Things We May Need On A 3,700 Trip

"McMike" (mcmike) 07/29/2015 at 18:49 • Filed to: two wheels good, tutu153, mcsturgis

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To be honest, I carry most of this stuff in my bags year round. I just had it all out this afternoon and was adding a few items to it.

(sigh) I tried to annotate all this items, but after one edit, they are all gone. Only the misshaped snips below that don’t make any sense remain.

Fuck it. Here, just look at a bunch of shit on the floor. Fuck you Kinja.

Packing for two weeks of two-up riding, I wanted to see if I could secure the fuel bottle and rain gear to the back of the touring bags. Looks like I can. That will clear up a good bit of room.

This was the biggest challenge.

Everything here needed to be washable in cold, and in the same load. Mrs McMike had a hard time with this one.

And you wonder why all “crusier biker people” all wear that annoying, boring uniform of jeans and black t-shirts....

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:50

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Bag that includes the following:

Ziplock bag with owners manual, registration and other paperwork

Cable, disklock/reminder, tire guage, earplugs flashlight, plasic rain sheet, and some white rags

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:52

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Bungee net. Never leave home without one.

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:52

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Tools

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:52

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Summer and spring gloves

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:53

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~quart of extra fuel.

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:53

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Ottterbox with lanyard, so Mrs McMike can FB, text, and play games.

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:54

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Rain gear that is rated to start leaking juuuuuuusssst when the visibility is too bad to continue.

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:54

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day/night flasses and a bandana to cover my ears.

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:54

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kickstand pad for when there is soft kickstanding.

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 18:55

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microfiber cloth and a Battery Tender pigtail adapter for charging mobile devices.

McMike > McMike 07/29/2015 at 19:02

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Seriously Kinja, WTF is that?

Dusty Ventures > McMike 07/29/2015 at 20:13

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If you’re going to be in South Dakota I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to see the Badlands, and ride US 16A just south of Rushmore. Also Jewel Cave if you cross into Wyoming

McMike > Dusty Ventures 07/29/2015 at 20:25

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We’re going to have three full days in SD. Already highlighting the cool stuff in the map everyone keeps telling me about. 16A looks like the Tail of the Dragon, almost. I’ll compare them, since we are stopping by Deal’s Gap on the way back to DC.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > McMike 07/29/2015 at 23:24

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What bike ya got?

I also second 16A. Drove on it in a truck but it was beautiful. Going out during Sturgis?

McMike > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/30/2015 at 05:38

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‘07 Road King, and yes.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > McMike 07/30/2015 at 07:55

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Nice, my dad has an 07 Electra Glide Classic. Nice touring bike. We were out in South Dakota during Sturgis 2 years ago but on a separate vacation. Most bikes I’d seen since the 2008 Harley Anniversary in Milwaukee.

McMike > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/30/2015 at 08:15

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It’s nuts to think about how many motorcycles there are going to be there. I’ve been to some big events here in DC before (Rolling Thunder - 500K+ bikes) but this area can easilly handle that many people.

Sturgis SD? Hell, the entire state only has 800K people in it. The logistics of accomidating this surge of people for two weeks blows me away.

I need to find that episode of COPS: STURGIS so I know what behavior to avoid.

uofime-2 > McMike 07/30/2015 at 12:00

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looks like you’re pretty set. Don’t forget to bring some water and maybe some small snacks

McMike > uofime-2 07/30/2015 at 12:18

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Have bottle holsters on the bike, so we’ll always have fluids with us.... and Mrs McMike will fill up whatever reminaing after we pack tonight with snacks.