Show us your bike loaded for a trip....

[Bryn]

This has been a successful thread over on UKGSer.. I think it would work well here too.....

Not mine..but found this one on the US site.. and this is the luggage for the rider only   

[Lonewolf]

Clearly that rider would be better suited to a SUV!
I'm off on a wee trip later this coming week for a week, base layers, underwear, pair of trousers, pair of trainers, a few t-shirts, that's all I'm taking. What's the point of loading the bike up to that extent, I can only imagine that it adversely affect the handling of the GTR.

[PCPeteUK]

While I most definitely agree with you Lonewolf - we have a trip to Weymouth this weekend for the Veterans Parade on Sunday - hotel accommodation for 2 nights btw so no camping and the Mrs had me bring the panniers and topbox (47L) to the bedroom yesterday so she could work out how to fit everything !!!

I have had to book Friday off to make it all go back on the bike - her words not mine :)

[patrick]

fully loaded on 6 day scotland trip -  rider only and not a tent in sight   

[Lonewolf]

Patrick, that's exactly my point. Less is more.

[Ros]

Indeed... My bike looks exactly the same empty as it does fully loaded...

[pistole]

Indeed... My bike looks exactly the same empty as it does fully loaded...

- hear hear.

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[Ros]

Well ok, depending on the amount of crap that the future Mrs. Ros wants to bring, it may be an inch or two lower on the rear suspension, but that's about it.   

[Boomer]

I have a pic of my GTR1000 back in 97.


Also, for many years I was famous in GTR1000 circles for "The Big Pink Bag©®"

[Bongo]

Up at Loch Earn on last years tour of Scotland. Needless to say the tank bag has been ditched as it was all most impossible to do a U-turn or any type of tight turn with it on  .

[2kwacks]

well I don't have this problem wife scared  less of bikes so won't go on them when I toured France and Italy on my GTR I never used my top box just the panniers and bagster tank bag when I toured the same trip on my zzr1400 the year previously I just used a tail pack and my bagster tank bag. I don't do tent's only b&bs or hotels
and my clobber consists of...
one pair jeans
4 good t/shirts or shirts for evening wear
8 throw away t/shirts for day riding.. the ones you get 4 in a pack for around £6.00 from matalan
4 pairs of undies.. after a few days just turn them inside out if you can't wash them when getting a shower
4 pair of socks..    wash them though when getting a shower
pair of trainers

then you have enough room for the bike essentials such as spare gloves, waterproofs, e.t.c then there is the emergency items, plus all the other we need to carry.. "just in case" we need it! so there's  need to load your bike up to the extent you hardly can't see it if my wife did come on the trips with me I would tell her she as half a top box and one pannier the same as me

[Debs]

This was baby on her first camping trip with me about 2 years ago..

[Bryn]

This was baby on her first camping trip with me about 2 years ago..

It has got to be better carrying thestuff on the pillion seat..if you're sans passenger ...saves everything balancing on the rack 

[mecki]

It has got to be better carrying the stuff on the pillion seat..if you're sans passenger ...saves everything balancing on the rack 

That is actually one of the weak points of the GTR - no decent attachment points for bungy cords. 
I have a big sports bag that I put on the pillion seat when I go on tour and getting the bungies on and off is dodgy to say the least. 

[stoketim]

typical woman Debs far to much stuff  i have tent on pillion seat all the camping  gear in topbox with wet weather gear (52litres) hotel over night bag in tankbag 1 pannier with extra clothes 1 pannier empty to store helmet and gloves