laptop on the tour pack...???
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From: Southeastern Michigan
RE: laptop on the tour pack...???
ORIGINAL: sanaga
thanks guys....for ur support....
i aprreciate all of ur input...
the thing that u dont know is im not live at US, i live at Indonesia....a bad road country....very very bad road country....
its very usual meet/found a big hole at the centre of the road...i often hit a big hole like 1 metre big and 20-30 cm deep....damn...the shock will bottom in....
if the road here is same with US road, i wont make this thread...LOL....
the problem is the road here is VERY VERY bad!!!
thanks guys....for ur support....
i aprreciate all of ur input...
the thing that u dont know is im not live at US, i live at Indonesia....a bad road country....very very bad road country....
its very usual meet/found a big hole at the centre of the road...i often hit a big hole like 1 metre big and 20-30 cm deep....damn...the shock will bottom in....
if the road here is same with US road, i wont make this thread...LOL....
the problem is the road here is VERY VERY bad!!!
I have put mine in the tour pack for trips and have never had a problem, like everyone said, use common sense and put it in a protective sleeve, and maybe throw a towel around it, you should be fine.
Road Warrior
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RE: laptop on the tour pack...???
Man you guys are computer junkies.....I can see if you have to carrying a notebook back and forth to work, but on a vacation?? I'm an IT guy, work on computers all day every day.....last thing I want with me when I go on a bike trip is a computer to remind me about work.
Hell, I don't even turn my cell phone on!!
Hell, I don't even turn my cell phone on!!
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From: Bloomfield, NM
RE: laptop on the tour pack...???
I carry a lap top for my job in the oil and gas fields, and I can guarantee that nothing you are going to do on the bike is going to be anything like the punishment we give them and they hold up fine. I was a little concerned when I first started taking one out, but there has never been a problem. These things get beat around in a pickup on really rough roads 8 hours a day.
Bill
Bill
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From: Omaha Nebraska
RE: laptop on the tour pack...???
I think the key is to make sure it is shut down and the hard drive parked. Not just in standby, I dont believe the hard drive parks in standby mode.
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From: Washington
RE: laptop on the tour pack...???
ORIGINAL: Windup08
Man you guys are computer junkies.....I can see if you have to carrying a notebook back and forth to work, but on a vacation?? I'm an IT guy, work on computers all day every day.....last thing I want with me when I go on a bike trip is a computer to remind me about work. Hell, I don't even turn my cell phone on!!
Man you guys are computer junkies.....I can see if you have to carrying a notebook back and forth to work, but on a vacation?? I'm an IT guy, work on computers all day every day.....last thing I want with me when I go on a bike trip is a computer to remind me about work.
Hell, I don't even turn my cell phone on!!
I hear ya. [sm=guilty.gif]
Mostly when on vacation, it's just for looking things up or unloading pics off the camera..
Sanaga, I guess I took for granted you were here in the US. I can understand your concern. There used to be utilities that would park the hard disk, most now auto park as the mfr know that laptops are going to be mobile and subject to joltz and jars.
Take care.
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RE: laptop on the tour pack...???
If your only using the laptop to upload pics off the camera consider buying a few large memory flash drives for the camera and save the space for other things. Just about every hotel/motel has a computer in place for guest use and libraries as well.
Tourer
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From: Washington
RE: laptop on the tour pack...???
I ride with my laptop to and from the office everyday (plus many longer trips) so it's logged about 20,000 miles with me over the past 2 years - in my saddlebag though. I have a nice plush laptop sleeve I put mine in (has 1/2-inch or more of padding on each side).
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From: Detroit, MI
RE: laptop on the tour pack...???
I use one of these when I carry my laptop in my tour pack:
http://www.swissarmy.com/TravelGear/...;product=32361&
I found a small laptop case (sorry, no link) for when I carry it in my side bag.
I'm a daily commuter (~45 miles one way) and have not had a problem yet.
http://www.swissarmy.com/TravelGear/...;product=32361&
I found a small laptop case (sorry, no link) for when I carry it in my side bag.
I'm a daily commuter (~45 miles one way) and have not had a problem yet.
