Your Touring Tales

serenity13 · 09-21-2008, 06:09 PM

Hi everyone,

Me and my other half, will be touring Europe next year

We are looking at heading to Italy.

Leaving from home at Portsmouth:- then France - Belgium - German - Austria - Slovenia -Italy and back through France. We have done Spain and also France. (and have our trusty sav nat and lots of maps).

Will be camping.... a lot.

What do we take? What sort of Tent? is there different types of tent material's?

Virgin campers

Do you have any tips or idea's.

Maybe about good places to visit or stay?

We used hard luggage the other times; these are the panniers that Triumph do for the Tiger, crap

no room at all in them, and also used a Touratech yellow bag on the back rack, but because it was over the exhaust; our clothes were very toasty

and so was my backside

Anyway back to the point.......what is the best luggage to use, we will be taking a bike each Tiger and SV650.

Thanks Guys

Rerb · 09-21-2008, 06:24 PM

Sound quite a trip you're planning.

Tent wise go for something nylon (you can get away with packing it wet if you're stuck).

serenity13 · 09-21-2008, 06:30 PM

Ok thats a good idea, didn't think about it being wet and having to pack it away, thanks Rerb.

Rerb · 09-21-2008, 06:32 PM

No worries

Are you after soft luggage?

serenity13 · 09-21-2008, 06:37 PM

Yes what do you suggest.

Rerb · 09-21-2008, 06:39 PM

The Give stuff aint bad and quite reasonably priced too.

Probably best if you pop down to your local dealer to size them up.

serenity13 · 09-21-2008, 06:46 PM

Ok and that the soft luggage isn't? Is it waterproof and a good size? Because 1 pair of boots filled one side of the Triumph panniers, it was a nightmare! I know us females take the kitchen sink, but hey just some clothes space would of been nice haha.

P.S: how the hell do you add smiles to Quick Reply as not on task bar.

Reborn · 09-21-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by serenity13

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My Trophy has plenty of storage, add a tank bag and seat roll to the top box and big panniers and the kitchen sink goes in easily.

serenity13 · 09-21-2008, 07:04 PM

Woo Hoo smiles

Thank you

.

Reborn · 09-21-2008, 07:15 PM

You're welcome

09-21-2008, 06:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
serenity13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 846	Your Touring Tales Hi everyone, Me and my other half, will be touring Europe next year We are looking at heading to Italy. Leaving from home at Portsmouth:- then France - Belgium - German - Austria - Slovenia -Italy and back through France. We have done Spain and also France. (and have our trusty sav nat and lots of maps). Will be camping.... a lot. What do we take? What sort of Tent? is there different types of tent material's? Virgin campers Do you have any tips or idea's. Maybe about good places to visit or stay? We used hard luggage the other times; these are the panniers that Triumph do for the Tiger, crap no room at all in them, and also used a Touratech yellow bag on the back rack, but because it was over the exhaust; our clothes were very toasty and so was my backside Anyway back to the point.......what is the best luggage to use, we will be taking a bike each Tiger and SV650. Thanks Guys

09-21-2008, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rerb Administrator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Staffs Posts: 1,959	Re: Your Touring Tales Sound quite a trip you're planning. Tent wise go for something nylon (you can get away with packing it wet if you're stuck).

09-21-2008, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
serenity13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 846	Re: Your Touring Tales Ok thats a good idea, didn't think about it being wet and having to pack it away, thanks Rerb.

09-21-2008, 06:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rerb Administrator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Staffs Posts: 1,959	Re: Your Touring Tales No worries Are you after soft luggage?

09-21-2008, 06:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
serenity13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 846	Re: Your Touring Tales Yes what do you suggest.

09-21-2008, 06:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rerb Administrator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Staffs Posts: 1,959	Re: Your Touring Tales The Give stuff aint bad and quite reasonably priced too. Probably best if you pop down to your local dealer to size them up.

09-21-2008, 06:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
serenity13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 846	Re: Your Touring Tales Ok and that the soft luggage isn't? Is it waterproof and a good size? Because 1 pair of boots filled one side of the Triumph panniers, it was a nightmare! I know us females take the kitchen sink, but hey just some clothes space would of been nice haha. P.S: how the hell do you add smiles to Quick Reply as not on task bar.

09-21-2008, 07:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
serenity13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 846	Re: Your Touring Tales Woo Hoo smiles Thank you .

09-21-2008, 07:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Reborn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Whitby, North Yorkshire Posts: 334	Re: Your Touring Tales You're welcome

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