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Just got back from 43 days on the road set up like this, and headed back out for another 37 days next week. At hotels, the wife goes in to check in and grabs a cart while I unsnap the 4 strap clips and lift that 45 lb. beast off the sissy bar/rack. I like taking the whole tour pack in the hotel with me just so some dumbass isn't tempted to try and slice the thing open just to see what's inside. At AirBnB/VRBO's, of course it stays in the house for the duration of that visit.
I used a similar bag when I was doing a bunch of trips on my Heritage... Just pull it off and stow it in the hotel room at my stops... When solo worked great as a back rest..
The trick is to get one with several different compartments, like in both pics... that way you can access stuff like sun screen, camera, etc.. along the way without needing to go through the main bag, just grab stuff from a side pouch...
When you stay in a hotel how do you cary your stuff inside?
If it’s just a couple day trip….well, first you grab the plastic grocery bag that contains your toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, couple pair of socks and underwear and a couple t-shirts and you ask your wife to hold it while you go get one of the hotel bellboy carts. Upon returning with the cart, you take your wife’s 3 pair of shoes (because she couldn’t decide which one to take), 8x12 make-up bag that is overstuffed and has a resulting broken zipper, 6 matching outfits (that were laying loosely over the actual suitcase - because that’s already full), the aforementioned suitcase that contains 4 outfits, sleepwear, and the curling iron and hair dryer (because they don’t fit in the makeup bag and she won’t use the complimentary hair dryer at the hotel), and toiletries, and you begin to stack them up on the bellboy cart while she is still holding your plastic grocery bag. After you get everything stacked and mumble under your breath about all the **** you had to bring, and endure the subsequent berating for what you mumbled under your breath, you politely and discreetly pick up your plastic grocery bag that was subsequently thrown on the ground after having grumbled about taking all the **** and you proceed into the hotel.
Joking aside, grab the tour pak liner bag that is packed and/or the bag atop the tour pak and you’re done.
Everyone has their packing system but to me the key to motelling is staying in a place where you can park right outside your door. Saves a lot of hassle carrying crap in and out plus you can see your expensive motorcycle thru your window
I have a travel case with the wheels and extension handle, as someone stated earlier, unstrap, and roll it in, but it does make the bike a little more top heavy, , it is strapped to the tour pack rack, like stated also, careful opening tour pack, but you shouldn't have to, until it's off
I have both, sissy bar and tour pack. I use the sissy bar with luggage and a rain cover when solo. I use the razor tour pack with the wife on board. I also use the liners to just carry all my stuff into the hotel. 90% the wife's and 2% mine, the rest is actually the wife's things that she supposedly packed for me... The real art is packing with a purpose. Think about what if it rains, where do I pack that rain suit I need to switch glasses, I need to shoot the tires off the jack wagons truck that is on my butt, where's my 9mm. Good luck.
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