One Tip For Trips

[veech_imp]

Follow the traditional "10 for 2" rule: take a 10-minute break for every two hours of riding, or even more frequently than that--pay attention to how you're feeling. Shorten the interval between breaks if you're cold or hot, and drink water during those breaks, even if you're cold.

I found, especially when riding with others on longer rides, we stop pretty much every hour. Someone usually needs fuel, restroom, water, leg stretch, etc. Rarely do we ever go for a two hour stretch at a time unless we are really trying to get somewhere by a certain time.

[JustPassinThru_imp]

Stop at a civilised time at the end of the day, take a shower, change your clothes and enjoy a beer, a glass of wine and another beer with your riding companions.

Hear! Hear!

Unless you're in an Iron Butt marathon...there is NO sane reason for riding past the evening meal hour. Find a place to tie down...be it a campsite or a Hilton. And do it. Make or buy your meal; enjoy, as Neil Diamond once said, the quiet hour that waits beyond the day.

Unless you have miles to go and people to meet...all you're going to get out of late-night travel is a lot of discomfort, missed scenery, and maybe an animal hit.

[Cormanus]

Hmmm I was going to say carry your own tea bags

It may sound strange coming from me, but that's important too.

[A440_imp]

Take a battery pack to power up your phone in case it gets drained. Movement between towers seems to strain the phone as it hunts for a signal. They are small and can be had for as little as $12.

My Micro-start jump start battery http://antigravitybatteries.com/microstart/ will also charge a cell phone and it isn't much bigger than a cell phone battery pack. I jumped my bike and my neighbor's car and the Micro-start still registered a full charge.

I keep a travel list with my motorcycle accessories and update it after every trip. I pack much more quickly that way and I don't worry that I'm forgetting something.