My European touring kit:
The bike and hardware:
- 2000 Honda VFR 800
- Rebuilt and upgraded CBR929RR rear shock
- likely end up riding Michelin Pilot Road 2's
- Throttlemeister
- Light-Guard lens cover
- GIVI Wingrack II, GIVI Trekker 42l and 33l boxes, full complement of GIVI internal bags
- Rapid Transit Big City magnetic tank bag
Clothing:
- Tourmaster Flex 3 jacket and pants
- Dainese TRQ-Tour Gore-Tex boots
- an old Shoei RX900 helmet
- Lots of lightweight and microweight smartwool long undergarments for wicking.
Electronics:
- Garmin Zumo 660 GPS, North America and Europe maps
- RAM mounts for GPS and other accessories
- Touratech v2 Zumo 660 locking mount
- Lots and lots of audiobooks
- Sony Fontopia MDR-EX77 earbuds
- Weatherproof 1A and 2.1A USB power ports
- Delorme inReach 2-way satellite communicator (SOS button, SMS-like functionality, Bluetooth connectivity into my iDevices)
- Apple iPhone 4, liquipelled for weatherproofing
- Apple iPad 3, liquipelled for weatherproofing
- Logitech iPad 3 ultrathin bluetooth keyboard cover
- ZAGG Sparq 2.0 6000mAh portable battery
- Canon S100 digital camera
- Lenovo Thinkpad x230 notebook
- Lenovo 90w AC/DC travel power brick, with iPhone and x230 charging tips and duplex adapter
- ReplayHD helmet cam
I'm carrying a lot of electronics. I'm a committed gadget-head, I hate compromise, and I don't have neural implants yet, so this will have to do. Also, I'm solely reliant on myself on this trip, so I need backups for my backups.
I've been using much of the listed equipment for the last few years of touring, but in particular, the inReach and ReplayHD will be new to me.
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