Carrying Manfrotto 190CL Tripod.

[ZephyrLGreen]

Hi everyone, thanks for all the other camera info and discussions.

I have a SLR Digital Canon 30D and a Manfrotto 190CL Tripod, nothing compact or light about it, i used to have a point and shoot, but i love the extra things a SLR can do, and be digital.

Also i am presently riding a 84 XT 250, yes i know it is small, but it has gone to Asia, two up with gear and my last trip was Darwin to Hobart, with a few detours and it still sat on about 110km/hr most of the way, that was about 5,000km.

So, has anybody got any ideas on carrying a tripod? I have thought about PVC tude, maybe under rack, above the mud-guard ... or putting a tube on the front near the head light ... even thought about just strapping it on to the rack (without the head on it) ... but prefer to have gear less visible and protected from dust ect.

The obvious answer is bigger bike, smaller camera, lighter tripod ... but i use my gear for work and travel ... also carry ibook laptop and other gadgets.

For the camera i presently use a Lowpro backpack that i put in the rear rack bag, but is not practical to do this for longer trips ... and the tripod doesn't fit in the rear bag. I have also thought about a customising a rear bag for all the gear ... or side bags ... but prefer simple solutions cause they are usually best.

All advice welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Zephyr