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Posted by LarryInSeattle
- March 14, 2014, 08:13:03 AMI have been moto-camping for years. Love the freedom of the road and the price of motels and restaurants always shortens up the amount of time I could spend on the road, so I invested in good camping gear and ways to haul it.
I almost would suggest taking a browse at http://www.motocampers.com and see all of what they do. Good info there.
A hitch provides quite a bit of the answer for me. See the hitch rack on my Goldwing. It would also haul a nice bag as well and goes on and off in just a minute or less.
Stacking and packing the bike never leaves the bike looking super cool as a naked Drifter looks but having the creature comforts at the campsite is worth every bit of the effort.
I do all of my own cooking and make coffee in the morning.
Posted by bikerbob5864
- March 14, 2014, 02:38:44 AMSince this will be my 1st year with a Drifter 1500, I need some advice about loading this thing for a long trip........like to Colorado........Sturgis........or Arizona. Maybe all 3! I'm debating fabbing a strut mounted rack to carry tent, etc above the rear fender, buying one from Apex that appears to be a Kawasaki Part# designed for the 99-05 1500, or installing the Classic fender rack........on the fender itself and letting the bags assume some the load bearing. My biggest problem is that I'm cheap!! 
and I don't want to pay alot for the strut mount from Apex(170.00) or pay for a guy to fab one for me.
I've also thought about building a trailer, like the one on Gadgets page, but I'm not sure about the hitch setup.........Just need some advice from those who've taken trips with their Drifters and how they did/do it given the Drifters "unique"lack of luggage space.
Thanks
Bob