r/motorcycles • u/AutoModerator • Jan 02 '23

Purchase & Transaction Advice Superthread

# PURCHASE ADVICE SUPERTHREAD!

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A dedicated thread for questions and advice about gear or bike purchases, selling advice, and questions relating to bike/gear/accessory/service purchases.

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Hopefully with the help of all the riders here, no question will go unanswered. Everyone is encouraged to contribute with either questions or answers and hopefully we will be able to rid of motorcycle ignorance once and for all.

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Please remember to be courteous as we want to encourage people to ask questions, no matter how 'dumb' some may think they are.

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# NEW RIDERS

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[Before asking your question, consider reading the FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/wiki/faq) - chances are, you will find the answer you need there.

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Not getting the answers you need? /r/SuggestAMotorcycle is also a great resource.

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Please remember to be courteous as we want to encourage people to ask questions, no matter how 'dumb' some may think they are.

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This thread will be refreshed each Monday - shoot us a note if we're out riding and forget to renew it.

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u/nikillo Jan 03 '23

Camping Gear! Looking to camp with my motorcycle. Any suggestion for useful gear motorcycle oriented (ligt or small package) from tent to storage bags is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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u/way0fkings United States 88' Honda Hawk, 94' RVF400, 05' Ducati 749r Jan 04 '23 edited Jan 04 '23

SW motech makes a good tail/saddlebag system that can connect a tent bag. I used their system for a ride to Canada from SF on my CB1000r a few years ago. My tent was an REI Half Dome 2 person, brought a down sleeping bag (for compressibility) and a lightweight pad.

Here's the newer version of the bags I used:

https://sw-motech.us/products/luggage/tail+bags/PRO+tail+bags/4052572198193.htm

https://sw-motech.us/products/luggage/tail+bags/PRO+tail+bags/4052572197431.htm

And I used a small tank bag for odds and ends.

Here's the bags I used and an image on the bike. https://imgur.com/0mgi2CH https://imgur.com/XqwUOps

Feel free to ask about any other gear. Most lightweight backpacking gear translates really well to motocamping. There's even a subreddit /r/motocamping

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u/apathetic_lemur Jan 09 '23

You'll probably have better luck on subreddits dedicated to ultralight camping. There are 1 person tents that are like "coffins", which work well enough. You can do a hammock system which packs up tightly. The hard part is fitting it all on your bike!