I have my own personal reasons for appreciating this sample of ingenuity. I'd already been thinking about a poor man's "Joey" lift for the back of my SUV, and basing it on a cheap boat trailer winch instead of more expensive electric or hydraulic lifts.
My hitch is rated at over 500# tongue weight, and should be stout enough to hold the Savage. I'll probably beef it up some anyways though. But I didn't want to try to ramp the bike up there like the dirt bike guys do.
With a bit of modification I could make something similar to this design which would lift a piece of channel steel, and some tie downs long enough to hold the Savage hanging right off the back of the old GMC!
Winch it down, unhook the straps, and ride away!
Strap the bike down, winch it up, and drive away!