Kawasaki 1400 GTR

1400 GTR - All Models => Adventure, Excursions, Ride outs, Touring => Topic started by: patrick on September 06, 2013, 06:10:17 PM

Title: How much luggage to take?
Post by: patrick on September 06, 2013, 06:10:17 PM
I saw this at a Distillery in Fort William today.  Rider plus pillion. I guess he had 1 of the blue bags for his stuff..


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Title: Re: How much luggage to take?
Post by: Lonewolf on September 06, 2013, 06:46:52 PM
It's not mecki is it coming back with his bottles of Cider and Brut aftershave? :mfr_lol:
Title: Re: How much luggage to take?
Post by: Rusty on September 06, 2013, 11:10:51 PM
How do people get to take so much kit with them when they go on their travels ? ... All one needs is a change of undies, a toothbrush and a credit card. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: How much luggage to take?
Post by: Lonewolf on September 06, 2013, 11:24:48 PM
Exactly Rusty, and what you can't personally carry in your panniers can be carried in the support vehicles travelling with you.
Title: Re: How much luggage to take?
Post by: Winston Smith on September 06, 2013, 11:28:51 PM
Please note - there are two helmets.

With that amount of crap I would hazard that one will have female DNA in it.... :whistling:
Title: Re: How much luggage to take?
Post by: Debs on September 06, 2013, 11:47:20 PM
Quote from: Winston Smith on September 06, 2013, 11:28:51 PM
With that amount of crap I would hazard that one will have female DNA in it.... :whistling:

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Title: Re: How much luggage to take?
Post by: winnsworld on September 07, 2013, 07:19:00 AM
I quite agree it's way too much stuff! Elaine and I comfortably managed two weeks away in France with a pannier each (using pannier bags for ease of access) and top box had waterproofs and other travel accessories, i.e. first aid kit.
Title: Re: How much luggage to take?
Post by: doebag on September 07, 2013, 08:41:04 AM
Quote from: Rusty on September 06, 2013, 11:10:51 PM
How do people get to take so much kit with them when they go on their travels ? ... All one needs is a change of undies, a toothbrush and a credit card. :rolleyes:
I met a guy on 'Le shuttle' doing just that one year.
He was riding a Ducati something to Italy. All he had was the leathers he was wearing, a bum bag with fags,toothbrush,clean shreddies and a wallet.!

To be fair, the couple on the overloaded bike look like they are camping, the blue bags on the panniers look soft and squidgy enough to be bed rolls, and the top one could be a tent. Not that you would ever get Mrs DB doing THAT!
Title: Re: How much luggage to take?
Post by: O.C. on September 07, 2013, 08:49:24 PM
I spose that how much people take depends on how long they are going to be away

there must be a point when the bikes stability and safety is seriously compromised