worked fine for me. I'm only 5'9 and 85kg, so I'm not a big guy, yet I have no problems lifting using this method.

I'm 60. Did my back recently trying to lift my Yamaha Tracer 700. Bloody good advice. Thanks mate. 😁👍🇭🇲🦘

outstanding critical information; You have help us a lot. You have given seniors hope of riding again.

Nice report thank you for sharing Adv bikes have become rather heavy i had the same problem with my Honda AT DCT and did not find any solution here in 🇸🇪 Sweden so i mad my own crane to bring with me yes it gives a good feeling that you are able to pick up your bike to its wheels again when you are in the middle alone in the Swedish forest 🌳 👍

Oh heavy motorcycles at our age I hear you. I run around the mountains of Southern Oregon with my Honda trail 90 light light simple and fast enough for me blessings

Never seen one of these before. It’s a brilliant tool. Thanks

A climbing sling is light and works great. Has many other applications, as well.

Very informative and thank you for sharing. Enjoy the ride and be safe 🙏

thanks for video - the winch section of the pole is overkill - a much smaller device - like a tie down sized strap would work. That winch is for holding down a huge tractor... Keep riding!

The Motowinch is very effective . I see what you’re talking about . The fact that you’re motorcycle lies so flat that you can’t get low enough to use you’re back and legs to push it upwards. That method works well on a large touring bike with bags and engine guards . 👍

Great video. I just received my winch today!

I dropped my ‘98 VFR today and same issue with it being very difficult to lift due to it laying flat. Not a young man either. After trying a strap and a couple different jacks and damaging my tank I got my neighbor’s help. Frustrated and angry with myself. I will consider this device. Thanks. I did subscribe too!

I own a R1200GS and the first thing that I noticed about your bike is how close it was lying to the ground compared to my bike. I can see that the task is more difficult. Depending on the incline of the terrain this job can be made even more difficult.

Excellent review. I am going to add a ratchet strap to my kit. With that and a hand saw I could make a mast to use with the ratchet strap even if one arm was injured from a fall.

Moving my motorcycle with the hand that I buried in the sand, I tripped and the motorcycle fell on top of both my legs and one leg got trapped with the edge of my boot on the skid plate. I WAS ALONE in the middle of the forest, far away from the road and it takes about 40 minutes to get out

I have taken the wus route. I am 73 and ride a Buddy 125, a Van Van and an XR100. Plus an Bafang equipped electric bike. I also ride solo most of the time. Still lovin 2 wheels. That Van Van has a BarcaLounger of a seat. Plus FI and a catalytic converter!! What’s not to love. Fun and very easy on the environment. The Buddy is my little work horse. This morning I am taking a Pontiac cylinder head to the machine shop with it. Flat floorboard.

Can we give a shout-out to the absolute gentleman who came by with the tractor to offer help? Guy is a gem. Cool device sir. I can lift my Goldwing without any fancy tricks and muscle it up by the bars, but I’m 35, lift weights, and significantly more muscular than most. I don’t plan to ever stop lifting, but I’m sure I’ll one day be nowhere near as strong. Fantastic invention that I’d love to have when the time comes.

Nice tool. very usefull

That's a nice simple little piece of kit there.

Thanks MSM. Great job. Good info. God bless. Happy trails.

Very interesting solution. Thanks for the information. I find it very difficult to lift my 510 lbs (230 kg) bike alone.

I actually had a similar idea in my head, using a ratchet strap and makeshift gin pole. A small pulley or two would make it easier. In the east, where we tend to ride wooded trails. Anchor points are usually easier to reach. Like this gentleman, I'm older now, and my strength is a fraction of what it used to be.

very cool. yea heavy bikes man.... rough stuff... this is why i got a drz400. 300 lbs baby!

we used to inflate a hard plastic bag (mini air bed) with mini compressor and valve. Had the bag underneath the bike and leave it to inflate it lifted the bike slowly but easily to the point of being able to lift it the rest of the way up. Didnt cost $200. But after all that I ended up selling my 650 and getting a WR450. So much lighter.

I have one and love it! You could have winched it higher, though, trust me! You were still working harder than you had to.

Good video.

i like the gs, it has a built in lean angle limiter. from 65 degrees it is much more pleasant.

I agree that getting a large adventure bike with wheels in the air is a physical challenge for the over 60's set. Those videos of little ladies picking up a GS on concrete are misleading. On a down slope with slippery gravel, or even worse clay, soon causes me to raise a sweat. Even my ADV-ised DRZ400 with a 28L tank was a PIA to lift up on a clay surface. I removed the soft luggage on the accessible sides, but managed to get it upright using a straight back lift on the handlebar end, repack the luggage and then had to repeat the process all over again 30 seconds later. Digging a small trench to stop the rear wheel sliding laterally helped a bit too. One of these winch devices makes sense if you venture off the main roads solo.

You’re amazing. I wonder if the knees on the ground and chest against the seat method would work for you… keep up the great videos!

Wow, thanks for this video. I have a new Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor and it too is top heavy and lies very flat so that it is impossible to get your butt on the seat for walking back. I have dropped it a few times and only once was I able to pick it up and I think I may have damaged my left knee doing so. Every other time people have rushed over to help. I will look into this product because I too travel by myself most places. Oh yeah, I'm a really short guy with a 28 inseam.

That’s a clever idea. Thank you for sharing. Ride safe.

Great idea….there may be a DIY version somewhere of this.

Been riding 30 years and never had a bike pin a leg underneath it and it happened twice in one day lol scetchy rutes from lots of rain ,,was fighting like hell to get out from under it finally I gave up and started to try to get my foot out of my boot,,,that was the trick lol

Thanks for the tip 👍. I am transitioning to a expedition sidecar for my main travel rig with a 1200 Yamaha Tenere as the tug. I'm keeping my Triumph Bonneville as my twisties bike. I am buying your lifting device for that bike and my Yamaha XT 250. I just discovered your RU-vid channel and have subscribed. Take care. Vaughn

Thank you for the video! Cool device

... nice bike not like other adventure bikes ....i could feel it's seat height is low can give excellent balance to rider

I'm 69 and retired from street & track riding 10 years ago but never lost the itch so I recently bought a 300 lb dual-sport to try something new. I live in the same area as you up in GP and on my first off-road adventure along the Illinois river out of Selma there was a relatively short but very gnarly stretch on NS 152 with mud, deep ruts and large diameter fallen branches. Front tire got cockeyed in a rut suddenly and kerplunk I was on the ground. On open terrain I can lift this bike with a couple of techniques but this was a steep shelf road and the bike fell over on the high side of the road, flush up against a steep embankment and fallen branches so I could not get my body in to the necessary position. I could not lift the bike after several tries because of how and where it fell. Not wanting to walk out 10 miles or camp there for the night I gave one last effort, got it upright and though no bike damage got a badly strained wrist for the effort. The moral of my story is that Murphy's Law strikes when least expected and you will not always drop the bike in a nice flat open area as you always see when folks demonstrate lifting techniques. So I'll be checking out this ratcheting tool for my kit. Is there a U.S. distributor for Eastbound or did you import?

That made me go back to the original video. And yes, I too winced when I saw that stooped over spine; just waiting to pop some of those here spinal discs. I also then went to look for the moto winch. But it seems there's supply chain and availability issues. Also $200....dang.

Love the concept.

12 days ago i wiped out in the desert east of tucson with my 650 versy with a full 5.5 gal tank in 6 inches if soft sand with bruiced right ribs from the fall and a fake left elbow, i am a senior... i got worried wortied fast, i then slowly removed my heavy coat, removed my top bix and side cases.... i then slowly removed sand from under the tires so i could lift it into some holes... i would have opened the gas cap had i thought of it... with that done after 40 minutes i faced the seat and right hand on grip left on back grip and layed over the managing to lift it and got it up screaming, my ribs hurt bad but thankfully no one could hear... as a younger gyy i had very very strong arms, no 1000 versy for me i guess, i thank my ftiend upstairs and promised no more off roading with my pilot 5 tires.... new rider 13 months, bad senior hobby

Looks like you need to add a easy accessible rear rack handle too as looked like you had nowhere to grasp it to help make life easier

Pretty incredible I'd say!! I'm 62 and am deciding to get back into travelling on a bike. And strangely enough I know you and many may think I'm crazy but I'm saving up for the Honda Super Cub 125!!!! I can manage picking up that kind of weight and I'm ok with going slow to enjoy the scenery and the gas mileage is crazy good. Mind you I'm coming off of a Ducati 906, and a Kawasaki 900. Nothing to do with the Honda I've mentioned. Important thing I think is to get out there on a bike you love and go for it!!!

Great video. Thank you. I will order one in a few days when they are back in stock. I see you purchased the heavy duty version.

Thanks for this video, it is very useful. I will be buying one. I ride a 2002 HD Heritage Softail Springer that weighs 750 lbs dry. I managed to pick it up twice by myself but it was all that I could do and my heart did not appreciate it one bit (especially after damage from 4 heart attacks). I am lucky that my bike has both front crash guards/highway bars and saddlebag bars so the bike is not completely flat. I will be adding this tool to my saddle bags for both my Harley and my Honda VFR800 which is taller by 6" and more difficult to lift than the Harley ( I tried :) )