Prepping for the adventure.

In preparation for this trip, I needed to make sure all my gear would fit on the bike and not affect the handling too much. This is the longest I've done on a motorcycle, and I was bringing more stuff than I would for shorter trips. We are also planning to camp at several places along the way, so a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad etc were all needed.

All the gear fit well on the bike. The yellow waterproof bag was also the perfect backrest.

Two weeks out, I dropped my bike at the shipping company to be trucked out to CA.