Things You'll Need:
- Saddlebags
- Elastic cords
- Travel sized toiletries
- Tent
- Sleeping bag
- Real sense of adventure
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Step 1
Plan on packing light. Pack only what you can carry in your saddle bags. At the same time, you will still need the necessities.
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Step 2
Think travel-size. Small bars of soap and shampoo can be packed in a small plastic bag. Any convenience store carries items such as these if you need more.
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Step 3
Plan on doing laundry on at least one of your stops. Purchasing laundry soap at a laundry facility is much easier than dealing with a container of laundry soap spilled inside your saddle bags.
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Step 4
Roll your clothes, don’t fold them. You can roll jeans and a shirt together and slide them into your saddlebag easier than folded clothing.
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Step 5
Pack clothing, towels and bedding in the bottom of the saddlebags, then place toiletries and maps toward the top of your saddlebags.
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Step 6
Use elastic cords to tie down your tent and sleeping bag. If you have a sissy bar, place these items ahead or behind it and attach them to it. They will ride more securely this way.
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Step 7
A motorcycle trip is always memorable.Get on the road. Enjoy the sun on your back and the wind in your face. No other type of transportation gives you the experience that a trip on a motorcycle can give you.
Comments
blackcoffee said
on 8/18/2009 Cool article on how to pack for a motorcycle trip! I bring raggedy underwear and socks and throw them out along the way to save space. cool weblink also. Thanks