If you have to buy all that gear, I would assume it would be cheaper to just take a plane. lol

this is one time that i can actually :dthumb: spending a shit ton of goodies before i trip, most ppl waste money on shit they dont need.. all of that stuff seems mandatory lol

Cheaper maybe... but wheres the fun in that? come on.. live a little

yeah... could have done with out the bags... but they will make access to certain things MUCH easier if/when I have issues.

how are your cortech bags holding up? mine are falling apart. the rain covers are trashed (literally threw them away as they had a hole in each big enough to stick my head through) the stitching is going now on the straps that connect the two saddle bags... one of the rubber backings of the saddle bags is almost gone... as the loop that holds tore. The only part thats holding up is the tail bag. but it's not nearly as easy to use on the DRZ as it was on the RR due to the width of the seat.


Think I'm gonna get some new bags next year... throw these up for sale

make a bracket that goes over the top of the bike and holds the saddle bags up, off of the plastics, we did that for osp's buell and it worked great

yeah the rain covers were a joke, i havent had too many problems with them, i know what you talking about with the lil straps breaking off, i think i lost one from the tail bag, other then that they have held up to my abuse

Links to the gear please.

Is there an external battery pack you can buy and plug some heated gear in? I've seen some riders do that here with a heavy duty headlamp or headlights for desert night racing.

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I was looking for that... the Firstgear heated gloves I looked at originally say they could be used with the optional battery pack... but couldn't find the pack anywhere. almost bought them and just called first gear directly... but, this is ONE trip. the gloves were like $180... imagine the battery pack is at least $50... that's a lot to spend on something I may only use once or twice a year.... especially being in Mississippi.

That's my reasoning on passing on the heated anything.

Get some kind of liners for the gloves. I rode on saturday in the snow and even with my grips on full blast, silk liners, and the BMWs barkbusters, that cold wet snow froze my fingers fast. I last 1-2 hours before I needed to go into a store and warm up.

Get a old fashion hot water bottle and strap it to your body! And you can refill it at dining establishments!

You're welcome Ebbs! :)

Damn dude. If you make it up to here the first day, I've got an open couch for ya. I'll be headed to the parents on the 24th though.