Comments on: The Right Packing List For A Motorcycle Trip

By: Biker Lady

Biker Lady — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:26:40 +0000

This method came from experience after I tried a long trip, climbing moutain roads, with so many heavy bags you could hardly see me on my 650 Savage. I wasn’t far into the trip before I realized how dumb (and dangerous) this was and stopped to mail some stuff home. Now I have a bigger bike (Harley) and fewer bags!

By: Rodent

Rodent — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:44:01 +0000

Take your oldest, wornout clothes and as you dirty them toss them, new new clothes allways a Goodwill or Salvation Army for repenishments.

By: Mike Kiwi Tomas, Kiwi Indian Motorcycles

Mike Kiwi Tomas, Kiwi Indian Motorcycles — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:40:40 +0000

Any trip over 4 days requires new undies. Day 2 turn them front to back.3rd day turn them inside out.4th day front to back I like biker ladys method. I did the same thing as Jeff with my handlebars (and saddlebags) when I was developing my Kiwi Flathead engines and riding all over this beautiful country.

By: nicker

nicker — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:33:16 +0000

Jeff,

Good call!
I was never that smart.
As a youngster, a that was needed was a bottle of Southern Comfort, which would eventually drop me in my tracks.
No room. No camping. No fuss. No bother.
What to ware was about the last thing on my mind the next mourning.
But then………
i was much, MUCH younger………….

Biker Lady

VERY creative!…… i like it!

-nicker-

By: Biker Lady

Biker Lady — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:02:55 +0000

I map out my approximate route then I mail clean clothes to a hotel about half way. When I arrive I pick up the clean clothes and mail the dirty ones home.

Box of dirty clothes are pretty ripe by the time I arrive back home but, hey, the plan works well for me.

By: Jeff Nicklus

Jeff Nicklus — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:55:40 +0000

Nicker,

LOL……..

A brief true story: When I started Desperado Motorcycles and designed the first prototype bike my criteria for handlebar width was very simple ….. they had to fit through a motel doorway. No tents and ground sleeping for me ….. I had all of that in the military I cared for and I was in the Air Force!
Over & Out,

Jeff

By: nicker

nicker — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:28:10 +0000

Jeff,

Years ago, in the middle of Nowhere, NV i stopped to talk to a older retired guy. Said he was touring, just like me.

In full road-race leathers, on a Ducati. No bundles. No saddle bags. Just a small backpack.
Looked at my camping gear and said he was too old to sleep on the ground so he stayed in motels.

I asked him what he did for clothes & stuff.

He said he’d buy every thing he needed, when he needed it. When he was done with it he’d either mailed it home or throw it away.

The older ya get the smarter ya are………..

-nicker-

By: Jeff Nicklus

Jeff Nicklus — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:10:55 +0000

Lets see here ….. Keys, Wallet, Money, Extra T-Shirt (If you plan on being gone more that 5 days only) get a tooth brush when you get where you are going, sunglasses, clear night glasses …..DONE! What is so difficult about that?

If it doesn’t fit in your pocket you have over packed!

Over & Out,

Jeff

By: Peter Solek

Peter Solek — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:25:05 +0000

Instructive. It helps, especially my wife who is always overpacking the wrong stuff.

By: WT

WT — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:57:32 +0000

Although interesting, this doesn’t really accommodate a biker using the bike as transportation.