Spare Oil (my RT's a V-twin!) a small bottle of brake fluid, a few tools etc go in the LHS pannier behind the skinny BRP Luggage bag that's full of my t-shirts, shorts etc in it. The Missus fills the RHS pannier with all those smaller articles of clothing and other things women like to take; we share the front rolling bag for all our 'off-bike/evening wear' & a coupla pairs of shoes etc; the BRP trunk organiser bag holds the sundries & daily meds etc, while underneath that is room for extra meds (I go thru a lot!) the travel cover, a first aid kit, a small tire repair kit, etc & even some spare fuel if it's warranted wherever we're going (just make sure it's in a well sealed non-venting container!) We also have a Rivco Extendable Trunk lid Rack that works as a whale tail spoiler to stop all the wheel spray & rain mist from being dumped down the Missus' back, and that rack also carried the Dog's gear & a day-bag/hydration pack - the Dog was quite small, so he sat in the tank bag wearing all his bike gear. And packing like that means we're good to go for a month or so... longest trip we've done so far has been 6 weeks.
hyea:
Basically, we only take the riding gear we wear every day we ryde, a set of clothes for whatever we do off the bike, and a couple of changes of shorts, t-shirts, underwear etc... and everything but the riding gear is wash'n wear, dri-fit, or similar so they'll wash & dry o/nite in a motel room. Really, if you get the right riding gear you don't need to carry much else for that/any day you ryde; and once that's sorted, the luggage & storage space is more than ample to hold a change of clothes, a few different tops, a change of shoes, underwear, etc for both of us. What more do you need? :dontknow:
Lay out what you THINK you'll need, then toss at least half of it, making sure you have no more than 2 of anything but
try to limit yourself to 'what you'll wear plus one spare....' The more you do it, the better you'll get at only packing the necessary stuff. If you don't wear something you've taken on
this trip, you've really gotta question including it for the next one! And don't pack anything that you only
might want to wear while you're away - if it's not a sure thing, seriously & honestly ask yourself if you really
need to take it? And try to take gear that's dual purpose too... eg, if your 'off the bike' or 'sleeping shorts' can also double as swimmers, there's all your swimming & pool-side lounging sorted, and they'll also work to wear under your ryding pants if needs must!
hyea:
) The south west is littered with our old t-shirts, LOL
