| What gear to take on a motorcycle trip, is a | | | | map, GPS, hygiene products. |
| never-ending discussion, and, as always, you wont | | | | Items that were not needed: a fuel burner to cook |
| need half of what you took. A couple of days ago I | | | | food, 70% of the socks and t-shirts, spare parts for |
| made a 11 days road trip, sleeping in a tent, so I | | | | the bike. |
| write down here what I really needed and what was | | | | There were also some items that were not needed |
| unnecessary. | | | | but which I would not dare to leave home, like the |
| There was not the usual 50% of over-packing, so | | | | first aid kit, spare bulbs for lights and turn signals, |
| the selection process actually went quite good. Only | | | | spare spark plugs and a roll of duct tape. And, of |
| item with a clear overload factor were underwears | | | | course, a good insurance policy that has a free |
| and t-shirts. As I used camping grounds with | | | | towing service. All of the tools for the bike were |
| showers, clothes lasted longer than anticipated. | | | | obviously not needed, but you should really bring |
| Items that were needed: Tent, 2 sleeping pads (one | | | | enough to be able to tighten every possible nut and |
| air mattress, one ordinary), sleeping bag, some clean | | | | bolt that you can on the road. As they will loosen |
| underwear, a swiss army knife, matches, motorcycle | | | | themselves at some point, and a good selection of |
| tools, 2 pairs of boots, rain gear, roll of cord, paper | | | | sockets and spanners can really help you out. |