RideAbout65.1 – Bike and Gear

Bike for 65.1

2009 Ducati Multistrada 1100S

 

MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES:

Windscreen: Zero Gravity.
Cruise Control: Kaoko Throttle Lock.
Rubber insert footpegs from Yamaha FZ-1 installed.
Crash sliders installed on frame and axles.
Powerlet rear and handlebar outlets installed.
Powerlet jumper cables installed.
Voltmeter installed.
Driving Lights: PIAA 510ATP with Strada Avventurosa LM-1 Light Mount Kit.
Security Lock: OnGuard.
Saddlebags: Ducati Performance with Liners.
Tankbag: Ducati Performance with Powerlet wiring for iPhone.
Bike Cover: Ultraguard.
Tailbag: Dowco Fastraxx Sport Luggage – 50144-00.
Hydration System: Camelbak.
Heated Grips: Ducati Performance.

Rear Powerlet 12V outlet

Yamaha FZ-1 Footpegs

Kaoko Throttle Lock

Power wiring for tankbag

Charger cable for iPhone

Powerlet Jumper Cable Connection

 

RIDING GEAR:  

Helmet: Shoei Neotec.
Jacket-1: Aerostitch Darien (purchased in Jan 1995 – almost starting to get broken in).
Jacket-2: Joe Rocket Phoenix 5.0.
Pants: Aerostitch Darien (purchased in Jan 1995 – almost starting to get broken in).
Boots: Garne – G. King Aquatech Boots – waterproof.
Gloves: Fox, Joe Rocket, and Moose Off-Road.
Heated liner & gloves: Warm & Safe/Firstgear.
Raingear: Firstgear jacket & Frog Toggs pants.
Raingloves: Alpinestar Drystar ST-1.

Note – Sent Darien jacket home about half way thru the trip as the Joe Rocket jacket plus the rain jacket were more convenient
to use and more comfortable due to the heat. The Joe Rocket jacket was a mesh style.

ELECTRONIC and SOFTWARE (GPS, Phone, etc): 

Personal Locator: SPOT
GPS 1:  Garmin Zumo 550 with Motonamics Mount.
GPS 2:  Garmin GPSmap 60CSx Handheld.
Laptop Computer: HP Lenovo.
Mobile Phone: iPhone.
iPhone Apps: Trip Journal and Urban Spoon.

 

 

 

Tom Carter
Franklin, Tennessee

Mechanical Engineering Consultant

Motorcycle Rider/ Racer/ Tester

Husband/ Dad/ Grandfather/ Great-Grandfather

Planet Earth Arrival 1947

First rode a motorcycle around 1958

Still riding today…