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Baggage Check ?
03/22/09 at 07:21:17

Hey Gang. This is for all the riders that have Saddlebags, Fork Bags...etc.

I wanted to gets some input on what everyone carries in their baggage. Are ther any necessary items and any MUST HAVE !

So far , I carry an extra pair of sun glasses, flashlight, plastic tie locks and a few small bungie cords. Anything else that Could Be, Should Be or Must Be carried ???
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #1 - 03/22/09 at 07:29:31 A cell phone and a credit card. If I'm going to be out more than a few miles from home, a set of Frogg Toggs (rain gear) and a canteen of water. Be advised Frogg Toggs will not survive contact with a hot exhaust pipe, and the residue isn't easy to remove from the pipe.
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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #2 - 03/22/09 at 07:54:41 paper towels may come in handy...and a pocket knife
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #3 - 03/22/09 at 10:13:20 I keep a small tool kit, a bunch of bungies, rain gear, and a small bottle of gas.
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Re: Baggage Check ?
Reply #4 - 03/22/09 at 10:26:16

I carry a few tools, some electric tape, zip ties, and a tire gauge in the fork bag. My saddle bags carry rain gear usually. The trunk and tail bag I use for carrying the things I'll need when I get where I'm going (tools for work, etc.)

Hey Al, what kind of bottle do you use? I'd like to throw on a couple of quarts of gas too, but I haven't found anything durable and completely leak proof that I'd feel safe just tossing in a saddle bag.

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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #5 - 03/22/09 at 11:18:53 Basic tools for any quick repairs: Screw Drs Allen wrench set Pliers Knife Duct tape Cresent wrench Tie wraps Smalll vice grips rain gear Bungee cords Still debating if carrying gas if safe Sun Glasses
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Bear Junior Member Offline Electrical Engineer - Retired - Ridin' for 43 yrs Posts: 71 Central Washington State Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #6 - 03/22/09 at 11:27:48 Has anybody carried "Fix-A-Flat" and used it on a flat tire? Label says Not for Motorcycles, but it might beat walking if you take it easy. I know it works on boat trailer tires - good enough to get you home.
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Sandy Koocanusa Serious Thumper Offline Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him. Posts: 1878 Bigfork, MT Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #7 - 03/22/09 at 11:30:24 Rumor has it that it will leak out all the little holes where your spoke nipples thread in. That will equate to an extended, gooey, shower when you take off. No bueno, I think. Gotta have tubeless tires.
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #8 - 03/22/09 at 12:02:53 Sandy I got a fuel bottle that you would normally use for camp stove fuel. I got it from here http://www.rei.com/product/783963 you could probably find them cheaper elsewhere like e-bay
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Re: Baggage Check ?
Reply #9 - 03/22/09 at 12:36:32

I have saddlebags. My bike did not have a tool kit when I bought it, so I made my own; a few wrenches, screwdrives, pliers, wire ties, tape. I also have a set of rain pants and a nylon jacket and a couple of bungees. If I have my pants on I have my knife, wallet and a gerber too. Probably have my phone as well. The rest of the space is for whatever I need to take or bring back. I don't think I would feel good carrying gas.

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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #10 - 03/22/09 at 13:24:24 you are already carrying 2.5 gallons of gas between you legs. What diffrence is another quart gonna make?
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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #11 - 03/22/09 at 14:12:57 On the sidecar rig I fastened one of those old Honda Trail 90/110 auxillary fuel tanks to the side of the car. doesn't hold much but it beats walking. I also carried one of those 1 liter REI camp stove fuel cans in my bagger side bar with the extra oil and tools. Max
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #12 - 03/22/09 at 14:18:34 I carry an extra pair of tinted riding glasses and a pair of clear riding glasses for those times I'm and it gets dark before I return. Also, a handful of tools and a small kitten on one occasion.
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Re: Baggage Check ?
Reply #13 - 03/22/09 at 14:42:50

Bear wrote on 03/22/09 at 11:27:48:

Has anybody carried "Fix-A-Flat" and used it on a flat tire? Label says Not for Motorcycles, but it might beat walking if you take it easy. I know it works on boat trailer tires - good enough to get you home.

Hey this goes for everyone, if you never changed a tire that the fix-a-flat was used on then you wouldn't know the horrors of that crap. It stinks like you wouldn't believe and is sticky, any shop will charge you double to fix your tire after you've used that stuff. And that's all if it does work.

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gerald.hughes Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline FSO Posts: 1100 Tucson, Az Gender:	Re: Baggage Check ? Reply #14 - 03/22/09 at 14:54:55 A bottle of water. A can of Fix a Flat, some CO2 cartridges, and a roll of toilet paper.
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