things you carry in your saddlebags...?

 

since it's been awhile since i've ridden, i'm trying to get ideas of what
people are carrying in their saddlebags.  i have some stuff packed away
like;
a spare helmut
flashlight
money
towel/rags
rain gear
portable CB/Weather radio

any other ideas??

another thing, are cans of "fix a flat" repair stuff worth it and do they
really work?  if so which work best?

thanks,

mike..........

 

JerseyMike wrote:

I don't think you can go far enough to need to carry anything. You need
gas every 100 to 150 miles so you  can buy other things you might need.
No sense to by a bunch of crap you'll never use. As long as you have
your cell phone, tool kit, water bottle you should be fine. Also depends
on where or how far into the boonies you are going, but like I said, you
can't go too far without gasing up.

--

If a group's goal is the complete destruction of free people
then extermination is the only choice and shouldn't be delayed.
Only defective human beings cannot live and let live.


Claude Hopper

 

Claude wrote:


Why would you want a spare helmet?


Get one of those tire plugger kits, especially if you have tubeless
tires. Also note that most tire stores and garages will no longer plug a
tire for you. Liability, I suppose.

For re-inflation, a few of those little gas cylinders is a good idea, or
even a small hand pump.

I never cared for the cans of goop.


..or 300 miles..


What will you do if you are in the boonies of Arizona or Utah where you
can ride 50 miles or a lot more without seeing a single thing made by
Man? Including cell towers.

Been a few years since I was there, but crossing eastbound into Utah
from Nevada on US 50, there was a sign that said "Next Service 107
Miles". For that distance, there was nothing human to see except the
asphalt and the yellow paint on it.

--
   -bts
   -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck.

 

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

You must be married :)- My son tells me his bike riding friends say
that a tried 'n true a chick magnet is to stick an extra helmet on the
back seat of your bike.

Greg

 

oasysco wrote:


Ahhh.... chicks.  Yep, my wife would probably question me if I strapped
on a spare helmet, and her head wasn't in it. (She has her own helmet
and bike.)

--
   -bts
   -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck.