what do you carry when touring?

[storm]

what do you carry when you tour?
i have
3 tshirts
5 underwear
shorts
4 pairs of socks
wetweather gear
jetboil or compact stove
coffee bags
baked beans/spagheti/dehydrated food/water/cheesybite vegemite and crackers
tyre repair kit/co2 bottles/
flashlight/combat knife
mapbook.
goretex bivybag/memoryfoammat,sleping bag/stool/tent
toilet kit.
5ltrs jerrycan
hat
varies a little offroad. i carry a machete.
prettycompact setup
i wear full leathers and armour all the time

[Ward P]

my wallet - and as little as possible

[bazman]

WoW....that's some pack job there, storm!!!!

But be very careful with those soft-panniers, mate! A bit too much weight in them, hit a few [inevitable] bumps along the way.....and your looking at scuffed paint at very best.....and possible cracks to your tail piece in a worse case!! (also wondering if they got burnt?!?)

[storm]

WoW....that's some pack job there, storm!!!!

But be very careful with those soft-panniers, mate! A bit too much weight in them, hit a few [inevitable] bumps along the way.....and your looking at scuffed paint at very best.....and possible cracks to your tail piece in a worse case!! (also wondering if they got burnt?!?)

I WAS SUPRISED. no scratches after 7700 kms.i carry very light stuff anyways, the luggage looks big as i got a waterproof backpack in supercheap for $3.00. had to buy it and tyre. tent and camping stuff tie verywell to grabrail.going to use a givi40ltr duffel on the seat.

[Rev004]

Gee Storm I'll have to show this post to some of my mates as they reckon I'm the Mobile Targe when I travel over east on the Bike..

Last Trip and bare in mine I was away for 3 mths did 30,000 Ks on some of the best roads on the east coast from WA to Queensland and then down the East Coast to catch up with another 7 guys from WA at Phillip Island in 97 then followed the coast back around to Sth Aus up to the Barossa Valley of Course and then back Home. One hell of a trip which me a my mate did and loved every minute of it.

Tent.
Sleeping bag with Blow Up Mattress and Pump.
Stool
BBQ Plate
Gas Burner
Gas Light (The Gas Burner & Light are the compact ones that hikers etc Carry)
Puncher repair Gear
Speed Tape
Maglite
Spare Fuses bulbs etc never know what you need on the Nullabor
Clothes - Jeans, Sneakers, Thongs for the feet, underware, sock, T Shirts, Shorts, Towel you get the idea).
Both Types of Riding Gear (Leather and Wet Weather Gear)
Gearsack Bag & Panniers.
Tank Bag with all the Maps and Cameras etc.

And Must Admit the bike handled suprisingly well next, I'll have to find a photo I'm sure I've got a photo somewhere.

Looks like you had some fun..

[storm]

Hey REV, its designed to carry 2 BIG adults. I am 68 kgs.the luggage is about 20 kgs.the busa don't even feel
the weight. U carried a Barbie plate? Lol.that's spectacular. Tyre is not heavy.I recon I can carry 2 if I need to

[Rev004]

Hey REV, its designed to carry 2 BIG adults. I am 68 kgs.the luggage is about 20 kgs.the busa don't even feel
the weight. U carried a Barbie plate? Lol.that's spectacular. Tyre is not heavy.I recon I can carry 2 if I need to

Storm your a bloody feather weight mate you could 3 adults on there at that weight

It's quite suprising what you can carry on a bike and even after all this time the guys that went with me a couple of times still rag on me ..

The Barbie Plate was easy as it sat nicely between the saddle bags and the gearsack bag on the rear seat.

[revhead]

my wallet - and as little as possible

i hear ya brother,
i did a run over to adelaide last year from coffs it took 18hr each way
i took
1 pair jocks\
2pair sox
1 hoody
wore full leathers
i big f*** off knife
a lighter
that is all


and NRMA gold road service

[storm]

I carried 52 ltrs of fuel + water and all kinds of other shit on a wr250r through deserts,10,100 kms in 13 days.recon a Barbie plates nit so hard if I didnt carry 5 ltr Jerry and wet weather gear I can eliminate tail bag.

[BEAU]

I can remember my old man telling me of his first trip around Tassie-sleeping bag and and a chain and padlock from wheel to his foot while he slept on the side of the road for a week...

[Landmine]

Rev004 and storm see a Philip Island trip in the making here?

[storm]

In October might be possible. Its been 5 yrs since I have been to the island.

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my wallet - and as little as possible

In the east yes.once you are into NT,WA camping is a gr8 option.and the weather is dry

[Shifu]

Guys, I mighty impressed on how you all pack it in. I am like Wardy - wallet and some must have stuff (socks, undies and toiletries) that fit into a very samall backpack. But then again I do not do thousands of kays on the bike...

Ps. Looks like the original cans are very supportive of the luggage. I knew there must be a reason for their size

[09Fatboy]

I'm not a really a tourer rider so i only carry a puncture repair kit & back pack , ventura , for long trips and overnighters.

[RYDRZ]

I carry
a tube of silver seal-radiator hole repair
Clutch lever switch
Tyre repair & 90deg' valve atachment
Chain lube
Tools to strip & repair bike,foldable allen keys
Multi plyers,& a letherman
Spare low beam globe
Various bolts,clips & plastic push pins
Disc lock
Cable ties - cable ties - cable ties

For me
Medication's ;)
Booz,sumtimes
Change of clothes -bare minimum
Clear & tinted helmet lense,+sunnies
aroguard -I hate mozzies & flies
Lollies, ;)
Wet riding gear & thermals if im zippin through winter
Coffee sachels

Maps of where im going or maps of the general state area im
Riding in And a few dollars ,