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How much can you carry?

For those who wonder "Am I carrying too much?" go to dailymail.co.uk, search for "bear on bike". Sorry I couldn't provide a link, my tech skills are caveman level.
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Giant bear rides shotgun on a motorcycle on Russian street | Daily Mail Online

Ah .... and your point here?
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To quote Schlock Mercenary... "Every piece of equipment is air-droppable at least once."

Same with overloading bikes. You can do anything you want. Once. :P
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A chuckle a day keeps the cranky away?
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Neh prablem

I can carry an entire Touratech catalog on back of my DR no problem (well only since I learnt I can now rip out the contact pages...)
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Back On Topic! How much can you carry?


15 HP ... 100 lbs. of gear! Go LOIS! Good news is, over time Lois figured out how to par down and re-arrange the load to allow her beat down Serow to make it (just) over the Andes.

How to carry 150 lbs. of gear ... and not look overloaded!


Packing lesson anyone?


Too much stuff? Try this!

Bit overloaded DR650 ... this guy did not make it. Not the bike, but rider exhaustion, this on from ColeBatch ADV Mongolia report.


Beaten on, bent KLR.
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I was worried about overloading the Bullet until I saw the photos

Still, important stuff first



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never mind the team up of Han Solo and Chewbacca...

One heck of a theft deterrent alarm IYAM (If you ask me)...

Left turn clyde? (ol clint eastwood movie)..phhht, Right Turn Bruno!
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