[BumpyRider]

Planning our 2 up 2 week trip...packing will be interesting, especially for her who likes to bring the kitchen sink.
Before packing anything to take along, I'm only left with ~75lbs of capacity left !!!!

Description (empty)	Item	Kg	Lbs			Kg	Lbs
1179FZ	top case bracket	2.24	4.93		see left below	23.18	51.10
tail trunk	V40NA	3.36	7.40		driver	79.38	175
M8B	top case rack	0.92	2.02		passenger	63.50	140
side default hardware	screws/nuts	0.45	0.98		on rider gear	5.44	12
side small brackets	pannier sml brackets	0.56	1.23
one side bracket	PLO1179MK	1.62	3.56
other side bracket	right side bracket	1.79	3.95
side panniers	E360N 4.235kg each	8.47	18.67
hand guards	DRC ZE72-6011	1.00	2.19
Tank bag		1.30	2.87
Heed side bags x2		0.50	1.10
20L dry bags x2		1.00	2.20
	Total	23.18	51.10		171.50	378.10	454	max rider, pass, luggage, acces added weight
							75.90	difference lbs

 

[Cuchulainn]

Planning our 2 up 2 week trip...packing will be interesting, especially for her who likes to bring the kitchen sink.
Before packing anything to take along, I'm only left with ~75lbs of capacity left !!!!

The good news is that the average kitchen sink is between 20-30lbs leaving you with 45-55lbs for other stuff. 🤣

 

[AT-Dragon]

At the end of this trip I was about maxed out , and is was WAAAAYYYY more then the books max amount. Let’s just say I could easily get the front wheel off the ground in 3rd & 4th… I really should have weighed it all just to see, but it was A LOT of stuff. I was gone 11 days and 4 was camping the rest were B&B so I never took the bag off my top box for 7 days and just kept stuffing it with junk from my trip..
It was a WT$ moment when I finally un strapped it and took it down…

 

[BumpyRider]

That brings up a good point on front rear loading balance. I'd like to put more weight up front but that's pretty hard to do. Tank bags is supposed to be for quick or common grab stuff not necessarily the heavy stuff. <shrug>

 

[Cuchulainn]

That brings up a good point on front rear loading balance. I'd like to put more weight up front but that's pretty hard to do. Tank bags is supposed to be for quick or common grab stuff not necessarily the heavy stuff. <shrug>

You would be surprised how much stuff you can stick in those big "bucket" type expandable tank bags and you can add crash bar bags to add a little more carrying capacity to the front.

 

[Snags451]

I mean shoot, i'd make up 70% of that weight allowance just myself

 

[irsh]

That's the point of a motorcycle trip, you're not supposed to pack it like a stationwagon.

 

[3 Twins]

Unless your camping 34KG is loads. I'm 88kg I'd just leave my wife behind and tell her it would be dangerous to exceed the Max weight allowance..........I've never done this Obviously as I've reached the age of 61 and have been married for 35 Years

 

[Little Bill Daggett]

Would it be lighter if you put the tent up before you set off?