Touring Gear
 

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
http://www.tourmaster.com/images/pro...h_ra_black.jpg
http://www.tourmaster.com/images/products/h_r1_red.jpg
http://www.tourmaster.com/images/vistas/c_43_1_n_0.jpg
and on the pig they dont get that hot even though they are closer then the 2 inch gap they suggest

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p8/drewpy636/2.jpg

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
http://images.cabelas.com/is/image/c...1?$main-Large$

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
http://www.hellrisercustoms.com/images/ds/DS110211.jpg

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.

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)

The bags are empty and on my old bike, but here is what I have:
http://mei.net/~becca/Temp/luggage1.JPG
http://mei.net/~becca/Temp/luggage2.JPG
http://mei.net/~becca/Temp/luggage3.JPG

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

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

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... :idk:

the main compartment expands not just the side, and the tank bag works fine, the nice thing is its comfy to lay on

:ps:That's not luggage.

could you fit a 17" laptop in the tail bag you have? that's gonna be the deciding factor for me.

oh... and where did you get your tank bag again? I thought you said Iron Pony but it's not on their site

How much are those bags?

the ones drewpy has?
$116 for the sadle bags
http://www.ironpony.com/CatImg/Large...sddlebags2.jpg

Tail bag $62
http://www.ironpony.com/CatImg/Large...chsprttlbg.jpg

Cheaper than the Buell specific ones... hmm....

Wet proof?

they come with rain covers... but you can always just pack your shit in a garbage bag :2cents:


I'm sold on them... even if they don't fit my laptop... which they may not... I'll just get a backpack

Yes they have a cover that comes with them.

Yeah, but I'm a bit skeptical of those covers...

I am too... I figure they'd fly off if you got a good wind gust or a blast from a big truck...

I'll stick to wrap'n my shit in garbage bags before I pack them...

I just know that water has a way of getting into things at 80mph on the highway...

well true for the covers... but I've put my shit in garbage backs and left it in the back of my truck when I drove down to Oregon from AK... completely dry... just look like a hob when I pull everything out :lol:

Then don't ride in the rain.

I have the larger version of that tailbags i can but a weekend worth of cloths in it plus shoes and hygiene stuff and other lil odds and ends also comes with a rain cover also.

My Nelson Rigg CL-800 tail can be had for $70.00. The Nelson Rigg CL-1000 are $68.00. Those prices are from newenough.com.

they have a drawlstring with clasp that runs all the way around them, im planning on using them when i return to OH in a couple of weeks so i can do some highspeed testing and im looking for a ruler to measure the tail bags for ya ebbs

and i did get the tank bag at ironpony, when i go back through columbus ill stop and see if they have any in stock

that big ass fucker is only $70!!

i gotta get me one of those!

Those cortech bags and tailbag look real nice. The nelson-rigg's as well. I'll be getting one of those two setups once the season gets going.

did you get the mag mount or strap mount? I'm think'n of getting the mag mount :idk:

Easier said than done when you're riding across the country and back in 10 days...

I don't think you'll find some for decent price that are 100% waterproof...

I think I'm just gonna go with these... and get some of the gortex spray shit that dad uses for hunting and coat the shit out of the bag both inside and out... and then pack my shit in bags... :idk:


I'd be intrested in how the bags go on though... seems to me that they'd be open to spray from the tire... :idk:

Good question... and with my oddly shaped tail section... can I even run these?

dunno... check your local shop to check on them... steal drewpy's and check :lol:

the bottom of the bags are some sort of heat sheild that look like they are completly water proof, the bags have two straps that go across the top of them, so it looks like they have alot of adjustablity
i have the magnetic tank and even without the safety clip on the front it withstood several 100+ bursts and one 127+ run so they stay on, i have a smaller one that was on the kawi when i punted it at deals gap, was still in place after the wreck

nice... when you get a chance can you measure the inside of the tank bag and the opening so I can see if I can fit my laptop? either way... I think I'm sold... :dthumb:

do you need a measurement for the tank bag or the tail bag?

the tail bag is 18 inches across the middle fyi

why is there a bunny pancake in my first post? :scratch:

Tail... sorry I typed that too fast... the tail bag is what I need a measurement of

how big is the opening front to back... I may just have to have a ziper installed on the side somehow... :idk:

and yeah... I wasn't sure about the bunny either :lol:

I'm pretty sure 18 inches isn't big enough for :pebbs:'s tailbag...

Homo.

I'm ordering the bags right now...

which ones?

The ones like drewpy has... Plus I just spent another grand on a whole bunch of other shit too...

http://images.inmagine.com/168nwm/ph.../pdv052043.jpg

sweet... i'm looking at the Nelson-Riggs saddle/tail bags that Brie had...

I checked those out, but realized I wanted to be cool like drewpy.

I guess Im crazy, but I just keep a cargo net on the back and a back pack on my back!

Yeah, but you don't plan on living off of your bike for 10 days...

let me know before you order... I may be able to save ya some $


so your sure they'll fit on your bike?

Guys on the Buell forums use them... So I'm pretty sure...

sweet!

I think I'm gonna order them... and have a tailor her put a zipper inside of one of the side pockets to access the main compartment... that way I'll be able to surely fit my laptop...


where'd you order yours from?

Iron Pony.

:dthumb:

Yeah I do actualy! I just dont like the look of the sadle bags and they're expensive!!

when it comes to saddle bags... they're mostly function over form... I say mostly because I'm not gonna mount some big giant aluminum ones on the side that would be 100x better than the sport bags I'm getting... but the point is to take the weight off the rider (no backpack) to reduce fatigue.

if you expect to put any decent miles on your bike while carring gear... you'll want saddle bags... unless your just gonna wear the same shit for 10 days... :idk:

Yeah, I know, but I just suck it up and end up sore as chit! Thats why I like rolling with a passenger so she has to carry the bag!! :lol:

Dude you just double posted in the same post... :wtf: :lol:


edit... TRIPPLE POST!

My fault! Its fixed now!! My internets messing up so I didnt see any of them successfuly go up! Fixed it now!

*smack*

:pwhore2:

How??

and I'll have to do some checking like OSP, and be sure they'll work on what i'm getting.
Also gotta figure out for sure what i want.

check out the AAFES Mall... black hawk customs or some shit... they give 15% off... they use Parts Unlimited... so anything in that book... you can get 15% off

Ya... cause there's an AAFES mall anywhere near here...
fuckwad.

but thanks.

I have high mount exhaust; the problem with most soft luggage is that it fouls high-mounts, and heat shield or no, you will have a failure if the luggage contacts the pipe for a prolonged period.

I found these: http://www.revpack.com/motorcycle/pr.../TourPack.html a couple of years ago: they are built great, they won't foul your pipe, they stay on without shifting, and they don't leak in anything but the worst extended downpours (for which I have the waterproof covers.

Highly Recommend.

My sport bags do not touch my carbon fiber pipe but it sit about 4 inches above it and the exhaust has blackened the underside of the saddlebag, and it has made the material very hard and it is no longer flexible like the other side.

You must be from Baaston.

I have no idea what you are talking about.. :lol:

well COCKGOBBLER... the AAFES mall is ONLINE... AAFES.COM click on AAFES MALL...

o... ok...

I dont do any touring...but I've got a small Joe Rocket tank bag to keep phone and wallet in. And I have a cargo net stuffed under my seat.

Nope, he would have said very hahhhhd.

deal on a tankbag if anybody still needs one.

http://www.newenoughhp.com/closeouts..._tank_bag.html

Ok with going on the indy trip this fall, I am going to need some sort of luggage, and I figure I may as well get quite a bit of storage, instead of just what I will need for the 3 day trip. I would really like to do a fair bit of touring within the next couple of years. I am looking at the Nelson Rigg CL-800 rear tote tail bag and CL-1000 saddle bags. (Linked at bottom of post) Has anybody else tried out the nelson rigg and what do you think of it? Also, what do you guys think for a tank bag? Should I go with a bigger one or a smaller one? Bigger would be able to hold more, but I don't know if it will feel like too much in front of me while I am trying to go down the highway.

Tail bag: http://www.newenoughhp.com/luggage/t..._tail_bag.html
Saddle bags:http://www.newenoughhp.com/luggage/s...addlebags.html

Cortech.
http://www.newenoughhp.com/luggage/s...addlebags.html
http://www.newenoughhp.com/luggage/t..._tail_bag.html

Slightly more expensive than the Nelson stuff, but cross country proven and idiot proof. I think they are cheaper at Iron Pony too.

question on this, I have been looking over all these as well, but found another set, by Dowco...

http://www.cbxmanmotorcycles.com/pro...5-0059&affid=4

I found a few decent reviews, 1 unhappy dude...but cant find much else on them, and the price is better than on the others...which if your strapped for cash (like me right now) the price looks way better than nelson rigg or cortech...what ya'll think?

oh yeah, if you strap it right, a poncho over a back pack or tail bag works just fine in pouring rain for several hours...strapped on with cargo nets, but getting in and out is a pain...

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.

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...0463Medium.jpg

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...0466Medium.jpg

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

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1003/1000681kt8.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8102/1000680hr0.jpg

http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?t=5396

haven't done a lot of touring rides huh? :lol:

sometimes it just happens. ;)

I have an older Joe Rocket tailbag with a rain cover that has elastic on the bottom which keeps it from flying off. I've used it in all manner of weather (rain, sleet, snow) and it has yet to get water in it.

I have a Nelson Rigg tank bag that I just put on last year but haven't taken any large trips with. Also comes with a rain cover which has survived commuting to work in the rain with no issues.

I've discovered that on long rides, backpacks tend to tire me out because of extra drag and because it traps heat

looks good fred. I will attatch my tailbag for a maiden voyage to work on wednesday, only 40 miles but I need to carry some supplies to the site and the tank bag wont be enough.

Tom

I got that bag, and a huge ass tankbag that I can lay down on, between the two I have plenty of room for stuff/ Plus the tail bag has 2 straps on top that I can put a bedroll or tents or stuff of that nature on.

the tank bag is good to lean forward on to get a little rest when riding, I always make sure to pack softer stuf fin there.

Tom

undies socks and t-shirts...