No-frills touring

**Mike.Gayner** · 20th April 2015, 19:55

Other than TWR no one has shown any sort of "no frills" touring in this thread. Just because you're not riding a 2-wheeled armchair doesn't mean you're doing it rough, and a fully kitted up Hornet (fluffy seat, fucking hell) is NOT no-frills. This is no frills touring: http://www.jawakolemsveta.cz/

http://imgur.com/a/v03xI

**nzspokes** · 20th April 2015, 20:03

Originally Posted by Mike.Gayner

Other than TWR no one has shown any sort of "no frills" touring in this thread. Just because you're not riding a 2-wheeled armchair doesn't mean you're doing it rough, and a fully kitted up Hornet (fluffy seat, fucking hell) is NOT no-frills. This is no frills touring: http://www.jawakolemsveta.cz/

http://imgur.com/a/v03xI

What a ray of sunshine you are.

**nzspokes** · 20th April 2015, 20:12

Hornet set up for touring.

**Gremlin** · 20th April 2015, 20:36

Guess this was no-frills, work trip to Wellington while the BMW was enroute to USA.

One heated grip wasn't working, and on the way north I think it was about 2 degrees...

**CRM** · 21st April 2015, 10:23

This was my original no-frills tourer. No idea how the ventura rack coped with the weight of all that

. No heated grips, not even a fluffy seat

Picked it up in Dunedin and did the Catlins, right through the South Island then up to Taranaki and across to East Cape before heading back to Whangarei. Crazy trip but had a ball.

Same tank bag.

**george formby** · 21st April 2015, 11:05

I guess my TDM resides in the no frills section. Soft panniers is the only concession. Me arse certainly feels it after 1000km days but otherwise it just thumps along and eats the miles.

**Maha** · 21st April 2015, 11:39

Originally Posted by Mike.Gayner

Other than TWR no one has shown any sort of "no frills" touring in this thread. Just because you're not riding a 2-wheeled armchair doesn't mean you're doing it rough, and a fully kitted up Hornet (fluffy seat, fucking hell) is NOT no-frills.

Agree, No Frills means basic/no comfort add on bits. The Hornet is the Corolla of the motorcycle world, it does everything you want of it and most have owned one, it's common enough that you'll see one on the road about as often as road kill or Suzuki Bandits. Girly (or heated) grips is a giant leap over the no frills line.

**CRM** · 21st April 2015, 12:11

Reminds me of a story I heard at my Uncle's funeral.

In 1938 my Uncle Gordon would ride his motorbike – 1939 Triumph 3.5 horsepower - from Auckland to Wellington leaving at 4:30pm on a Friday afternoon, stopping for a 3 hour sleep in Palmerston North at about 5am, then riding the rest of the way on Saturday morning – arriving at about 11:00. On Sunday morning he would leave at 6:00am and arrive back in Auckland that night.

Wellington to Auckland would have been a pretty serious trip in 1939.

I suspect it was a single cylinder Tiger like the picture below. Pretty sure that was before heated grips were invented too.

**haydes55** · 21st April 2015, 12:19

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the old "touring" bike. KLX300, backpack with a tarp, clothes, pegs and some string.

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The new touring bike Z1000 with a pack rack. I've upgraded to a tank bag as well now.

Both have done a couple 1500+km weekend trips. Mostly carrying tent/tarp sleeping bag etc with me

**CRM** · 21st April 2015, 13:20

Originally Posted by haydes55

the old "touring" bike. KLX300, backpack with a tarp, clothes, pegs and some string.

The new touring bike Z1000 with a pack rack. I've upgraded to a tank bag as well now.

Both have done a couple 1500+km weekend trips. Mostly carrying tent/tarp sleeping bag etc with me

Loving the tarp tent - too bad if the ground is soft and she falls over in the middle of the night

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**haydes55** · 21st April 2015, 17:35

Originally Posted by CRM

Loving the tarp tent - too bad if the ground is soft and she falls over in the middle of the night

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Rastus sent me a puck to put under the peg, worked a charm.

The big issue was I rolled over through the night and got chain lube all over my sleeping bag

I do no frills touring cause I'm too poor for all those fancy frills. I went for a long weekend away this summer, stopped at a little park, camped in my tent and just had a swim in the river to wash myself..... At least I washed myself. Another favourite trick (when it's too cold) use wet wipes to wash yourself.

**Stylo** · 21st April 2015, 19:22

Believe it or not, I did a trip from Christchurch - Auckland return on a DT250 twin shocker with a pack on my back ......

Must have been about 1979, I was only a kid ....

**Big Dog** · 21st April 2015, 19:26

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Pfft! amateurs

The pic below is taken near Taihape many many moons ago...proper no-frills touring

Absolute loooksury
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...4&d=1214053669
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...5-CC-Challenge

**T.W.R** · 21st April 2015, 19:41

Originally Posted by Mike.Gayner

Other than TWR no one has shown any sort of "no frills" touring in this thread.

that was at a point in time born of necessity, 3/4 the way through a 1000km trip, had a ball of time but 14 odd hours in the saddle was getting a bit tiring. Did the majority of the Sth island by similar means a few years earlier on a early model XT250.
Bit more refined these days though, but no fancy equipment, just time proven gear that works without any bells & whistles. Have ridden bikes with heated grips & fitted plenty to customer bikes but personally don't like them; the only luxury item I use is a sheepskin but that only makes an appearance if the trip is going to be 500kms or more.