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Motorcycle Camping

Postby speirmoor » Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:15 am

This looks great.
The Ténéré Expedition Tent - 2 Man Motorcycle Tent
http://www.nomadtent.com/tents.html
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Re: Motorcycle Camping

Postby swooshdave » Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:19 am

speirmoor wrote:This looks great.
The Ténéré Expedition Tent - 2 Man Motorcycle Tent
http://www.nomadtent.com/tents.html


This has been getting a lot of publicity, but I don't understand why. $400 for a tent? Damn thing is so heavy you might as well tow a trailer behind the bike for it.
You probably want to go into town, and find a up to date Jap Bike store,
With a full spares department, a clean workshop, and kean young mechanics.
And ask them if theres a Grumpy Old Bloke out in the Hills, who knows how to fix Real Motorcycles.

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Re: Motorcycle Camping

Postby prmurat » Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:13 am

Mmmm.... a night with a pair of leaky Amal carbs as bed mates!!! no smoking in bed! 8)
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Re: Motorcycle Camping

Postby gjr » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:26 pm

Umm, why do you want to take your bike into your tent with you at night ?

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Re: Motorcycle Camping

Postby hobot » Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:25 pm

$400 is a camshaft to me, not a rain and bug shield I don't get to use much. But ya only live once so why not. One thing a cheap $40 tent is handy for, leaving it behind on last use on way home. My buddy Wesley is a seasoned camper. He just brings big heavy plastic sheet 12'x 16' as ground cover or roll up in rain cover. One of the memories I flash on is cowboy style open air huge clouds drifting past star fields and fog creeping in with nice breeze and no bugs. Wes also carried a big umbrella, like real English riders. You spend so little time in a tent unless its storming and even then usually inside somewhere or under bigger cover with everyone else sticking it out.
Throw yourself at the ground and miss!
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Re: Motorcycle Camping

Postby grandpaul » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:50 am

gjr wrote:Umm, why do you want to take your bike into your tent with you at night ?


You DON'T want to know the answer to THAT question.
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