Packing A Bike

Hard luggage is more preferable to soft
luggage, but the lattler is more flexible.
Soft Bags accomodate irregularly shaped objects, which is a plus. Soft
bags can be taken of, when necessary, of course.
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Don't overload the bike, follow guidelines in manual for weight. Check
Air pressure to match the load, and or having a passenger.
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Allow for expansion, like acquiring things as you travel, like buying
T-Shirts etc.
And also, there's the adding of warm clothes,to be stored when not
needed.
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The heavier items should be packed at the lowest levels, like in the
bags, not in the
top box, or tied on to the backrest. Keep lighter items high, heavier
items Low, for safety balance.
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Always carry drinking water,sunscreen,
cell phone, or CB, and extra bungee cords, & a cargo net, fixAflat.
probably other stuff that others can add here.
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Pack what you need, but if you think you won't need it,don't load it.
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Pack important gear, like rain gear, etc, where it is easy and fast to
obtain, when in a hurry.
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A tank bag is great for items kept, that are needed more often, when
getting off and on, like sunglasses, cameras, a tool pouch, flashlight,
etc. And the best need is the Top Map Area compartment.
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If going on a farly long trip, practice packing and loading, This
procedure, will
help you to remember where all the stuff is, and how it looks, and what
needs to be
rearranged, or taken out and left. (grin)
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The article written in Road Runner, said the most useful advice in
general is to:
‘‘Take half as many clothes, and twice the money’’!
(bjay)

 

: The most important thing to pack when you're heading out on the road, is an
: extra key.

: You do not want to be searching for a lost key when you are a few hundres
: miles from home.

Indeed. A friend once told me about a trip he was on riding his harley.
He left an overnight stop at a friend's house, and figured he could go 6-
miles before getting gas. When he stopped for gas, he found he had left
his keys at his friend's house. He couldn't get the gas cap unlocked
without the key, and didn't have enough gas to get back to pick his key
up.

My spare is with me whenever I'm riding, along with the spare key to the
disk lock.

: I have a spare ignition key tied in the shoelace of my riding boot.

Hmm, I think I'll see if that will work on my boots.

 

3 years ago, Joe & I rode our bikes out to Ruidoso, NM for the Aspen Rally.
Meanwhile, some friends trailered their bikes and took their motor home and
truck. The second day they were there, one of the guys took his truck up to
a gas station and had his bike key in his pocket. While paying for gas, he
lost his key. He thought he was going to have to have a family member FedEx
another key ( the spare at home couldn't be found either) but he found a
locksmith, who made him a key and brought it out to the campsite, for a
hefty fee.

Maybe the moral of the story is not to trailer a bike when you can ride it,
or maybe it's not a good idea to only have one key with you.

The epilogue to that story is: that afternoon, we all rode up Ski Apache and
our friend had to stop at the top, for a nature call in the woods. He left
his key in the ignition. One of the other guys pulled the key and pocketed
it. When our friend came back to his bike and couldn't find the key, I
thought there was going to be a killing, because he went berserk. <g>

And that moral is: Beware of friends who are known pranksters.

How about keeping one in your wallet. Works for me.

 

The article written in Road Runner, said the most useful advice in
general is to:
''Take half as many clothes, and twice the money''! (bjay)
/
/
So none of ya'll agreed with the above, I thought it was cute,and making
a lotta sense. Just wanted to mention this, I guess it was
overlooked....etc. bjay

 

: The article written in Road Runner, said the most useful advice in
: general is to:
: ''Take half as many clothes, and twice the money''! (bjay)
: /
: /
: So none of ya'll agreed with the above, I thought it was cute,and making
: a lotta sense. Just wanted to mention this, I guess it was
: overlooked....etc. bjay

I was just wondering what an ISP had to do with packing a motorcycle. It
is good advice, however. You can never have too much money on a trip, and
it doesn't take up much room.

 

You can. But WOULD you? Eeeeeeewwwwww.


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I agree. Wear your rattiest undies and toss them when done. You can always
find more.

Of course not carrying enough clothes can sometimes backfire, like when I
found myself without a sweatshirt in a cold snap last month, and nobody had
any left in stock.

 

Unless you are from this place:
http://tinyurl.com/aktvu

 

:
:> and it doesn't take up much room.

: Unless you are from this place:
: http://tinyurl.com/aktvu

Yessir, but when you read that story, they say the islanders leave the
money in place and pass titles from one hand to another, kinda like what
we used to do, back when money in this country was backed by gold.

 

The night was dark and the weather was lousy.. We'd just come off the Queen
Wilhelmina Ridge between Oklahoma and Arkansas.. The ride had not been
planned, we'd just wound up there..

Would you believe it ? The rain had started while we made our way across
that beautiful ridge of mountains and it was cold and miserable.. When we
began to see the lights of Mena, Arkansas, everyone breathed a sigh of
relief.. Civilization, at last.. for sure there would be, stores and motels,
there.. Wal-Mart seemed to be the only option and we gratefully went inside
to buy some rain gear.. That little unprepared "day run" turned into a three
day run that ended in Branson, Missouri.. LOL.. Many thanks to Wal-Mart..
hmmm.. I think that might have been the last time I was in one of their
stores..

Bill Walker
Irving, Tx.

 

The article written in Road Runner, said the most useful advice in
general is to:
''Take half as many clothes, and twice the money''! (bjay)

So none of ya'll agreed with the above, I thought it was cute,and making
a lotta sense.   Just wanted to mention this, I guess it was
overlooked....etc.   bjay

‘‘I agree’’. Wear your rattiest undies and toss them when done.
You can always find more.
Of course not carrying enough clothes can sometimes backfire, like when
I found myself without a sweatshirt in a cold snap last month, and
nobody had any left in stock.

Wakko   NTXNS TOMKAT SENS

‘‘Summer or winter, I always have the rain gear’’ of which can
double for warmth, if needed. Wakko, you saying toss the dirty
underWare, was actually mentioned in the article. heehee bjay

 

‘‘and it doesn't’’ take up much room.
Unless you are from this place:
http://tinyurl.com/aktvu

Wakko   NTXNS TOMKAT SENS

‘‘enjoyable site ya posted ’’above.
bjay

 

Wal-Mart seemed to be the only option and we gratefully went inside to
buy some rain gear.. That little unprepared "day run" turned into a
three day run that ended in Branson, Missouri.. LOL.. Many thanks to
Wal-Mart.. hmmm.. I think that might have been the last time I was in
one of their stores..
Bill Walker
Irving, Tx.

‘‘Damn, how do you and the mrs survive with out buying at Wally
world?’’
I go there sometimes just to sit and watch old folks, like me, watching
other old folks, watching old women, watching us.
or something like that Amen song by Randy Travis, 1987. bjay.

 

His bike was packetized?

 

maybe it was pinging ?

 

for the fjords?

 

any port in a packet storm....
<d'g&r'g>

 

Yet another fool using an address he doesn't have permission to use.
WHy not use spam.c0m so you're not forging a valid domain name?

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"Gary L. Burnore"

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looks bitching about people who munge their
address themselves instead of relying on someone
else to make sure they are secure. If this were
UKRM you'd have earned a YTC years ago. Let it
rest man, let it rest...

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Gee whiz...a sig line that works. Who'd have thunk
eh?