rclbaker wrote:Hi,
Tried to find out how mounting camping gear (tent - left and sleeping bags -right) above/upon the OEM bags of my new R1200R.
However, I don´t see any possibilities to fasten the straps, unless I make some mounting points (e.g., O-rings).
In that case I have to drill the bags, which I don´t like.
Any better ideas? Pictures?
Many thanks,
Rob
Long before I realized I didn't need nearly as much crap, or that there was much more compact camping gear (Big Agnes), I did a two up trip like this.
You can use ROK straps choked around the hard bag mounts on the bike, around the Helen 2 Wheels bags and back to the same point of rigging.
You might need to remove the bag mount once to get the straps choked around it, but once your rigged, you're good to go.
It can be done, but it's much more enjoyable to scale down the stuff instead of packing the bike to the max.... makes for long mornings before you even get rolling, let alone what it does to the handling of the bike. It also makes it hard to get into the bags with stuff packed on top, something that gets old after needing to get something out the bags, day in and day out.
My first R...
Here's my bike last year packed for a two up 2 week camping trip with everything we need to cook, camp, and sleep comfortably:
The 33L Ortlieb Defender bag on the back holds 2 person tent, 2 sleeping bags, 2 sleeping pads, tent poles, stakes, axe, plates.... oh you get the idea.
Nancy and I split one of the panniers for clothes and MacBook Air, the other had our shoes, stove, water bag+ filter, gloves, liners, tools, air pump, bottle of tequila and a little room for other stuff along the way.
Compression bags are your friend.
Luckily she's a real sport, and has learned as I have that you don't need much when riding and camping... we only use lightweight "performance" clothing you'd find at REI that takes up little space and is lightweight. Also washes easy and dries fast overnight too. NO cotton, no jeans.
A cargo net on top of the tail bag gives us even more flexibly for stuff like liners or for groceries at the end of the day.
If you'd like any other info I'll be happy to share.... I like moto-camping a lot, I do a lot of it, and have spent years constantly rotating out gear to find what works the best, for me at least. Our various gear is all listed on my website. The one thing I don't need to rotate out is all our Big Agnes tents, bags, and pads.... Their "sleeping system" is leap and bounds ahead of anything else on the market due to it's unique design, and not only is it most comfortable, it packs the smallest too. Our bags zip together to make one big bag.
Take a look at their site for more info, I can't say enough good things about the Big Agnes gear, or the outstanding customer support from the Colorado based company.
we really need the possibility of packing light upon the bags. The luggage rack of the R1200R is already quite high (design has won from functionalitiy & rideability...), so the bag upon the rack has to be small.
), with out trusted R60/7. For more comfort on longer rides I bought an R1200R, but I am not sure whether I can pack all the stuff as easy as on the R60/7.
