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I am planning on winching my Spyder from its rear into my truck and was hoping I could draw upon the collective wisdom of the Forum to see if that is a poor choice. My inclination is to use soft wraps around the passenger handgrips and pull from that point since they seem to be very sturdy. I believe that someone on the forum has done it that way with good success, but I want to be certain that I wouldn't be overtaxing the handgrips. I'm thinking that if you can place a 150 pound passenger on that part of the Spyder, a winch wouldn't cause any harm. The winch is located on the floor of the truck and the higher the winch point the better. Please feel free to punch holes in my idea. I just want to do it the safest way possible. Thanks in advance for your opinions. Bob
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 05-05-2021 at 12:23 AM.
Reason: Prefix & title - this is a 'How do I?' question not a 'How To: DIY' guide. ;-)
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Originally Posted by Terraplane8Bob
I am planning on winching my Spyder from its rear into my truck and was hoping I could draw upon the collective wisdom of the Forum to see if that is a poor choice. My inclination is to use soft wraps around the passenger handgrips and pull from that point since they seem to be very sturdy. I believe that someone on the forum has done it that way with good success, but I want to be certain that I wouldn't be overtaxing the handgrips. I'm thinking that if you can place a 150 pound passenger on that part of the Spyder, a winch wouldn't cause any harm. The winch is located on the floor of the truck and the higher the winch point the better. Please feel free to punch holes in my idea. I just want to do it the safest way possible. Thanks in advance for your opinions. Bob
Good way to rip the trike apart. Cycle loaders place the bike on and rack and then the rack is pulled up into the truck. You have an approach angle to get it started up into the trucks bed. I would pull from the inside of the frame A-frames close the the main frame, however I would never pursue doing what you are talking about.
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Don't use the handgrips! They are connected to the body only. I've winched mine backwards onto my trailer one time only pulling it with the hitch. Contrary to Mike's comment I did not experience any problem pulling on the hitch. However, pulling it backwards it can be a challenge to keep it going straight. I had to shift the rear sideways a couple of times while pulling it up. There really is no good place to attach a winch strap to pull a Spyder backwards. If you don't have a hitch consider threading a strong rope through the rear axle, tie it into a loop and pull on it.
Another thing you must do if you haul it backwards. Take the windshield off! Reverse wind at 60 mph will very likely break the windshield mounts.
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Pulling up arched ramps into the back of the bed? Remember these things sit low. Front end drags quickly as will the muffler.
One thing I would consider is a soft wrap around the frame in front of the pegs. Some pickups have tie downs in the corners.
Warn makes a drill powered winch rated for 1k lbs. another important thing is when using ramps if the truck rolls 2" the ramps are lying on the ground, secure the ramps to the truck. Park the truck pointed downhill so the ramps are less steep.
Hope that helps.
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Read the page on Transporting The Vehicle from your operator's guide. When I got a load of badly watered gas the rollback truck operator had never hauled a Spyder. I had read the OG while awaiting the truck, we followed the instructions in the OG, driver letting me place the web straps to winch it up on the flatbed and everything went perfectly.
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https://www.canamspyderaccessories.c...-ramps-spyder/ I found this very interesting! I do not agree with hauling any bike or snowmobile with a windshield backwards unless you do not care about your windshield at all!! I would not use the hand grips as a anchor point ether that is not what they were designed to be used for and you will stand a chance of ripping them off. Just my 2 cents! Good luck anyways!!
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Originally Posted by Mikey
I do not agree with hauling any bike or snowmobile with a windshield backwards unless you do not care about your windshield at all!
Windshield is not a stopper for the idea of hauling the Spyder backwards. It only takes about 5 minutes to take it off!
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Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
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