Luggage Capacity

[alegerlotz]

Have you ever wondered how much stuff your RT1200RT can hold? The answer is alot!

I took this inventory after returning home from the MOA Rally in Salt Lake City.

The bike is a 2016 R1200RT with the stock paniers and the 49 litre trunk. I also used a SW-Motech "city" tank bag and a Sea to Summit 65 litre dry bag.

Configured as above, the bike carried the following...

Camping Gear: (in the Sea to Summit dry bag)
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Big Agnes Wyoming 2 Tent with footprint
5 x 7 tarps (2)
self inflating sleep mat
sleeping bag
inflatable pillow
folding camping chair

Clothes:
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socks (11 pairs)
underwear (8 pairs)
t shirts (15)
shorts - 13
sneakers (1 pair)
sandals (1 pair)
hats (3)
belts (2)
jeans (1 pair)
long sleeve t shirt (1)

Toiletries and such:
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sunscreen (1 sm btl)
first aid kit and 1 box finger bandaids
OFF bug spray (1 can)
camping towel
bath towel
hotel shampoo/body wash (6 sm btls)
misc "wipes" - clorox, wet naps, etc...
toiletry kit (shaving cream, razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc...)

Motorcycle specific items:
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motorcycle gloves
Adventure Designs Tire Patch Kit with pump
Adventure Designs R1200RT tool kit
Kick stand plates (4 inch squares) - 3
Bilt Motorcycle cover (also in Sea to Summit dry bag)
rain jacket and pants

Electronics:
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tablet computer
small camp light
led head lamp
solar charger
point & shoot camera w/batter charger
android smart phone
AA batteries (10)
AAA batteries (10)
small flashlights
GPS storage case

Misc items:
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knife
mace
sunglasses
reading glasses
soft sided cooler (holds 4 water bottles)
7 Butler motorcycle maps w/carry case
Rally "swag" (stickers, pins, patches, plastic mug, etc...)
can/bottle insulators (2)
usb aux charging batteries
misc usb cables and 110v converters

 

[alegerlotz]

ugh... I've got a typo in the title and I can't figure out how to edit it.

 

[20774]

I got your back!! Members generally don't have permission to do those sort of things.

 

[zenwhipper]

Quick! Hit the Dynamic ESA! Rider + Luggage

 

[t6pilot]

Got some friends who rode 2 up to Sturges on a Harley sportser and did it all camping
I know it's way more expensive but hotels allow less gear to be packed, just saying
Congrats on a great journey

 

[riderr1150gsadv]

Nice packing job! It's about what I would pack for my 6-7 week trips I did in the past.

 

[alegerlotz]

I got your back!! Members generally don't have permission to do those sort of things.

Thanks!

 

[alegerlotz]

You do realize you've got a GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) that, after your weight (fully dressed to ride) plus weight of fully-fueled bike, what's left is how much cargo BMW authorizes you to cram in/strap on/load up/etc.?

I do, but given that I didn't have a passenger I should have been fine. My stuff was heavy, but not as heavy as an adult male.

 

[alegerlotz]

Quick! Hit the Dynamic ESA! Rider + Luggage

That definitely made a difference. Still, I think that my clearwater lights may have been slightly more offensive than usual to oncoming drivers because of the rear weight bias...

 

[riderr1150gsadv]

That definitely made a difference. Still, I think that my clearwater lights may have been slightly more offensive than usual to oncoming drivers because of the rear weight bias...

That only means that they saw you better.....

 

[kurt_wahtera]

rt side case volume

I believe the figure for the cases is 31 ltr each.

 

[rip0357]

Looks like the perfect packing job to me. I just sold my '16 Wing and went to a '17 RT and have been looking forward to trying different packing options... having lost some capacity. With my wing, I always over packed since I had the room.

I will be getting a bigger top box eventually, for now I just have the BMW 28 ltr box. With the top box removed, I'm thinking my first camping trip I will use my 70 ltr dry bag with my 40 ltr dry bag secured on top. I plan to have the bags laterally behind me, using the leading edge of the big bag as a backrest.

That's the plan anyway. I'll post a pics when able.

 

[pglaves]

The last time I brought half that much clothing was the 2003 Iron Butt Rally, where it was all old stuff - socks, undies, and T shirts discarded each night. Otherwise it is hitting the laundry once a week.

 

[riderr1150gsadv]

With all the new gear these days, one can get away with three of everything, socks, undies and shirts. All will dry overnight or in a mesh bag tied on top of a duffel/dry-bag/camelback. Camp-gear got so ridiculously light and small that just about everything fits in one pannier. Looking at old pics of myself loaded for bear, I wonder how I got away with the kitchen sink..

 

[skibumwi]

I will be getting a bigger top box eventually, for now I just have the BMW 28 ltr box.

Let me know when you want to give away the 28l box .

Ski

 

[brownie0486]

Very nice,
My dry bag with the same camping gear you listed, a small survival SAR bag and 3 days clothes weighs 30 pounds. The right pannier carries emergency equipment like jump starter, inflator, spare foot pump, bungies, micro fiber clothers, 2 more days clothes and weighs 18 pounds. Left pannier carries rain gear, spare warm jacket and 1/2 helmet weighing 11-12 pounds.

I haven't decided if I'm taking the luggage rack or not when I do the 3 week, 3 state national park tour in Utah, Colorado and NM in June. I may move clothes from panniers to luggage box and take some cooking supplies etc, need to make that coffee in the morning.

easa on two riders should about cover it.

 

[rip0357]

Let me know when you want to give away the 28l box .

Ski

Will do.

If anyone comes across any deals for big top boxes, pls let me know.

 

[wbrownell9]

Not too different from what I took for a 3 month trip, 40-100+ degrees. I had a heated jacket and long underwear too but fewer shorts (2) & underwear (4). I'm the only one that knows if I'm wearing the same shorts as yesterday and I don't care. I can rinse stuff out to make it tolerable or go to a laundromat.

I also carried a set of ratchet straps which I used twice because some ferries don't supply tiedowns, or the ones they supply are crap. They're also there in case I need to strap it down on a trailer or pickup bed but I've never had to use them for that