Sissy bar for 2008 FXSTC. I have a sissy bar , but I’m looking for one that is taller for motorcycle camping. I’ve been looking for one online but no success. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Great little campsite along side a creek just across the QLD/NSW border about 2 hours from Brisbane. Nice open large sites 👌

Getting into touring/ moto camping and wanted to add a decent sized quick release pannier to replace a duffel I’ve been using. The bag is just barely clear of the air flow of the exhaust, but with the bag full of gear it’s about 1.5-2in above the tip. Is that enough clearance? Would adding some sort of heat shield help? Or should I just scrap this bag and get some something smaller?

Any advice welcome and appreciated.

Cheers!

Sitting at my 6000 mile service on day 7 of my trip around the Great Lakes. Here are a few pictures I’ve took along the way. I’m learning a ton, I ruined my sun visor, and am waiting to hear news on how the rear tire might last or not.

May need to change trip plans due to timing of getting a replacement if necessary, maybe I’m just panicking too soon though! Hope all of you a nice day and safe rides!

So here's a story about last week and my adventure. I had to pickup a van I bought at auction in Illinois. My transport fell through last minute. I'm in twin cities Minnesota and I had 2 days to get down there. After looking at buses and all the other possible transportation options I decided I would buy a motorcycle and ride it down there and then put it in the back and drive my van back so a few hours later around 8pm I bought this bike 2006 silverwing 600 with 19k At night. I didn't test drive it. The guy was a Honda technician at the local Honda sports place at least lol. My destination almost 400+ miles And I plan to put in a few hours tonight.

Well of course the concerned fiance was being difficult and we had a nice blowout fight and I didn't end up hitting the road until 2:00 a.m. rode about an hour and came by some campground so I slipped in and setup stealth camp behind a tree and hooked up my hammock to it and my passenger rear bars. Slept maybe 4 hours and woke at dawn went took a quick shower lol and hit the road. That day and the next verything that could have happened almost did . Caught in 3 heavy rain thunderstorms in one day, took cover in a disgusting park bathroom while it dumped nonstop for 30 minutes. I was getting frustrated when a couple pulled up in their Harley soaked onto the sidewalk and we hung out for an hour despite the shit smelling) really cool people. Well I goto wipe bike down and leave and bike won't start. Uh oh. Try again it starts. Making me nervous. I decided to go through the state forests and didn't want to take the interstate and it was some nice riding for a bit. Google maps decided to start really playing games with me and had me taking the most ridiculous routes and I didn't double-check because I was going 2 hours at a time. Every time I put in my destination it was a different place and I couldn't believe after I realized what it had done about 6:00 at night 4 or 5 hours of riding in hardly made any damn progress lol. It's getting dark. I'm trying to make it to this spot that I found. Looks really cool to camp but I still have 40 more minutes and that ended up being the longest 40 minute drive I've ever had. I was very tired. So I have to pee and I see a sign that says camping on this very remote road that I'm on still far away from my destination. There pulled down it and went about a tenth of a mile. Said it was 4 miles down the camp spot. I figured I would just do this instead. I peed and then I go to start the bike and it won't start. I Was sleep deprived and delirious. Trying to troubleshoot. I didn't want to leave the bike and walk 3 mi to that campsite. I looked it up and then I saw these reviews. The guys at psychopath that runs the place. You might come out and shoot me for sleeping on his driveway road if I stay here. I had no service. My cell phone was on 10%. I bought a battery jump starter back but I used it to charge the phone earlier and I want to save it in case I need to jump start my bike. I read all the possible problems and figured it was a damn ignition switch while I was nowhere near a place to get one of those. By now it's almost 3:00 a.m. on a Iowa gravel road haven't seen car go by for 30 minutes. Desperate. I start trying all the combinations of things. Press the start thing twice. Kick the kickstand down. Kick it back up. Key off key on. Rub my head Pat my stomach and bam it started. YAY. I ripped out of there so fast. Went a little bit further down. Knew I couldn't make it to my spot. I was beyond tired and I didn't want to kill anybody. Well there was anyone there but myself so I found this pull off with this covered area. It was sweet. I talked in there and slept for the night . Made it to Davenport long day of nice riding came evening into the night and the town has. I guess some huge Cruise seen there with motorcycles and cars less. If it was like the Vegas strip almost I couldn't believe it. Next thing I know downtown all these Harleys and hot rods and imports all swarmed around me. I was at front at the light. The music was blasting everywhere. People revving their motors it was awesome. But I was tired and now I have a tooth ache that is getting worse by the minute out of nowhere. Im not really in the mood for cruise night. Then this red race built LOUD 90s Corvette pulled up beside me It had straight pipes coming out from the engine through the front fenders! I looked down as he pulled up and they were aimed right at me. I could hear him when he was pulling up from behind... He had revved it and it had that Rev. Limiter pop pop pop no exhaust thundering sound. I gave him a nod he revved his motor w the rev limiter maxed popping and shot Sparks and a blast right to the side of my face/head!! Blast of hot air so loud explosion like and went to deflect and I accidentally pulled the throttle and shot me out into traffic at a major intersection about 15 feet by time I caught control to stop. . I nearly was missed by one 45 mph car.. I gunned it and just had to run the red light. Jerk My right ear is still ringing. I lived. Then an hour later I almost met my maker. Then I was ripping at 95 mph on the crapola iowa interstate waiting for the ibuprofens to kick in on this now. Horribly pounding toothache I'm experiencing it. Then in middle of my lane was the carcass of a huge bloody exploded destroyed/obliterated deer. The two big duffel bag size chunks of meat and blood guts image flashed in front of me out of nowhere. I couldn't do anything but ride right through it.luckily I went through the middle of the two pieces I barely went right between them. About crapped myself . I decided to call it a night again. This time I went to another camp place and was so exhausted. I did the tree thing but the ground was more clay/ mud where I went and right when I sat down and to get in my hammock the bike falls over. ##&#&$!! Broke piece of my windscreen off $@$& arghh. I Said screw it and I climbed into the hammock on the ground and hadn't even taken my blanket out and I slept in it like that. Next day had an hour left. I get to my destination picked up my van. Had to drive the van a mile to the hotel. Walk back. Get my bike I had to drive the van go get a ramp.. Then I realized this was in a scooter that I am used to putting in the backs of my Vans this 500 lb bike. So I came up with a plan to go to U-Haul and it called if I could and they said yes. Actually used one of their trucks but they're long ramp and have it. It fully extended going into my van so I could ride it up into the U-Haul and then transfer it. Luckily I didn't have to do that. I found an embankment! (My tooth is abscessed at this point I couldn't sleep that night I'm agonizing pain. Sucked it up and I backed right up to it and Then realize I need to take off the front fairing so I can take the windshield off because it won't fit okay fine I did that it was the easiest thing of the whole trip to load it. I suffered with the tooth ate way too many. Ibuprofens and I made it back without consequence or issue in the van. That luckily since I bought it sideline didn't have any mechanical issues thank goodness.I would do it all again tomorrow.

This was my second moto-camping trip. The first one was with a different bike. The main difference this time was that I didn't have a top case or side panniers... super uncomfortable riding with a big duffel on my shoulders. Other than that, it went fine.

I did mess up thinking that since it's summer it wouldn't get that cold at night... but I was freezing, ended up sleeping in my riding gear.

Oh, and I also brought the wrong gas canister for my stove, so I survived on cold food only.

Didn’t take many photos after being here 100 times but I still love coming here.

Didn’t take many photos after being here 100 times but I still love coming here.

Didn’t take many photos after being here 100 times but I still love coming here.

My first motocamping video. I usualy post photos here, so this is my first budget atempt of filiming motocamping video . If it is against policy , delete it. Sorry

Thanks for watching, i appreciate.

P.S

While driving offroad my adapter for microphone broke, but i manage to film it still, it would probably be better .

Overnight on the beach. It was a great sleep.

A three night excursion to go hike and ride the parc, as well as the 155 to La Tuque. Lots of fun, a furry friend or two, and some good eating. Plus I love my new tank bag; holds enough to keep me happy lol!

First motocamp in a couple of months, great to be back out on the DR650

Hi together

i recently bought all of my camping stuff. What i am still missing is a sleeping bag / quilt system. I initially planned to buy a zenbivy system, since it seems to fit my needs in terms of sleep comfort (more freedom of movement and versatile, since i turn and change positions a lot while sleeping).

Nevertheless, I'm still not quite sure about the price. Isn't there any comparable system? Some sheet you put on your camping matress and then some kind of quilt/blanked which is modulary attached to the sheet? Or can you recommend a sleeping bag which provides similar comfort regarding the mentioned terms as a zenbivy system?

Looking forward to your experiences.

I’ve been doing a few YouTube vids lately of me riding about and what not but I always fancied camping with my bike and I did it :)

It did t go quite to plan I forgot somethings I needed like spare footwear but all in all it was pleasant and relaxing other than someone’s dog barking all night :/

This state park is about 30 minutes south of Silver City. Plenty of scenic, other worldly campsites nestled in ancient rock formations.

Solomotocamping on mountain lake 🙌🏻 realy cold night, everythng is wet, and my nose i s runny 😅 Insta :marko_adv995 🙌🏻

Set up camp after a butt blistering 250 mile ride on the baby XR. Rode through a cloud on the way up the mountain.

Boya Lake Provincial Park in Northern British Columbia, Canada. This photo is from when I camped there in 2019. I camped there again in 2024 on the same bike...truly a gorgeous spot.

I'd like to go moto camping once I get a bike and was thinking on getting a grom cause I'm vertically challenged.... Has anyone else used a small bike like the grom for forest camping? If so what are things I should look into for the bike or in general?

Edit, I can really only fit with cruisers, since my brother has been on the roads I plan to take (we have nice forest roads up here to camps) and he's ridden on a v star, I think I'd be p alr with a similar bike..... I'm low-key settling on a Vulcan for the comfort and I feel safe on it cause I'm flat foot

Week-long trip around Montenegro, shots from mountain Durmitor, and somewhere in the south east region.