Large tent, ice, cooking gear, cot, chair and more incl firewood for one night.
JuST finished a section of CA36. LongeST trailer camping trip=8000 miles.
Where'd you get the tow-section for your ST1300 (Pan Euro)? Have you got photo's of it???
Show me pics of your fully loaded out (for camping) bike
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Where'd you get the tow-section for your ST1300 (Pan Euro)? Have you got photo's of it???
Ace, it's a Classic Industries (AU) tow bar/hitch assy and several pics are at: http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2265164940062376558LDsHMYWhere'd you get the tow-section for your ST1300 (Pan Euro)? Have you got photo's of it???
Realy i want to thank you for the info...this forum rules! One can find almost anything ST related here. Thanks again.:coffee1: :yes:
Thanks for the pictures everybody! I see the packing runs the gamut from looking like nothing more than a ride to the corner store all the way to looking like the Clampetts moving to California.
Sandman - Can you lean back and use the sleeping bag? as a back rest?
Yes that's the best benefit of this load, with the STeed STicks out I can lean back into the sleeping bag pack and cruise.
CampSToc will be my first ride with the Russell Day-long seat and I'm interested in how this improves the comfort. 20,000 miles on the stock seat was painful at times.
I love this forum. I was under the mistaken assumption that one just "does not use a trailer" behind an ST. When my wife and I travel longer trips(more soon I hope), our three bags just hold enough for our stuff and no room for the equipment required for camping. I've been thinking of getting a Goldwing so that I could tow a trailer. This gives me new inspiration, cause I did not want to give up the ST, AND I did want the option of camping when out on the road. I would imagine a lot of sportiness is sacrificed by towing anything, but it wouldn't be all the time and I'm going to look into it.
dmulk
Dan Mulkiewicz
AzDesertRider
Bob,
Looks like you are hooking the RockStraps for your top backseat bag onto the straps for the lower bag?
Interesting idea that I will try. Would make for a faster set up than my curent hoock up!
Why the soft saddle bags? More capacity? Busted the OEMs?
Quite a load you are carrying there.
Hi Midlife,
I will copy and paste my "intro" from a few days ago. It tells part of the story. I looked into purchasing a new Honda hard bag from parts but at almost $800 I tried to get creative. I have since located used units but have grown to enjoy the soft ones, they hold a lot. My "big box" is not pretty but functions very well. It was only $99 from Wallmart.com. I keep only the light weight bulky items in it. I use my bike often to transport me to my wilderness spot where I am building a rustic mountain hideaway.
(In the last photo I had been setting up camp in the Arizona desert and could hardly believe the load of crap I had carried with me. I am fine tuning as I go.)
Have Fun
Mexico last winter, Seattle in a couple of weeks. Love this bike.
Hi Everyone!
I purchased my fallen 2004 ST1300 FOR $3000, repaired it. I put 4k miles on it the first season and have never looked back. I have always driven, rode and mowed my lawn with Hondas. This is the greatest freedom tool I have ever owned. I push the limits of this great machine into Adventure Touring territory all the time. I do not let the end of the pavement hinder my distant or back country explorations. I often camp in very remote and mountainous areas and have had nothing but fun. I may have been LESS inclined to use this bike the way I do had I purchased it showroom new. This is no trailer queen and we are developing quite the love affair. I have enjoyed this site for some time and appreciate all the valuable information found here. I look forward to being more involved here in the future. This bike makes me feel that circling the globe may be a reasonable goal for me.
Happy Trails
I will copy and paste my "intro" from a few days ago. It tells part of the story. I looked into purchasing a new Honda hard bag from parts but at almost $800 I tried to get creative. I have since located used units but have grown to enjoy the soft ones, they hold a lot. My "big box" is not pretty but functions very well. It was only $99 from Wallmart.com. I keep only the light weight bulky items in it. I use my bike often to transport me to my wilderness spot where I am building a rustic mountain hideaway.
(In the last photo I had been setting up camp in the Arizona desert and could hardly believe the load of crap I had carried with me. I am fine tuning as I go.)
Have Fun
Mexico last winter, Seattle in a couple of weeks. Love this bike.
Hi Everyone!
I purchased my fallen 2004 ST1300 FOR $3000, repaired it. I put 4k miles on it the first season and have never looked back. I have always driven, rode and mowed my lawn with Hondas. This is the greatest freedom tool I have ever owned. I push the limits of this great machine into Adventure Touring territory all the time. I do not let the end of the pavement hinder my distant or back country explorations. I often camp in very remote and mountainous areas and have had nothing but fun. I may have been LESS inclined to use this bike the way I do had I purchased it showroom new. This is no trailer queen and we are developing quite the love affair. I have enjoyed this site for some time and appreciate all the valuable information found here. I look forward to being more involved here in the future. This bike makes me feel that circling the globe may be a reasonable goal for me.
Happy Trails
Thanks. Looking forward to hear more about your "end of the pavement" adventures!
AzDesertRider
Hi Mid Life,
Yes. I hook the Lower ROK's to the helmet holder under the seat, over the Lower bag & onto the grab bars. Then the upper ROK's hook to the Lower ROKs & up to the top box rack. Quick & simple.
My copy of your set up won't be quite as elegant as I do not have a top rack! Thanks for the idea.
I think I keep forgetting to hit "send" before going on to other things. Anyway, here's a pic of ReSTored loaded up after spending a night on the sand near Cape May, NJ last month before boarding the ferry to Lewes, DE.
