Commando road trip reflections. What worked.

Hey Dave 69S. I agree about Big Sur. I am avid backpacker also and Big Sur is by far my favorite place to go. Most of it is a National Forrest so you just park the car, shoulder your pack and go. No permits, no nothing. I love it.

My only other long trip was in 1989. I was on a 65 BMW and my buddy was on 58 Velocette! No tools, no spares, just go. His poor bike did not like the desert heat and had no electrics so we were limited to day travel. Both bikes required only gas. Amazing to look back...what were we thinking? Probably more about meeting girls than fixing the bikes.

You guys have all the good weather out there. I'm restricted to a few weeks in the spring and fall here, makes us appreciate it more. It is amazing what you can get away with when you are young and don't care.

You should put that picture on the old picture thread, forget what it was called.

Many more trips for you.

Dave
69S

C75
I use the same Cortec setup on my Scrambler but when I tried it on the Norton it seemed to put me too far forward in the saddle. I was looking at the bike this morn and thinking if I could get a luggage rack made to extend from the height of the seat so I could mount them further back. I took the strap off my seat because I it was right under my butt so I guess I sit farther back than normal; I've got long legs. How does that feel to you over long miles? I did notice that your setup mounts the bags higher which I need since I have the high pipes.
Bruce

This worked well on an Interstate, very comfortable and provision to move the bags back if you have long legs.
The Interstate tank easily out lasted the other bikes on the trip too.



More than enough space to carry tools, spares and stuff for 2 weeks and 4500kms for 2 bikes.



graeme