Touring Gear

[dReWpY]

To make life easier on the road, you gotta have the right tools, and you need to bring those tools along somehow, here is a list of some gear that i find useful while on the road, feel free to post your touring setup



and on the pig they dont get that hot even though they are closer then the 2 inch gap they suggest



also a mulit tool is nice to have in case the unexpected happens, like a long line of decoys flies out of the boat about five cars ahead of you and gets wrapped up in your rear tire and belt


spiderwebs aka cargo nets are also very useful to have, i think we have atleast three per bike cause they are always in the way unless you need them and then they are no where to be found

[Rider]

I have the exact same Cortech saddle bags. They actually hold quite a lot of stuff. You can get a 12 pack of canned beer in each one.. Although I wouldn't recommend it just because of the weight.

[lauralynne]

I love my cortech tank bag but the tail bag failed catastrophically on me!! At 120+ the bungee came undone and lodged between my rear tire and my swing arm. By some miracle I didn't crash. But it tore off the can on one side and the bag was completely unusbale as were a good number of my clothes that were inside of it. (sorry - crappy pics on old cell phone)

[Becca_007]

The bags are empty and on my old bike, but here is what I have:

[Mr Lefty]

hey drewpy... how'd that new tank bag work out!?

I've still yet to find it at an online store...

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Becca_007

The bags are empty and on my old bike, but here is what I have:

that looks like a HUGE tailbag!

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

that looks like a HUGE tailbag!

yeah that's what I was think'n... but it may be the route I'm headed... I'll need something to hold my 17" laptop... and I'm think'n when the tail bag (the one drewpy has) expands... only the side pockets get bigger... not the main compartment...

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by drewpy

I have this setup. I find the tail bag to be too small for clothes packing. Two pairs of folded jeans and its almost full. I the cram my socks to the side of the jeans, then undies on top of jeans. I put my shirts and what ever else stuff in the saddle bags.


I turn the saddle bags around. Seem to get less drag and winding fight with them that way.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

I have this setup. I find the tail bag to be too small for clothes packing. Two pairs of folded jeans and its almost full. I the cram my socks to the side of the jeans, then undies on top of jeans. I put my shirts and what ever else stuff in the saddle bags.


I turn the saddle bags around. Seem to get less drag and winding fight with them that way.

the tail bag is small by itself to pack clothes in... but the tri-bag system is big enough for just about any trip you'd wanna take on a sport bike.

the only thing I dislike about them was the rain fly isn't permanently attached... and trying to secure it isn't confidence inspiring

[derf]

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