packing- heaviest needs to be as low down as possible and as close to your footpegs- in the centre of the bike, away from the rear, all to aid your centre of gravity

I've found keeping a few tools that I use daily to hand helpful e.g in the tankbag, and the rest are packed down low.

Food and cooking equipment is usually in tank bag or topbox- easy to get to when you stop to refuel your belly, and good to have space in the topbox for when you pass a food shop, just chuck it in and go. Also, whatever is in the topbox and in your roll bag over the seat needs to be light, or else you may get a high speed wobble, or weaken your rear subframe.

I've usually had my clothes, bedding and washbag in the roll bag- easy just to take up into a guesthouse/couchsurfing house, and don't have to touch the spare parts, etc.

Tyres.. have you considered posting them forward to an address near where you might need them?

Also could you strap the front tyre to your crash bars at the front side of your bike?



To be fair, I've never seen a bike on the road with as many bags as you..

40+40+85+60+20+20,

Maybe you can list the things you are taking so we can help scrutinise as I'm sure there are plenty of things that are not necessary.

I took far to much, and ended up ditching a whole load of stuff in the desert in Iran..

How big is your tent?

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