Motorbike Luggage List

The following list is a comprehensive guide to the type things required for overland travel on a motorcycle. It is for you to assess where you are going and for how long and then choose the items most suitable to carry. Remember that many of items listed below can be bought en route, and are usually cheaper. It cannot be stressed enough that the lighter you travel the better, therefore be sure to carry only what you really need.

• Camping
• Cooking
• Clothing
• Personal Kit
• Toiletries
• First Aid Kit
• Survival Kit
• Tools
• Spares
• Useful Bike Bits
• Documentation

Camping
Tent, lightweight
Sleeping bag (3/4 season)
Compression sack
Sheet liner
Foam sleeping mat (closed cell)
Mosquito net

Cooking
Stove, petrol (spares)
Fuel bottle
Lighter, Zippo (with spare flints & wick)
2 Pots (handle & frying pan/lid)
Spoon & fork
Mug
Water filter
Water containers
Water bottle or bag
Washing liquid & cloth
Tin opener
Teaspoon
Salt & pepper

Clothing
Waterproof motorcycle jacket
Sturdy jeans or leather trousers
Lightweight trousers
Thermal long johns & vest
Socks
Underwear
Shirts
T-shirts
Leather belt (also good for stropping knives)
Thick leather gloves (for cold weather)
Thin leather gloves (for hot weather)
Waterproof Trousers
Swimming costume
Fleece jacket
Shorts
Thermal Balaclava
Scarf
Helmet & visor or goggles
Sturdy leather boots
Sandals &/or trainers
Sunhat

Personal Kit
Personal tape/radio player (with tapes & spare batteries)
Camera (with spare batteries, mini-tripod & film)
Sunglasses
Binoculars
Maps
Map holder (length of plastic drainpipe)
GPS receiver
Money belt
Petzel-type headlight (with spare halogen bulb & batteries)
Calculator, credit card size, solar powered
Notebook
Address book
Pen, pencil & rubber
Reading/phrase/guide books
Cards, chess, games etc
Swiss army knife
Sheath knife
Whetstone
Compass
Whistle
Watch or alarm clock
Mosquito repellent
Candles
Bootlaces
String
Parachute cord
Sewing kit
Earplugs
Door guard (for locking doors from the inside)
Rubber bands
Padlock, small
Passport photos, several
Matches
Water purification tablets
Spare stapes & buckles etc
Plastic bags, small & large
Gifts (pens, postcards, photos, sweets etc)

Toiletries
Travel towel
Wash bag
Soap
Shampoo
Razors
Shaving oil/foam
Hairbrush
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Washing line
Mirror
Sanitary towels
Condoms
Toilet paper
Universal sink plug
Lip salve
Sunscreen, after-sun lotion & lip-block

First Aid Kit
Lunchbox
Plasters
Dressings
Bandages (triangular & crepe)
Paperclip (heated will burn through nail to relieve blood blisters)
Safety pins
Tweezers
Scissors, folding
Antiseptic spray/cream/wipes
Aspirin
Powerful painkillers (codeine etc)
Rehydration salts (dioralyte etc)
Diarrhoea tablets (lomotil etc)
Constipation tablets (senokot etc)
Multivitamins
Throat pastels
Anti-malarial tablets
Travel sickness tablets
Antihistamine tablets
Sutures, butterfly
Aids pack (syringe & needles)
Temporary tooth filling
Anti-fungal cream (daktarin etc)
Micropore tape
Calamine lotion (for sunburn)
Rubber gloves
Information on first aid/travel health
General course of antibiotics
Deep heat cream or tiger balm

Survival Kit
Old tobacco tin, sealed (inside of lid can be polished for signal mirror)

• Small candle
• Garden wire
• Fishing line, hooks, weights etc
• Painkiller tablets
• Water purification tablets
• Cotton wool (tinder)
• Waterproof matches (drip wax over the heads)
• Safety pins
• Salt
• Button compass
• Magnifying glass, small
• Condom (great water carrier)
• Potassium permanganate (antiseptic, water purifier etc)
• Needle and strong thread
• Wire saw
• Surgical blades
• Flint & steel
• Sutures, butterfly
• Plasters
• Plastic bag (water carrier, solar still etc)

Rescue flares (smoke & rockets)
Emergency rations

Tools
Ring/open spanners (appropriate selection)
Socket wrench
Sockets (particularly larger sizes)
Sparkplug socket or wrench
Adjustable spanner, 10"
Spoke spanner
Pliers
Long-nose pliers
Screwdrivers (interchangeable cross & flat heads)
Set of Allen keys
Hacksaw, small, with extra blades
Vice grips
Tyre levers
Chain breaker
Feeler gauge
Circuit tester
File
Tyre pressure gauge
Pump, good mountain bike type
G-clamp, small

Spares
Sparkplug
Split links & length of chain
Fuses
Bulbs
Lock washer & nut for drive sprocket
Engine casing screws
Oil drain nut
Valve core & tool
Inner tubes (front & rear)
Tyres (particularly rear)
Spokes (front & rear)
Solderless cable nipples
Ignition coil
CDI or points & condenser
Carburettor bits (diaphragm, jets etc)
Air filter
Oil filters
Fuel filters
Control levers & cables
Speedo cable
Petrol pipe
Jerry cans or other spare fuel containers
Rope

Useful Bike Bits
Electrical wire
Garden wire
Puncture repair kit, with extra glue & patches
Insulating tape
Gaffer tape
Chain or lock
Tin foil (can use as fuse)
Jubilee clips
Zip ties, plastic
Instant gasket, silicone
Araldite
Super glue
Liquid metal
Radiator sealant
Electrical connectors
Nuts and bolts
Craft knife, with extra blades
Split pins
Heavy rubber bands
Rubber/plastic tube
Spare keys (hidden on bike)
Grease
Washing liquid (for easier tyre fitting)
Rag & top-up oil
WD40
Manual

Documentation
Passport
Carnet (if required)
Driving licence
International driving permit (if required)
Vehicle registration document
International certificate of motor vehicles (if required)
Green card (if required)
Travel insurance
Vaccination information & certificates
E111 (for Europe)
Cash, travellers' cheques & credit cards (visa is best)
Other cards ISIC (student card), YHA, emergency details, AA etc
Photocopies of passport, travel insurance & other important documents
Leave a copy of all important documents at home