Open your saddlebag/TP, what ya got?
Left Bag: Lid organizer with registration, napkins, ziplock bag, and Heavy Breather Rain Cover. Jiffy Stand Puck, Bandana for face, Neoprene mask for cold weather, clear glasses for night riding, binoculars (for sight seeing), Stop & Go Tire Plug kit with mini compressor.
Right Bag: Frogg Togg rain suit, boot gators, waterproof seat cover, Harley Toolkit that came with bike, Leatherman tool.
Right Bag: Frogg Togg rain suit, boot gators, waterproof seat cover, Harley Toolkit that came with bike, Leatherman tool.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,118
Likes: 26
From: OOB, Maine
Always there:
Left: Rain Gear w/ overboots, bottle of 30 sunscreen, gloves (season appropriate) microfibro cloth, glasses case with which ever pair ain't on my face, cd case, keys, kickstand disc.
Right: Bag o' tools including spare plugs, sockets, usb flash drive with my Power Commanded with my custom map on it, and other hand tools, stop and go mushroom plug kit, mini compressor, rags for repairs/cleanup, bungees, sweatshirt and lightweight HD jacket if they are not on.
Long trip: Add MSR 30oz bottle of gas to left bag, put on TP with clothes
Left: Rain Gear w/ overboots, bottle of 30 sunscreen, gloves (season appropriate) microfibro cloth, glasses case with which ever pair ain't on my face, cd case, keys, kickstand disc.
Right: Bag o' tools including spare plugs, sockets, usb flash drive with my Power Commanded with my custom map on it, and other hand tools, stop and go mushroom plug kit, mini compressor, rags for repairs/cleanup, bungees, sweatshirt and lightweight HD jacket if they are not on.
Long trip: Add MSR 30oz bottle of gas to left bag, put on TP with clothes
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,432
Likes: 0
From: Central Florida, USA
Pretty much everything you guys have mentioned, plus a small first aid kit, bottles of Ibuprofen and Immodium, a spare roll of TP (don't laugh, it came in handy in Columbus, GA last weekend), and a spare t-shirt. On longer trips I'm pretty full-up.
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 134
Likes: 0
From: Uniontown, OH
Normally I run like this:
Left Bag - All inclusive, comprehensive Harley tool kit (jk), 2 coozies, 1 pair of safety glasses
Right Bag - Nothing
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 456
Likes: 0
From: Upstate NY
Right bag: hand towel, rag, sweatshirt, xtra turn signal bulbs, extra fuses, registration, insurance card, extra gloves.
Left bag: hand towel, bungees, valve stem extension, clear glasses for night riding.
Left bag: hand towel, bungees, valve stem extension, clear glasses for night riding.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,945
Likes: 4
From: Victoria, Australia
We ride/drive on the left here in Oz so the left "off road side bag" gets the tool kit, rain gear, tyre plug kit and incidentals that I only want to use while standing on the off road side of the bike (such as while dressing in rain gear).
Right side gets the things that I want to grab quickly while standing near the roadside- bag liner with overnight clothing, handy wallet, multi tool, cap, etc.
Right side gets the things that I want to grab quickly while standing near the roadside- bag liner with overnight clothing, handy wallet, multi tool, cap, etc.
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Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 687
Likes: 1
From: Texas
Right Bag - Tools, tire repair with compressor, rain suit, microfiber cloth, flashlight.
Left Bag - Empty unless traveling.
Tour Pack - Night glasses for me and wife, seat pad for long trips, ball cap, bandanna skull cap thingy, nav screen, owners manual, insurance, cd's, phone charger
Winshield bags - sunscreen, key fob, iPhone, dip.
Left Bag - Empty unless traveling.
Tour Pack - Night glasses for me and wife, seat pad for long trips, ball cap, bandanna skull cap thingy, nav screen, owners manual, insurance, cd's, phone charger
Winshield bags - sunscreen, key fob, iPhone, dip.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 5,286
Likes: 3,431
From: Idaho Panhandle
Left Bag - Rain Gear, rain boot covers, glove condoms, fleece face mask, glove liners, spare sunglasses, 1/2 helmet (for the 16 year old hot hitch hiker chick I have been waiting for since 1966.)
Right Bag - clothing layers, spare gloves, mini air pump, tubeless tire repair kit. (on long trips, my alternate jacket goes in here as well, ie Mesh when cold, liner leather when hot.)
Tour Bag - Left for easy quick stop storage, ie for temporary storage of my modular helmet, leather overpants or jacket when I want to leave the bike. Nothing is left in it permanently. I use it as a day box.
When with the girlfriend
Left bag: My ****
Right bag and Tour Pack: Her ****. Better she has it and is warm and comfortable than I have it cause she can always make me warm and comfortable.
Right Bag - clothing layers, spare gloves, mini air pump, tubeless tire repair kit. (on long trips, my alternate jacket goes in here as well, ie Mesh when cold, liner leather when hot.)
Tour Bag - Left for easy quick stop storage, ie for temporary storage of my modular helmet, leather overpants or jacket when I want to leave the bike. Nothing is left in it permanently. I use it as a day box.
When with the girlfriend
Left bag: My ****
Right bag and Tour Pack: Her ****. Better she has it and is warm and comfortable than I have it cause she can always make me warm and comfortable.