Some military, cargo or some kind of tactical pants like cops or paramedics wear would work great for that!! All the pockets could hold tools, food, water, etc...
Yeah didn't realise it the 1st time Well, motard riders don't have the best fame around here, I always get stopped in police checkpoints, so keeping the "official/legal" license plate clean kinda helps making a good impression. It's pretty ugly, but oh well I'm a "if it's working don't mess with it guy"
Last trip...700 miles of dirt riding North Rim of Grand Canyon, camping off the bikes. Here is the route over Kanab Plateau heading to Fredonia for fuel and lunch. Many of the roads were high-speed dirt, running 55-60mph. Whoohoo!! Just leaving Toroweep
My bike spends more time than I'd have imagined close to those cars. Its kind of odd...though I have my hooligan moments (when it's safe...not in close proximity to cars or people) I'm usually just tooling about minding my biz and, to my surprise, I've been pulled over and checked out on the TE more than any other bike I've had (inc. sportbikes.) Usually a happy ending though...can't complain overall.
Only ever been pulled on the SMS once, and that was after a 100yd wheelie around the curve out of town in Townsend, TN. I wasn't even speeding when I set it down. City ordnance ticket, $148, no points....
I've wondered what something like that may cost, though its got everything to do with which locality, mood of officer, etc., etc. Now granted I'm not pulling 100 yarders either. I'm central VA and, in my opinion over the years, police have become a little nit pickier here. The good/fair ones (and in all fairness all but two over the many years have been) usually can, I think, figure out pretty quickly that you're not a clueless, skill-less scofflaw...I've had some decent bike conversations with a few.
I'm from upstate SC, and I've never gotten a second look from a LEO here, other than the ovezealous parking enforcement downtown. Could have something to do with the couple HP cars that have ended up in ditches when the idiot troopers red-misted trying to chase down bikes for doing ~20 over and they took off.
Nice idea and execution but the first heavy rain you encounter you'll be swearing at that bag. It will get soaked through and through and keep your backside and bottom hydrated for miles and days to come. Not what I would want on a long adventure ride but for a day trip not a biggie. _
