Essentials for Adventure Bike Riders

a mixer of your choice. The golden rule for
me is to park up an hour or so short from
another town or roadhouse. It just helps in
the morning if you want to ablute or have
a shower. Lunch, I carry usually tin food
and biscuits e.g., tuna, beans etc.

Clothes are bulky so don’t go over-
board. My rule is only pack for 7 days as

on the 7th you can pull into a caravan
park and spoil yourself and do the weekly
wash plus have a break. Whilst you are
doing the laundry check out all the tourist brochures that live there and plan your
next few days in relation to what to see
and do. Remember the golden rule, you
are here now so best to see it now. Why,
well most probably you will not be here
again. Tourist Information Centres are
a huge source of information and are
extremely helpful.
Have seen this many times as I
travelled in groups. Example, Perth to
Mt Isa then onto Cairns with a group. I am
conversant with where they want to go
so eventually rode them into the Daintree
area. Next day suggested Cooktown but
was knocked back as it was a dead end,
and they will see it next time. Next time
never arrived. It is easier to pack bags on your bike
instead of loose items. My panniers are
for tools at the bottom in tool rolls, shared
weight each side. Followed by my
personnel bag one side and first aid kit
the other. My water is carried in small
bottles, and I fit them in where possible,
usually one each side in the panniers. Next
is the board on the bike rack followed by a
bag usually full of my clothes. On top goes
the tent. On the pillion seat goes the bag
with the vertical Esky, plus bits and pieces