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  • #1

    XS Rally Long Distance Ride-Packing

    No stranger to long distance riding (been awhile), but let's hear what you guys are packing? The advantage you guys will have over me is the trunk and bags. I'm not putting them on for either ride this year, so everything will be in my camping backpack. I have a pretty good list of stuff I'll take, but maybe something you mention will be a good idea also.

    Gear:
    Clothes
    Rain gear
    Small tool roll (including extra wire, soldering gun)
    small first-aid kit
    fuses
    clutch/throttle cable
    engine oil
    tire patch kit
    small air compressor (?)
    GPS
    Cell phone charger
    Powerbank cellphone charger
    Fuel Canteen
    Lighter
    Camelback water pack
    baby wipes
    1979 XS1100F
    2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.
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  • #2
    Try CO2 inflator head plus cartridges in place of compressor.

    Mylar emergency blankets are good for cover, laying on ground etc.

    Good list.

    I use my Olympia safety vest that goes over all my jackets indispensable. 14mm seat wrench in one pocket. Extra keys. Has a waterproof pocket on back.

    Fork bag is good for inflator and seldom used stuff if no fairing.


    John
    John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

    Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
    '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
    Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

    "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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    • #3
      Pre-run the cables next to the clutch and throttle before the trip. tape a bit of plastic over each end to keep the crud out, and they don't take space, and are ready when needed.
      I've wired my bikes to take a 12V power connector so the USB chargers plug in. Look around, as some of the chargers can give you 2 Amps on one side, plus 1 Amp on a second plug. Things can charge as you are riding.
      Ray Matteis
      KE6NHG
      XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
      XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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      • #4
        Here is the list!

        motorcycle tool kit roll and emergency parts with travel preparedness first aid kit

        I just can't help it!
        Marty (in Mississippi)
        XS1100SG
        XS650SK
        XS650SH
        XS650G
        XS6502F
        XS650E

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        • #5
          Yeah!

          How'd he dig up my toolkit! I thought I stashed... I mean lost -- lost! that really good back East!

          .
          -- Scott
          _____
          ♬
          2004 ST1300A: No name... yet
          1982 XJ1100J: "Baby" SS Brakes, '850 FD, ACCT
          1980 XS1100G: "Columbo" SS Brakes, '850 FD, ACCT
          1979 XS1100SF: "Bush" W.I.P.
          1979 XS1100F: parts
          2018 Heritage Softail Classic 117 FLHCS SE: "Nanuk" It's DEAD, it's not just resting. It is an EX cycle.
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          • #6
            Comprehensive?

            Originally posted by jetmechmarty View Post

            motorcycle tool kit roll and emergency parts with travel preparedness first aid kit


            Wow!

            Lots of items there I wouldn't have thought to include ...

            Needless to say, an impressive tool roll ...

            His videos rule!
            Marco

            Current bikes:
            1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
            1979 Honda CBX
            2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R

            Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
            WE MISS YOU, DON

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            • #7
              Originally posted by jetmechmarty View Post
              Here is the list!

              motorcycle tool kit roll and emergency parts with travel preparedness first aid kit

              I just can't help it!
              eeeek... LMAOooo
              1980 XS650G Special-Two
              1993 Honda ST1100

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              • #8
                My big fear is a flat on the road. I have a plug with a CO2 inflator. I pack about 6-7 cartridges for it. While I have never used it on my bike, I did bail out a Beemer rider with a back flat. That how I found out 2-3 cartridges will not fill a tire. We had enough air to get him to a gas station riding on the shoulder. Course a plug kit is useless if you have a tubed tire. A 12v air compressor would be good but it will drain you battery in a hurry if you don't run the engine while using it. A small LED flashlight would be a good addition to your kit. Its tough to figure out what to pack when you have limited space. I rely on intense inspection of the bike before a trip and the overall reliability of the XS. I blew a cam plug out on one of the MOM events. Something I would never have carried as a spare. But, it was the MOM and one of the members had a set. My ace in the hole is my AAA card.
                When a 10 isn't enough, get a 11. 80g Hardbagger

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                • #9
                  Not to diminish a comrade but a riding buddy is about the best tool you can carry along. If you go with a group its all the better. Especially if you all communicate and carry different parts and tools. If one tool box can be good 2 or 3 can be much better. And there is no tool that goes in the box to help you get that bike off you in a mishap or misstep parking it. Plus who will take pictures we can laugh at ?
                  To fix the problem one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.

                  Rodan
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khm6...liHntN91DHjHiS
                  1980 G Silverbird
                  Original Yamaha Fairfing and Bags
                  1198 Overbore kit
                  Grizzly 660 ACCT
                  Barnett Clutch Springs
                  R1 Clutch Fiber Plates
                  122.5 Main Jets
                  ACCT Mod
                  Mac 4-2 Flare Tips
                  Antivibe Bar ends
                  Rear trunk add-on
                  http://s1184.photobucket.com/albums/z329/viperron1/

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                  • #10
                    A few additional itemsI have found usefull over the years:
                    Extra 1156 and 1157 bulbs
                    Windshield cleaner and blue shop towels
                    Purell or other hand cleaner
                    Hard candy, helps me stay alert when I get tired
                    Small flashlight (Mini-Mag Lite, 2 "AA")
                    Side stand "foot plate"
                    Light and heavy gloves
                    Extra visor for helmet
                    Registration paperwork, laminated to help survive abuse
                    Roll (or part roll) of TP
                    Cargo net and bungee cords
                    Aspirin
                    Monkey Butt or baby powder
                    Compass
                    I wear glasses so carry an extra pair.

                    I used to carry more, such as a 12v inflator and tire plug kit, never used so no longer carry them.

                    This is not a comprehensive list of everything I carry, just a few more things to add to IanDMacDonald's list.
                    Jerry Fields
                    '82 XJ 'Sojourn'
                    '06 Concours
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Jerry View Post
                      A few additional itemsI have found usefull over the years:
                      Extra 1156 and 1157 bulbs
                      Windshield cleaner and blue shop towels
                      Purell or other hand cleaner
                      Hard candy, helps me stay alert when I get tired
                      Small flashlight (Mini-Mag Lite, 2 "AA")
                      Side stand "foot plate"
                      Light and heavy gloves
                      Extra visor for helmet
                      Registration paperwork, laminated to help survive abuse
                      Roll (or part roll) of TP
                      Cargo net and bungee cords
                      Aspirin
                      Monkey Butt or baby powder
                      Compass
                      I wear glasses so carry an extra pair.

                      I used to carry more, such as a 12v inflator and tire plug kit, never used so no longer carry them.

                      This is not a comprehensive list of everything I carry, just a few more things to add to IanDMacDonald's list.
                      ...and all this time I thought you had the kitchen sink in that tow-behind trailer.
                      81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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                      • #12
                        An extra piston or two with rings, rear wheel bearing, crank seals, drain plugs for oil pan and middle/final drives, extra washer-headed bolt that screws into the gear shaft behind the clutch basket, extra u-joint, liquid gasket, extra clutch handle, clutch/throttle cables, fuses...

                        Oh wait. Maybe that's just me on my trips out east.


                        P.S. A wheel hub may now make the cut as well.. lol.
                        Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                        You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                        Current bikes:
                        '06 Suzuki DR650
                        *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                        '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                        '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                        '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                        '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                        '81 XS1100 Special
                        '81 YZ250
                        '80 XS850 Special
                        '80 XR100
                        *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by trbig View Post
                          An extra piston or two with rings, rear wheel bearing, crank seals, drain plugs for oil pan and middle/final drives, extra washer-headed bolt that screws into the gear shaft behind the clutch basket, extra u-joint, liquid gasket, extra clutch handle, clutch/throttle cables, fuses...

                          Oh wait. Maybe that's just me on my trips out east.


                          P.S. A wheel hub may now make the cut as well.. lol.
                          What? No transmission?
                          Marty (in Mississippi)
                          XS1100SG
                          XS650SK
                          XS650SH
                          XS650G
                          XS6502F
                          XS650E

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                          • #14
                            Just rope for the bike to bike towing!

                            Yikes!

                            John
                            John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

                            Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
                            '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
                            Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

                            "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by jwhughes3 View Post
                              Just rope for the bike to bike towing!

                              Yikes!

                              John
                              Not a bad idea at all John.........hey, that option got you all down to the Conoco at the intersection at Silverton as a group......froze, but safe!
                              81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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