[fizzwheel]

Sounds obivous, but dont take to much stuff. When you pack really ask yourself do you need that item...

When your away keep a mental note of what you do or dont use or what you would have used had you not forgotten it and remember that for next time.

Travel light its really the best way... One of the best things I bought was a proper travel towel, its not as absorbant as a normal towel, but it folds up stupidely small and it dries out very quickly to.

If you roll your clothes up rather than folding them, they take up a little less room and dont seem to crease as much.

If you've got a topbox and a rack, I'd be inclined to shove everything you can into the top box and then bungee your tent onto the pillion seat or the rack you've got...

Sidestand puck or a squashed beer can is quite handy if your parking the bike on wet grass as it stops the stand sinking into soft ground...