Suitable motorbike for pulling deer

I honestly couldn’t think of a worse idea for extracting reds from remote areas.

If you’re going to shoot big areas of ground with red deer then you need to be suitably equipped to deal with extraction. Or share the ground with someone who is.
 
Uphill will be fine, downhill in the wet whole different story. No experience of riding bikes with a trailer but lots of off road motorbiking and snow mobile with sled. Personally wouldn’t want to tackle even a modest gradient with a bike and sled down hill.
 
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Thread got me googling.

There is the Rokon, which has a specific version designed for hunters. Been around for a long time - Rokon For Hunters. US design and quite expensive. Not sure if in UK.

However there is a 2x2 electric bike designed for offroad exploration / farmers etc.


These are about £5k

But there also plenty of fat tired offroad load carrying ebikes with nobbly tyres in £1k to £2k range that will tow an offroad trailer which may well do the job.

I think these days Electric will give you range without all the mess, smell and noise of a petrol engined bike.
 
I should be fine.....I found one here with towing capacity of 550 lbs


Diesel bike, plus side is almost bulletproof with
lots of torque. Downside is you will really struggle pushstarting it, it's alot heavier (could be a plus on flat ground) than a petrol , very niche so parts will be fun to find. Personally unless ground is pretty flat I'd avoid enything less than a 500. But learn to ride a 2 wheel off-road first.
 
Diesel bike, plus side is almost bulletproof with
lots of torque. Downside is you will really struggle pushstarting it, it's alot heavier (could be a plus on flat ground) than a petrol , very niche so parts will be fun to find. Personally unless ground is pretty flat I'd avoid enything less than a 500. But learn to ride a 2 wheel off-road first.
I've been using off-road bikes for years.....trials bikes mostly.....sherco, gas gas, montesa.....then I got the rs 125 when I was barley 17...... good times
 
Suzuki GS650 Katana,had a roe across the bars once.
Not in a field mind you.

Or a Bombardier!!
They were rugged.
 
Hello stalkers,

I'm looking for a small, hardy, light bike that is easy to move in and out of the pickup when needed...... nothing too expensive........I was looking at some of the Chinese imports with the 200cc Honda clone engines and and was wondering if anyone on here has had similar experience like pulling a red on a rubber mat up or down the hill with one
Bad Idea

Cheers

Bruce
 
I've been using off-road bikes for years.....trials bikes mostly.....sherco, gas gas, montesa.....then I got the rs 125 when I was barley 17...... good times
Aye you’ll be fine .. crack on , wish I could use a 2 wheeler , much better . Great idea with the wee trailer behind . 👍
 
Might you not be able to pick up a decent used quad for less, and arrange to store it at or near your more recently acquired more remote/taxing terrain?
 
if you cant keep store a quad .. get a capstan winch and 300m of rope

get carcass to where you can get it to a truck.....


failing that dont pull trigger unless you can

or if your keeping for own consumption / not going to a game dealers.... do it yank style and cut into primals insitu and back pack it out in 4 or 5 walks


Paul
 
what about a sidecar located on site that you can bolt up quickly onto the bike when you arrive??


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Doesn't need to be this big but a simple low platform, retaining wall and wheel You might be able to knock something up with a simple frame @Tim.243 243 could make for you

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