The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel: Tips, Technology, Advanced Techniques
  This book is written to help motorcyclists prepare themselves and their motorcycle for traveling long distances over extended periods. Whether you are getting ready for a weekend trip beyond your home turf, or for a transcontinental odyssey lasting several years, Coyner’s book details the fundamentals for riding in comfort, safety, and convenience.
In three major sections, the book covers trip planning, rider preparation, and outfitting the motorcycle. An appropriate level of planning for a long motorcycle trip can help you maximize enjoyment and minimize irritating annoyances on the road. Coyner lays out the steps for planning a worry-free trip.
A successful trip should start with the rider physically and mentally prepared. On the road, having good riding gear can make a dramatic difference in comfort and safety as the weather changes from dry to wet, and from hot to cold. Coyner describes the important aspects of personal preparation and describes the major kinds of riding gear and how they work to control body temperature and moisture.
As motorcycle technology has evolved, so have aftermarket accessories, which are made to address virtually every special need. Coyner shows you step-by-step how electrical modifications can be made, and provides specific sections on high-performance lighting and conspicuity, GPS and other cockpit instruments, entertainment and communication devices, cameras and camcorders, ergonomic enhancements, suspension improvements, luggage and storage additions, and trailers.
Finally, the book steps you through pre-trip preparations to put yourself, your bike, and your affairs in order so that you can enjoy worry-free travel.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Planning Your Trip
- Three Questions
- Rounding Out Your Plan
- Preparing Yourself
- Mind Powers
- The Right Stuff
- Outfitting Your Bike
- Modification Techniques
- Lightning and Conspicuity
- Cockpit Instruments
- Entertainment and Communication
- Cameras and Camcorders
- Ride in Comfort
- Underpinnings
- Storage Solutions
- Trailer Life
- On the Road
- Putting it All Together
- Managing Contingencies
About the Author
Dale Coyner is the owner of Open Road Outfitters, a motorcycle accessory shop in Sterling, Virginia that specializes in the sale and installation of motorcycle trailers, lighting, and electronics. Dale speaks frequently at rallies and motorcycle club meetings on motorcycle travel, technical topics, and his writing.
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