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Originally Posted by moondusted
Luckily, I do have a light bike. Dry weight is 153kg, so wet, +4l oil +20l fuel I would say 177kg, make it 190kg (probably overestimated) with all kinds of mods like crashbars and luggage rack. With 60kg luggage, I'm at 250kg total, which doesn't seem too crazy?
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Hello
Sounds not to bad, I like to say, "Take what you want and learn to deal with it".
Just remember, the lighter the bike itself, the more the centre of gravity shifts to the back and top than on a heavy bike.
60kg of luggage on a 150kg KTM is worse than on a 260kg Supertenere.
A lot of things are redundant:
If you have a "Inreach Explorer+" (good idea), do you still need a Montana 610?
2x "gorillapod" for camera and Gopro?
"Washing line (Sea to Summit)" vs. "Extra Rope (Paracord)"
What do you need those for?
"Little Deuce shovel"
"Zippo Handwarmers"
"Light My Fire firesteel (+ whistle)"
"Knife sharpener"
"Reflective vest " -> useless, in many countries you have no "right" to share the road with the trucks, once you have understand this an ride accordingly you have no problems, visibility is not the issue (they see you, just don't respect you).
Ask yourself, what did you take for your last campingtrip with the bike, what did you miss, what didn't you use.
There are not many things you will need more, but they are different from one person to an other.
Have a look at websites from cyclists, they know what is important to take.
have fun
sushi