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Prep. for KC

2.2K views 27 replies 17 participants last post by  Jeck  
#1 ·
I want to avoid the last minute scramble to get my gear together so I want to start ordering the items now and need advice on what to get.
1. Rain suit - I dont want a Frog togg suit. I want something with a built in heat sheild. Breathable, its can get very humid.
2. Luggage - I have a DX but no luggage rack(I have low sissy bar and pad). I can buy one if needed but I was hopeing I could just set it on the passenger seat and strap it on.
3. Misc. Anything I will need once I am down there that I might not know about, besides the basic Beer, food and Beer.
Jason
 
#4 ·
I carry tools on long hauls ever since we needed some basic sockets and wrenches on the road.
I carry a tire plug kit and a co2 nozzle with enough cartridges to get a 260 down the road.
Spare gloves for the ones that get wet.
Duck tape.
Cell phone & charger
Money
Credit cards
This trip I'm carrying a clear face shield.
Camera with a high mb card.


Elrod on the V-Rod
 
#15 ·
Just bought a set of Tourmaster Sentinel rain jacket and pants last weekend. ~$130 for both. Was looking at the Defender set (~$60), but the Sentinel is better quality, and the pants have an extra heat shield on the bottom of the leg, right where my leg will be next to the pipes.

Jacket is self-storing into an inner pocket. Pants have a bag with them. They should squish down all right into a bag/pack, but they're not the smallest things...

Looked at the HD rainsuits, but since my other gear is Tourmaster, and their rain gear is sized to fit over their gear, what the heck. And it was a little cheaper than the full bright orange HD ones. (Got yellow for visibility.) Yeah, I'm a walking Tourmaster billboard when I'm geared up. Better than being a Harley billboard...:hidesbeh:

How do they work? Got me. Hasn't rained enough for me to try any of it yet this week.
 
#14 ·
Put it in a box- ship it to Basswoods and they will have it for you when you get there- just carry what you need to get down the road.

Wear old clothes there- throw them away go to WalMarts and get some new ones or ship the old ones home.

Me- I'll strap everything on I can, it either fits or stays home.
 
#16 ·
I have a modded gym bag I use for trips. I put a board in it that fits snug across the bottom - a shelf from my shop actually. I pack a few t-shirts under it and then bungee it to the rear pillion. The T-shirts keep the bag from shifting side to side and the board keeps it off the tins. I can pack it full and then strap a backpack to the top of it. Makes a good back rest, NO bags on the bike, not even a luggage rack. I can pack way more stuff than I need in it and still have room for my skid lid and souvineers and $20 bills won from my Iowa Brothers on the way home.
 
#27 ·
Doublecab pickup, 30 foot toyhauler, a couple of golden retreivers.......wait, that's my list! Just bring money. Ship everything else. Aerostich makes great rain gear - Gore-tex, breathable - does what it is supposed to do. Lasts for years. Wear that, spare gloves in a pocket, and roll.