We love adventures and it’s more exciting when you do it with your motorcycle. Motorcycle adventures are always wonderful as you can enjoy the scenes in an open atmosphere. You can stop anywhere, do camping, and listen to your favorite music all night.
Choosing a destination for solo travel may take time as the world is getting populated. But, there are still barren roads where no regular transport happens. Those barren roads are ideal for motorcycle travel. However, you can also do moto-travel to explore cities rather than deserts.
When traveling with a motorcycle, extra care is needed as you’re on bi-wheels and more risks are there.
Motorcycle Gear To Make Your Trip Safe & Memorable
Get prepared for moto-travel is exciting as it involves a lot of packaging for the adventures ahead. Here are a few things you shouldn’t miss:
- A Compression Luggage Bag
Firstly, you require a large luggage bag which can store everything from your clothes to other necessary items. With good capacity, we need it to cover less space and fit on a motorbike seat.
Here is a list of commodities you should take in your luggage bag:
- Moto toolkit
Most of the bikes do have tools packed within, but these are not enough in case of any bike issue. Also, no tools for punctures are there. As you’re going to visit barren roads and planes, there can be chances of getting punctured.
To avoid any of these issues, pack the moto toolkit with puncture apparatus. If you’re taking your bike on intense hot roads, pack an extra tube too.
- Extra Clothes in case of Night Stay
If you’re gonna stay with your bike for over 24 hours, you should pack your tees, a pair of shorts, and swimmers. Other than clothes, if you like tenting you can pack tent clothes, too. Tenting is essential if the place you’re visiting has intense weather.
- Painkillers and Toiletries
As you’re traveling on on bi-wheels and fatigue might catch you. Have pain killers for instant relief and get you going. If you’re traveling a country where diseases like typhoid or malaria are possible, consult your doctor to get the necessary antibiotics. Don’t forget to have toiletries like a toothbrush, a small-sized toothpaste, and sunscreen.
- Intense Weather Stuff
Last but not least, prepare for intense weather conditions. You may take a pair of gloves, wets and a wool icebreaker. Make sure this stuff is durable enough to get you going in intense weather conditions like rain.
#2. A Sports Helmet
A helmet is an essential part of motorbike gear and it saves you from intense weather plus head injuries. Make sure it is a durable one that can save your head in case of a mishap. No worries, keep on!
#3. A Backpack
A backpack is recommended, get your routine stuff packed in there. You don’t require to open your luggage bag every time to get your commodities. Usually, a backpack contains the stuff you require regularly throughout the journey. It can be anything from a power bank to an action cam.
#4. A Water-resistant Jacket
As you explore cities and do long travel, weather change might occur. We’ve already packed a durable helmet, now it’s time to cover your tee with leather or water-resistant jacket. Bike lovers have their separate jackets collection for rides. I guess you have it too?
#5. Battery Pack – A Powerbank to keep your devices charged
As you’ve planned a long trip, you need to take care of your phone battery on the go. Nothing saves you more than a good capacity power bank in this regard. Repeating, make sure you buy the one with good capacity! 😉
#6. Music Lover? – Get a Bluetooth Speaker
If you are looking to stop at beaches and planes to watch sunsets, take a Bluetooth speaker with you. Why Bluetooth one?
Well, we don’t like to carry wires. It’ll allow you to watch music during your shortstops or stays. Make sure you pack it in your backpack or luggage bag.
#7. An Action Cam
I agree that you can’t open your smartphone camera everywhere to get good clicks. However, an action camera can help you click and record anywhere. It’s lightweight, short in size and handy to carry.
Whether you’re traveling on a bike, swimming at a party spot, capture good clicks and record movies with ease. Don’t forget to take that tiny little thing to make digital memories.
#8. A HeadPhone with Noise cancellation Feature
As you go on your long ride for the first time, you’ll experience noise-causing headaches, etc. This happens only when you visit a bit more crowdy place than usual. If you’re used to it, you don’t require necessary measures.
If you get distracted by the surrounding noise, take headphones with you. Make sure to take the durable one which perfectly covers your ears. We always want our journey to be noise-free, and using a headphone minimizes the noise.
MotoTravel – Both Sides of the Journey
We’ve talked about necessary stuff for a better and safe journey. Let’s talk about both sides of the thrilling experience.
On a side, we find it great to solo travel anywhere with your travel buddy (motorcycle). On the contrary, it requires a bit of extra care to get you going. We prepare accordingly with better gear including a jacket, helmet, and gloves.
Solo travel is a good idea only if you’re proactive and prepare for the worst situation. There’s a saying ‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst’. It goes true for moto travel. You’ve to prepare for intense weather conditions, mishaps, and engine failures. You need to be an all-rounder, the one who can fix his moto’s minor issues on the spot.
If you’re the one who can prepare for the worst, you’re ready to go. Best of luck with your solo journey!
Written By Boyan Minchev