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Two weeks is a nice long trip, pack for 8 days and plan on doing laundry after the first week.
We like HD luggage, both bag liners and their rack bags. Nice to just open the bag and grab the handles to bring the stuff into the hotel.
Be careful about weight, it will make riding the motorcycle more difficult. If your first time packed heavy, do a test ride before departure. It may make you reconsider the load. Good luck.
As a follow on to the packing, I like the "roll up" method. I find getting more stuff in the bags. The other thing is get a package of cheap undies and socks. Those are throw-away items for me on the trip.
I'm of the same mind as Cosmic Razorback......I don't wanna wrap a rain cover over a bag. I stay away from the roll bags too.
I have one of these 40 liter, waterproof duffels. It has a flap over the zipper to expel water and is very nice. It fits right on the tour pack luggage rack.
Lay everything you wanna take with you on your bed. Then get rid of half of it. You can buy stuff along the way. You can wear socks and underwear for 2-3 days. Two pairs of jeans and a thin pair of khakis to wear for when you do laundry. I wear my jeans for 4+ days or until then start walking on their own.
What the woman wants to bring will be your downfall. That's why in all the old western movies about pioneers headed west, there's a scene where they jettison the plates, trunks and heirloom pianos along the trail.
And it's always the women wailing in those scenes.
I went cross country from Syracuse, NY to Sacramento, CA, & back with what fit in my saddlebags, tour pack & the one duffle. Plus I had tools and a small air pump with me.
Harley Onyx top rack, made to fit your rack and goes on in seconds. yeh you gotta put a rain cover on it, not really a thing for us. If it starts to rain I am stopping for rain gear anyway. Only light rain while moving it will be fine without the cover.
Harley Onyx top rack, made to fit your rack and goes on in seconds. yeh you gotta put a rain cover on it, not really a thing for us. If it starts to rain I am stopping for rain gear anyway. Only light rain while moving it will be fine without the cover.
I have an Onyx bag that I use while traveling. Non black interior makes them more desirable to me. Helps to find things.
That "non-black" interior sounds like a gimmick, until you have it!!! What a difference it makes when 80% of your stuff is black. Makes finding the other glove much easier. Not a gimmick.
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