Getting A Tent On The Bike Question?

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame

Awhh feck,

Think outside the box.

Sell your tickets on the black market and that's more beer for tha annual rideout :P :P

He's too scared of falling off........ again the wuss

Carried ours on the red GPZ to the left in the first picture here:
http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=33302

Phil had welded an improvised rack to the rear back left to sling it in! (tent is the blue roll)

[Blue Flame]

The piccies make it clear.

Thanks for all the input.

I appreciate that to some it may be a stoopid question but I haven't done it before and the feedback has been immense !!

Might be worth posting this on the 'Annual Rideout' section as a 'hints an tips' item for the 'nobeds' like me :P

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame

Sell your tickets on the black market and that's more beer for tha annual rideout :P :P

I bought the ****ing things on the black market TBH I'd love to do the rideout but I'd rather do the festival.

[Blue Flame]

Originally Posted by northwind

I bought the ****ing things on the black market TBH I'd love to do the rideout but I'd rather do the festival.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm !! I can see that you need to go back to biker learning camp.

You would 'love' to go on the rideout but.......

You have much to learn young man :P :P

[northwind]

Hey, I can crash any weekend, but there's only one T in the Park...

[Blue Flame]

Originally Posted by northwind

Hey, I can crash any weekend, but there's only one T in the Park...

Ther's only one 'Annual Rideout' an all.... well in a year

But ..... T in the Park is every year so we are even :P

... apart from the fact that you are not behaving as a biker should behave.....

.......irrrationally.....

...............OK so you are behaving irrationally but.........

........oh what the feck......please yerself :P

[Viney]

Originally Posted by Blue Flame

I've just bought a tent in preparation for the Anuual Ridout as the wife has given me a 'golden pass' for that weekend :P

However my question is how does everybody else who is taking tents (along with all the other luggage) put it on the bike?

I will have an Oxford tail pack on the rear seat with maybe the panniers and it looks a bit of a tight squeeze to attach the tent on the back.

Was considering buying a sports rack for it but it seems like a lot of money for something that isn't going to get used all that often.

Suzuki SV650K3/K4 / SV1000 - black Ref: REN7275B
Price: £51.00

Anybody have any ideas or do I have to fork out the dough!!

By the way the tent went rolled up is about 70cm x 18cm x 18cm.

How much lugguage!!

Tailpack and tent.
I used to carry an immense amount of luguage for a weekend. Then i got wise, and realised that you really dont need to take huge amounts of stuff. 1pair of jeans/casual trousers, pair of trainers, change of underwear, 2 tshirts, wash stuff, done.

However, for longer weekends, panniers with the tent on the pillion seat worked for me

Depending on the shape of the tent, you can also put it on the tank and use a bungee net to hold it down. I've done this many times on camping trips.

HTH

S