Ok I'm bored :icon_mrgreen: And I want to see how a gs looks loaded up for a trip! anyone have pics of their bikes loaded up and ready to hit the highway for a couple 600 mile days? :thumb:
Here is my bike loaded for a weekend trip.I pack light.Can ya tell? :laugh:
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb17/ben_2_go/motorcycle015.jpg)
I made a page about my trip in May:
http://myweb.cebridge.net/james.south/2007%20Trip/index.html (http://myweb.cebridge.net/james.south/2007%20Trip/index.html)
There are a couple of pics of my fully loaded bike (first pic and one about halfway down the page taken in front of the Roadrunner Deli).
I have a tank bag (generic), GIVI rear bag, Fieldsheer textile saddle bags, and a black backpack strapped in the passenger seat.
But if you do 600 mile days, you've got a harder butt than I do. O0
Quote from: ben2go on June 15, 2007, 12:01:37 PM
Here is my bike loaded for a weekend trip.I pack light.Can ya tell? :laugh:
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb17/ben_2_go/motorcycle015.jpg)
heh :laugh: thats pretty light alright :thumb:
600 mile days, yeah.... I just like to snub my nose at the guys that think you cant put in more than 200 miles a day on a bike thats less than 1000cc's :) The last "long" ride I took was about 300 miles on a KLR650... actually not too bad. I figure if I can stand a thumper for 300 miles on a dirtbike seat, a gs500 should be nice and comfy :icon_mrgreen:
oh yeah - awesome trip trumpetguy!
I find the GS500 seat to be pretty comfy -- IF the bike is loaded in a way that lets me change position now and then. For a couple of legs of my trip, the backpack tilted and covered part of my seat. With only one possible seating position my butt got pretty tired.
I was considering the purchase of a late 90s Honda CB750 this spring. It had a full set of GIVI cases, a great engine for touring, etc. However, after riding it for less than an hour, my hips hurt bad. I was really disappointed because the engine was so nice. The GS seat fits me MUCH better.
3000 miles in 8 days, some camping, hence the sleeping bag and foam mat
I was the smallest bike by a long shot, next smallest was a older 1000cc (I think) Harley, then a full dress harley, Victory Hammer and VTX 1800. The GS did fine :thumb:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/manofthefield/bikepacked1.jpg)
Hi manofthefield I was wondering what kind of windscreen do you have? Nice looking motorcycle
It's made by Targa for the GS500. I actually don't have it mounted to the bike that often, but I put it on for the long trip to keep the wind off my chest and reduce fatigue a little
Quote from: manofthefield on June 18, 2007, 07:52:04 AM
It's made by Targa for the GS500. I actually don't have it mounted to the bike that often, but I put it on for the long trip to keep the wind off my chest and reduce fatigue a little
We have the same faring,just harder to see mine,cause the bike is nearly all black.
black would go well on my bike. I wonder why suzuki only came out with the black in '02. I rarely see gs500s and never see them with color. Just cool to see the other colors people have. When i figure out this pisture posting stuff I'll post mine. Thanks for the targa tip
(http://lh3.google.com/image/jasonastewart/RmTyfWklQyI/AAAAAAAAAHA/SgidSJpbjII/IMG_1452.jpg?imgmax=800)
I have factory clipons.If I had standard type handle bars,I could travel long distances very comfy.I didn't buy my bike for travel,mainly for commuting and playing in the mountains.
i can ride . or i used to , i used to ride for miles with clip ones . not a prob . i found
I have got short arms and have to lean over.I find my self leaning on the bars to releave my back.Then my shoulders and wrist get sore. :dunno_white:
I know this is an old thread, but I am considering a long trip and would like to see what people use and how they have it set up. Anyone else have pictures? I'm in the market for some luggage :cheers:
Cortech Sport saddlebags: $80 on sale
Duffel bag from Wal-Mart: $10 "everyday"
Going on a long trip by motorcycle: Pricele$$
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/horteniv/gswithbags.jpg)
The saddlebags come with rain covers. For the duffel bag I use a heavy-duty 10-mil trashbag. :)
I've only taken my GS on one long trip so far and didn't take any pictures!
Here are some pics from my previous adventure on a DRZ400. We camped every night. 900 miles in 3 days on a dirtbike seat. OUCH.
I had waterproof aerostich side tank bags and a rubber kayak stuff sack on the back.
(http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9017/imgp1278as7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
By Bluesmudge (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Bluesmudge)
(http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9945/imgp1290za8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Here's the story about my 12,000 km trip in outback Australia on my GS500F
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38885.0
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/galahs/08darwinholiday/Gs500f.jpg)
Not mine, but it's loaded :cheers:
(http://www.gs500.boo.pl/download.php?id=442)
great pics guys. I am graduating college in a week and I want to go on a long bike trip for at least a week or more, and Im interested in the whole lugge setup you guys have.
GeeP- how do you like those cortech bags? are they big enough?
I know a guy who can get a whole keg on his bike when the occasion calls for it.
And i'm talking full size keg too, not just one of those wimpy heinekin things.
Quote from: nickm347 on December 11, 2008, 06:02:05 AMGeeP- how do you like those cortech bags? are they big enough?
Yeah, they're fine. I wouldn't want to go any bigger on the GS. Those bags basically live on there.
My rain gear takes up the whole right side, and my tool kit, camera, etc takes up the whole left side. I carry my clothes and stuff in the duffel.
However, for shorter trips, you can fit a couple days of clothes in one bag and your rain gear/ mini tool kit in the other.
They're very well made.
Ja, the Cortech Sport bags are solid bags; they served me well on the GS. I highly recommend the Cortech Sport tail bag, though - it snaps to the sport bags to make a system, and on its own with the bungee/hook mount (plastic, so it won't scratch up your shizz), it's the one bag that's fit on every bike I've put it on and been useful on every bike I've put it on. I have hard cases on my FZ (I highly recommend lockable hard bags), but still prefer that tail bag to a hard top rack.