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[JesterDecor]

I just wear the same clothes everyday. That leaves more room for beer.  Toothbrush? I take my teeth out and soak them in the sink at night.

I wish ya'd do that at home so I'd have less laundry!! Crosses toothpaste off the grocery list. 

Adds more brewski's to the packing list!

[altugo]

I would take 4 t-shirts, 4 pairs of socks,chaps,raincoat,cellphone charger,tooth brush,wallet and da cellphone.I would buy new boxers from a harley shop en route. 

[Hugh Janis]

Good advise to keep the weight low.  I pack my potting soil in the saddle bags and keep my refrigerator magnets, and clothes pins in the tour pack where I can get them quickly.  You never know..... 

[Wrongway]

 Lil-Bit and I just got back from 4day/3nights at the Las Vegas Bikefest. First....remove the saddlebag and tourpak liners,  top and bottom of the tourpak, this adds a bunch of room. We have gotten real good at packing for these kinds of trips and didn't even have to use the rack on the tourpak for the trip out of town. Once we got to town and Lil-Bit started spending $$$$$$$$$$$$$ we needed the bag to haul her home. We both wore the same Levi's for the whole weekend, shirts, socks, underware are easy to pack. And all those toiletries in little form reduce needed space. Good luck and have a safe ride.
  P.S. We here require photo's upon your return....

[Midnight Rider]

You'd be surprised how much room removing the saddlebag liners adds...I was.  With just you going, you won't need to do that, but when there's two of you, it makes a big difference.

Like Spydy said....think like you would if you were carrying the weight on your back.  I backpacked a lot, so got really good at getting by with as little as possible.  If you've got it on your back, you'll start cutting the handles off your toothbrush to save weight.

I use waterproof stuffsacks made by Outdoor Research to keep things like rainsuits, fleece jackets, etc in (again, a holdover from my backpacking days). Available at true backpacking stores, in a miriad of sizes/colors to help organize your stuff.  Cost from 10-20 bucks....not cheap, but will last you forever and are high quality items.  Stuff sacks are great...just don't stuff 'em till they are tight as a football...leave some room and they will fill up corners and crevices better, you can bungee them to practically anything, and the OR brand has daisy chains (nylon loops on the outside of the sack) to run the bungee through, so there's no way for it to fall off...also has a 99% waterproof closure.

The bike is sort of the same...you need to think about how much weight you're putting on it.  The Gross Vehicle Weight of our bikes is not as much as you think it is.  The exact number escapes my feeble brain at the moment, but it's somewhere around 1350-1400 lbs.  900lb bike wet, rider and passenger can EASILY add 300+...that doesn't leave a lot of room for additional weight.  Keeping the heavier stuff as close to the bike as possible helps in handling as well.  If you've got stock shocks, be sure and check the air in them if you're going to load the bike.  15-20 lbs is minimum...when two up and loaded, 30+ is needed to keep you from bottoming out on hard bumps.  Better yet, get rid of the POS shocks and put on something better.

The first trip or two, you'll carry too much stuff and not even wear it all, but you'll get it down pat after a trip or two.  Training the wife/girlfriend is another story...

[Chief]

The exact number escapes my feeble brain at the moment, but it's somewhere around 1350-1400 lbs. 

I found the following at Motorcyclecruiser.com;

Wet weight: 848 lb 56% rear wheel
GVWR: 1259 lb

This gives #411 for rider, passenger and all of the gear.

[Midnight Rider]

I found the following at Motorcyclecruiser.com;
This gives #411 for rider, passenger and all of the gear.

I told you my brain was feeble...   Max had looked on the steering head when they had it apart for the Traxxion, and we were having a discussion about people loading their touring bikes up like it was a station wagon...

400lbs is not much, and even if they are very conservative in the ratings, exceeding that by a great deal is not a good idea, IMO.

[miker]

1 box of good cigars with extra butane, 2 pair of filters, 2 shirts and 3 set socks (I throw the old ones out while on the road) and some foul weather gear, toothbrsh n paste plus pit rub.  I am assuming yer sleeping indoors.  Cheez, its only 4 days.  

Miker

[Chief]

I told you my brain was feeble...   Max had looked on the steering head when they had it apart for the Traxxion, and we were having a discussion about people loading their touring bikes up like it was a station wagon...

400lbs is not much, and even if they are very conservative in the ratings, exceeding that by a great deal is not a good idea, IMO.

I agree totally. You can eat up #400 pounds REAL fast. I take out over half of that right out of the shower. I'm sure we're close to, if not over GVWR when we travel. And, we're not that big either.

[Midnight Rider]

I agree totally. You can eat up #400 pounds REAL fast. I take out over half of that right out of the shower. I'm sure we're close to, if not over GVWR when we travel. And, we're not that big either.

The Wings are not much different either, Chuck...maybe worse.  They've got more storage capacity too, so people REALLY load them up, and almost ALL the extra weight is around...or worse, behind...the rear tire.  That's another reason I dont' push the bike really hard when I'm two up and loaded...

We're going to miss you and Pinkie up in MV...maybe next year!

[Chief]

We're going to miss you and Pinkie up in MV...maybe next year!

Thanks Terry. Y'all have fun and enjoy the weekend.

[mhjimh]

I just wear the same clothes everyday. That leaves more room for beer.  Toothbrush? I take my teeth out and soak them in the sink at night.

I LOVE THE WAY YOU THINK

[SilverDawg]

Lil-Bit and I just got back from 4day/3nights at the Las Vegas Bikefest. First....remove the saddlebag and tourpak liners,  top and bottom of the tourpak, this adds a bunch of room. We have gotten real good at packing for these kinds of trips and didn't even have to use the rack on the tourpak for the trip out of town. Once we got to town and Lil-Bit started spending $$$$$$$$$$$$$ we needed the bag to haul her home. We both wore the same Levi's for the whole weekend, shirts, socks, underware are easy to pack. And all those toiletries in little form reduce needed space. Good luck and have a safe ride.
  P.S. We here require photo's upon your return....

I have the camera all charged up and ready to go. 

Thanks to all for the great stuff.  I hope others can prosper from this wisdom as well

[Bubba]

Cobaltman it was nice running in to you and your friends at Ozark, Arkansas. wished we had more time to talk....
Hope you have a great trip and look me up the next time you come to Arkansas... Glad to here you enjoyed the Pig Trail.... 

So you know    so post a bunch....

~bubba~

[displacing air]

Come on...you make good money...

Just buy it on the way and Fed-x it home...
Life is too short...

Your friend,

Barry