I have never ridden longer than 400 km in a single day or a single trip, now I'm planning on taking a solo trip to Washington DC from Toronto on my 650cc Kawasaki. I have already changed the oil and filter, put new radiator coolant (flushed it), and will swap the rear tire because I don't trust it, it's kinda worn already. I have already planned the route on Google Maps, it gives me 2 routes, one is 937 km the other one is 956 km, they are separated by about 80 km but follow basically the same route parallel to each other, one arrives to Washington DC via Baltimore and the other one (my favorite) from the Pennsylvania/West Virginia mountains. I have travelled the latter one 7 times by car so it's familiar.
So what should I take on this trip? Remember that my bike is NOT one of those bikes with bag saddles and boxes, all I'm taking is a backpack. I'm planning on leaving a Thursday morning around 5 am and arriving the same day at 9 pm. GPS says it's a 9.5 hrs trip but it's going to take a minimum of 12 hrs because I have to fill up more often, my tank's range is 230 km per tank full. I'm staying Friday, Saturday, Sunday and leaving Monday morning at 5 am and arriving in the GTA at 9 pm same day. I'm planning on taking only 3 days of clothing, so that's 3 shirts, 3 pair of socks, ect,ect and only 2 pants.
I'm planning on only taking a portable tire inflator and a tire patch repair kit. Maybe a small fuel jug, the smallest, only a gallon. Plus my phone which I can charge on the go on my bike, and maybe I can get my hands on a paper map or print it out in ccase there's no cell coverage in those Pennseylvania mountains.
What else you guys think I should take and what advice you'll give me?
So what should I take on this trip? Remember that my bike is NOT one of those bikes with bag saddles and boxes, all I'm taking is a backpack. I'm planning on leaving a Thursday morning around 5 am and arriving the same day at 9 pm. GPS says it's a 9.5 hrs trip but it's going to take a minimum of 12 hrs because I have to fill up more often, my tank's range is 230 km per tank full. I'm staying Friday, Saturday, Sunday and leaving Monday morning at 5 am and arriving in the GTA at 9 pm same day. I'm planning on taking only 3 days of clothing, so that's 3 shirts, 3 pair of socks, ect,ect and only 2 pants.
I'm planning on only taking a portable tire inflator and a tire patch repair kit. Maybe a small fuel jug, the smallest, only a gallon. Plus my phone which I can charge on the go on my bike, and maybe I can get my hands on a paper map or print it out in ccase there's no cell coverage in those Pennseylvania mountains.
What else you guys think I should take and what advice you'll give me?
