{"id":875,"date":"2017-08-29T14:35:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T14:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/powertrip360\/?p=875"},"modified":"2017-09-06T02:35:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T02:35:32","slug":"preparing-the-bikes-for-20000-kms-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/powertrip360\/preparing-the-bikes-for-20000-kms-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing the bikes for 20,000 kms on the road!"},"content":{"rendered":"

What goes into preparing 2 Sports Bikes for a 20,000 km trip? It is primarily on asphalt, but nevertheless, a roadtrip is a roadtrip. Having sports bikes means that you don\u2019t have the luxury of a good posture and space like you would have on adventure motorcycles. Obviously, solutions can always be found; thankfully, this time we had help.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with luggage. For the Ninja H2, we are thankful for Bikebiz Australia<\/a> in Sydney from whom we picked up the H2 and also who helped us in making a pannier solution for the H2, on which we will be mounting semi-hard side panniers. Along with that, we will have a Ventura<\/a> tank bag with suction cups so that it doesn\u2019t scratch the beautiful paint. And I will also be wearing a backpack from Point 65 Sweden<\/a> and this one is in chrome to match the Ninja H2 paint itself.<\/p>\n

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The Ducati<\/a> 1299 Panigale that was given to us by Ducati Australia<\/a> & Fraser Motorcycles<\/a> was a little more different. In fact, the H2 did not have a stock solution, but the 1299 Panigale had one from Ventura<\/a> and they are one of the world\u2019s best luggage manufacturers based out of beautiful New Zealand. They provided us with a rack solution with a bag for 1299. But on the 1299 the Ventura rack is there and the Ducati tank bag is there. We found one set of side panniers to fit on it, and of course the rider, Sunil, will be wearing a Point 65<\/a> backpack, this time in red to match the Panigale.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s move on to navigation, which is very important. The purists will say that you can also still use paper maps and Google maps. I don\u2019t want to use my phone on the bike, because I don\u2019t want it to get dirty or be under the sun for too long because it is my only point of contact with the rest of the world. So I prefer GPS solutions, which use RAM mounts. And we were glad to be assisted by Hurtle Gear<\/a>\u00a0who helped us out with RAM mounts, especially for the H2 and the Panigale. We are using Garmin Zumos which are waterproof. In cities where there are tall buildings these GPS\u2019 sometimes don\u2019t work so then we have the option of using the phones.<\/p>\n

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Next is something that is part of the communication and navigation system package. The Bluetooth communication devices from UClearAudio<\/a>. We got a dual pack from them, the UClear AMP Pro. Sunil and I have mounted them on our beautiful AGV Pista GP R <\/a>Carbon Fibre helmets. I didn\u2019t want to put anything on the helmet, but some things are necessary. These devices can also be linked to the GPS or the phone and we can hear on the go audio directions.<\/p>\n