I have been trying a couple of times a year to take motorcycle adventures to neat and interesting places.  This month I’m taking a 10 day trip out on the motorcycle starting with the MotoGP races at Laguna Seca.  Saturday I did the 12k service on the motorcycle and Sunday I did the final gear check and packing.  Its actually amazing how much stuff you can fit onto a motorcycle.  I try to keep my gear under a 100 pounds.  Gregg came home while I was in middle of sorting everything and said “Dude, I don’t know how you get that all on your bike.”  Then a light went off.  I can make an exceptionally boring video demonstrating how much stuff you can fit on a bike.  And, here it is for your viewing pleasure!!!

Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ve got with me on the trip. (In no particular order)

  • Clothes for 5 days (I’ll wash them along the way)
  • Shoes
  • Sandles
  • Sleeping Bag
  • Down Pillow
  • Tent
  • Shade Canopy
  • Cooking Gear (Stove, fuel, plates, cups, utensils etc…)
  • Toolkit
  • Cycle Pump
  • Tire Repair Kit
  • Canon Rebel DSLR + Lenses
  • Asus EEE 900
  • Camp Shovel
  • Camp Mini Hatchet (This thing is probably useless)
  • Lantern (It can burn unleaded!)
  • Shower Kit
  • Camp Towel
  • Tie Downs
  • 20 feet of climbing rope
  • Camping Hammock (Its nice to have)
  • Sleeping Pad
  • 5 freeze dried meals
  • 2 freeze dried ice cream sandwiches (YUMMY!)
  • 12 Mojo Clif Bars
  • Camelback
  • First Aid Kit
  • Heated Jacket (Just in case)
  • Rain Liners

I think there’s a few things I’m forgetting too.  In addition to prepping the bike I prepped my electronic gear.  I’ve been trying for the last week to get Windows XP to run on my Asus EEE to no avail.  Last night I caved and reinstalled the Xandros Linux system it comes with and relearned how to build and compile tools so I could get my wireless card working.  Fortunately it ended in success!!!  And, I signed up for a new Twitter account.  Its useful for keeping people updated on the road.  My old twitter account got hosed and no one in support over there is helping me.  (They probably got made because I used the support ticket like a Twitter update, haha!)  I can’t use my mobile phone to do updates as my number is locked up in the other bad account.

I roll out Wednesday night up to meet up with some others riding up.  Hopefully my toe doesn’t totally fall apart before I leave.  Its not looking too good.  If you’re going to the races in Monterey drop me a line!