5/5/11 Motorcycle Camping

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This net will be a newbies perspective on motorcycle camping and should be of interest to anyone considering their first motorcycle camping trip whether on road or off.

We'll discuss motorcycle camping in general, gear, packing, bikes.

Other topics to be discussed applicable to any kind of group travel are planning, companion considerations, weather, and the need for schedule and plan flexibility.

Here are a couple of pictures of loaded bikes -

Moto Guzzi Norge

Moto Guzzi Packed.jpg (88.04 KiB) Viewed 1335 times

Suzuki V-Strom 1000

VStrom Packed.jpg (101.91 KiB) Viewed 1335 times

Here are some links for the gear discussed in the net -

Pads -

Therm-a-rest

http://cascadedesigns.com/therm-a-rest

LuxuryLite Cot

http://www.luxurylite.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4xoh7FKauw

Water Bladder -

http://cascadedesigns.com/msr/water-tre ... em/product

Dry Bag -

http://www.ortleib.com/index_black.php

Safety Gear -

http://www.alpinestars.com/Bionic_S_2_J ... 50668.html