Trying my camping setup, I've never 'motocamped' but an opportunity has arisen for a couple of days lanes riding in the Peaks so seems like a low risk way to try it out. I purchased the tent when I had my previous Tiger 900 where weight wasn't really an issue, so I'd really like to get a smaller and lighter tent (the one on it is a Berghaus Cairngorm 3 man tent which is lovely, but a bit big).
I've changed the KTM satnav mount to be a NiceCNC (Chinese) mount as it's a little higher so I can mount my Samsung Active Tab 2 on it. Slightly unsure of having that weight up high, bit will give it a go, and good for roadbooking if I do some more Rallymoto events. I previously had the phone where the satnav is, although I've ruined the phones autofocus now due to vibrations (I do have the quadlock vibration mount, but couldn't use it with the phone in this position, it's now back on the mount with it mounted on the handlebars).
I've also used the ACC2 switched live connector under the right hand side of the fairing to add a couple of USB ports, and run a cable from that to the relocated quadlock on the handlebars.
I'm going laning in the Peaks tomorrow, be good to have a big OS maps view ahead of me.
I have never motocamped, but a really simple option arose of camping in Derbyshire with some trail riding thrown in. Bikes ready.
Now we are 6000 miles in so it's time for some care. Service booked in, new Mitas XT Enduro Trail T+ tyres ordered, cruise control ordered and some shiny stuff arrived to fit on the bike in the form of the WP Xplor Pro 6746 rear shock and additional spring.
I did procrastinate about putting this much money into the bike (the £500 voucher from KTM softened it) but at the moment I can't think of anything I would rather have bike wise, so it gets a bit of money spent on it whilst I'm still under the false illusion that it will do everything as my unicorn bike. I'm enjoying the 65mpg !
It will also get its first decent long trip in a few weeks doing a Scottish highlands lap. The first leg taking a day to get to Inverness from Nottingham via Braemar (about 470 miles) which will give it a good test of its touring potential.
