10 Things You Need For a Motorcycle Trip - Gear, Luggage + Tech 🏍

So you're thinking about traveling all over the world, right? And you've got to ask yourself, what gear do you need? What bike do I need? What pannier system? What jacket? What pants? So today I'm going to give you an example of things that you can take, things that you should take, and things you should not leave home without if you're thinking about traveling around the world on a motorcycle. All right, so gear for your motorcycle around the world. This is what you need. Definitely you want a luggage system just like this. This way you can put your clothes in, all the essentials. It's easy to take on and take off. Rear tail box is also a great one as well. The best ones are the ones that you can remove, so in case you need to take a break or go to a hotel, you can take it off and take it with you and not have to worry that anybody will steal anything. Protection, either crash bars for your bike, or it's going to be lights, and it's going to be a tall windshield of some sort, or good brakes, and in this case, a throttle lock. They really help in case you have an accident, your hand gets tired when you pull on the throttle for too long, or that if you plan on crashing or you can't see very well with the lights. These are all different types of gear that you can choose to take or choose not to take. Now you have two types of gear you can take. You can take very hard luggage like plastic or metal boxes on your bike, or you can do soft luggage like this. You can basically hang it off the side and you can take them like backpacks on and off, so it's another option for you to keep the weight down on your bike. I love metal boxes because they're waterproof, you can carry a lot of stuff, and when I have cameras like this where I have a drone I've got to carry, it's a lot easier to carry, and food and water and the whole deal. What are the two pieces of gear that you absolutely need on your trips on your motorcycle? Well, I mean, luggage is the first one that comes to mind, obviously, and then an appropriate set of tools. Probably the best suggestion so far is tools. You should probably have all your tools that you need to assemble and disassemble your bike because if anything happens and you don't have tools, you're in big trouble. So tools is probably number one or number two on my list for the gear to have. I think having a comfortable helmet means a lot, a lot of, I mean, something that has good aerodynamics so your head's not all over the place in the wind, and since we travel together, I love having the Bluetooth communication so we can talk, and along with it, it also is like a full audio-visual suite because we can play music and things like that, so it's great too. And I'm setting up my bike to do the Transamerica Trail. There you go, Crystal says that his light is the thing, piece of gear to have when you're doing a trip. Right? Yep. Awesome. I have my beautiful leather jacket from the 40s here, which is great for protection, however, it's not so warm. I got it for about 50 bucks at a vintage market. I don't have a lot of money to spend on gear and such, so whatever I have, I make it work. We got a helmet, we got gloves. Jeff? Clean underwear. Those are the three things that these gentlemen think you should take around the world for your trip. Red wine's always good to have. Okay, so we got butt seats, we got gloves, we got red wine. We have a whole bunch of silly suggestions, but at the same time, a lot of great ones, and you have to be the judge in deciding which ones you want to take straight to heart. There you go. I want to roll around in ghetto places with ratty ass gear, because if you have really nice gear, you're just going to be like a sore thumb. So remember, try to look poor so nobody messes with you. You're trying to do a trip, right? And you have to think about what jacket you're going to take, what pants you're going to take. You can have really great gear like this. It's either mesh or you can have winter gear. That's ultimately up to you. However, when I travel personally, I like to keep my weight down and I like to be comfortable when I walk around and I do hiking. For instance, 5.11 was very nice, they hooked me up with their motorcycle stuff, and normal t-shirt, but these pants are actually motorcycle pants, but they're very great for walking and lifestyle stuff. So I can get off the bike and I can go hiking and it's very breathable and very easy to wear. And it all depends on where you're going to adventure. If you're going to be off-roading all the time, if you're going to be strictly going low speeds, it's up to you to decide how much safety gear you really need. So if you think it takes a lot of money to get started, check it out. You got a brand new CSC bike that's not going to cost you more than, what, $3,600? $3,895. $3,895 for a bike like this. I believe it's a 250. And you know what? Sometimes a 250 is all you need to go travel and do amazing stuff. You need to have a lot of crazy heavy gear and all that stuff because remember, when I did my first trip across the United States, all I did was do it on a giant dirt bike, put a camping backpack, I put bungee cords on it, and I drove for 30 days around 45 states here in the United States. So anyway, it's not about the bike, it's about the adventure. Any motorcycle can be an adventure motorcycle. All right, so the next thing you got to consider is what gear do you need for your bike? So for instance, on this bike, you have a few options. You have a spot GPS, which basically tracks your location anywhere in the world. You got your Garmin set up for your GPS. You have your phone attachment as well, which is one of those RAM mounts that you can connect almost any electronic device to and it won't fall off. You got a tank bag. You got some side panniers as well. You got some tubes as well. You can also have metal boxes. These are the soft luggage. These are the metal boxes. These obviously add a lot more weight to your motorcycle and your gear. These are a lot lighter, but you can't carry as much stuff. These are usually meant for smaller bikes or if you go off-roading. Again, here we are, GPS mount. If you like, you have heated gear as well. You got these mounts. You have a whole bunch of different accessories and gear that you can take with you to make your trip more comfortable, a little safer, more exciting, so that you can record it easier. It's up to you to decide what you need. Whenever I go for a long trip, I definitely take well padded and well ventilated motorcycle pants and jackets. Driving long distance is difficult on the back and on your butt, so everybody loves a good seat. Everybody loves attachments for their cameras, whether you have a Sena, whether you have a GoPro, whether you have a Sony. Doesn't matter what you have. At least have something to document your journey with. You don't want to miss the opportunity not to film something really amazing and miss it and not remember it for the rest of your life. You've seen basically all the gear that you can possibly get from soft luggage to helmets to jackets to pants. Right now, I'm going to give you my top five things you definitely need to get for taking a trip around the world in a motorcycle. Number one, helmet for sure. You want a good helmet that fits, not too tight, not too loose. It's got to fit nice and snug because you're going to be wearing this thing every single day of your trip. So make sure you have a nice comfortable one. Number two is going to be a camera. It doesn't matter if you have a Sena, if you have a GoPro, if you have a Sony, really doesn't matter as long as you have something to document your journey because you don't want to go around the world or around for the weekend and not document your experience because you're going to forget about it and you always want to have a memory of what you just did. The third thing I recommend is a GPS. The reason I recommend a GPS is because you don't want to be lost. The amount of money you spend on gas getting lost is basically going to amount to the cost of a very cheap GPS. So when you're driving around different parts, it's really great just to know where you're going and where you're staying instead of going in circles and getting lost. Number four is a combination of good riding pants and a jacket. You want something that's kind of armored and protected in case you do fall because when you have a fully loaded bike and you have a lot of gear, you're more prone to a very serious accident when the bike is really heavy. So if you have good gear like a jacket and pants, it's definitely going to help you out. Peace of mind and your safety is worth a little overheating. And the fifth piece of gear you definitely need on these trips is a good pair of boots. Right now I just got a pair of shoes on which is probably not your best choice, but if you find people like this gentleman over here, a pair of boots is definitely a great piece of gear to have. Check this out. This protects your ankle. This protects the very top of your feet. So this is the number five on my chart to have on your trip is boots. That's the things you're definitely going to need to keep yourself safe on the road and have a great adventure. All right. So there you have it. You've been shown a lot of different gear. Remember, you want a good helmet, good jacket, good pair of pants, good pair of boots, and a camera to document it all. Those are the pieces of gear that you'll need to do this trip. And don't forget your GPS. You don't want to get lost. So you don't need to be fancy. You don't need to spend a lot of money, but with those small things, you can make your trip successful and safe. So thanks for joining me. We'll see you next time.