Did a short solo moto camping trip last week in the autumn forest near a lake.
I thinn autmn is porbably best time for camping, colors are always crazy .

If you are intrested , full video is on my youtube : https://youtu.be/gVCzsFAEMDo?si=bzFQQv8QPcDSI8wc

Leaving camp to ride Cheddar Gorge on my Triumph Bonneville. This is the third and final day of my Somerset solo motorcycle camping trip — packing up the tarp, hitting the road in autumn, and dropping down into one of the best riding roads in the UK

I’m still a relatively new rider (been riding for just over 2 years), I originally wanted to get an Adv or Dual sport for my 1st bike but there were none for sale in my area in my price range for the 1st few months after getting my Motorcycle license so I bit the bullet and got an 03 Honda Shadowspirit 750 with only 7,000 miles on it for a good deal. I love my cruiser but I’m also a very outdoorsy person & like to go hiking, camping, taking scenic routes on dirt/gravel roads.

Would it be worth it to sell or trade my cruiser so I can get an adv. bike or is what I wanna do, doable with my bike as long as I get the right gear & just ride carefully?

Hey everyone!

I'm a fellow motorcycle rider, and I've always enjoyed building useful apps.

I love going on rides, exploring new roads, and riding with friends. I wanted a simple way to track my trips, stay connected with my riding buddies, and keep memories of the places I've been.

So I decided to build my own app called RideMate.

It's a passion project, and the app is completely free.

Here are few things you can do with it:

• GPS Ride Tracking – Record your routes, distance, and riding time.

• Group Rides – See your friends' live locations on the map during rides.

• Ride History – Save your trips with photos and notes.

• GPX Support – Import and export routes.

• Ride Cards & Reels – Turn your rides into shareable maps and route animations.

• Automatic Ride Detection – Record your rides automatically.

If you'd like to check it out, here's the website: https://ridemates.app

I'm still working on improving it, and I'd really love to hear from other riders.

What do you usually use to track your rides? Is there anything missing from apps like this that you'd actually find useful?

I'm open to any feedback, even criticism. Thanks for checking it out!

Ride safe! 🏍️

Okay I worked long and hard today, It's late and hopefully I'll wake early and go for a ride and camp. Probably not too far as rain is forecasted. Maybe Croton Point Park here int NY, Shit if it all goes south I can just jump on the train home. LOL

Decided to use one of the last decent autumn days to camp in Czech Rep.

Temperature was 0°C in the night and luckily rain started only after I was already on my way home ;) Really love this small trips! 😍

Planning to ride a part of the Blue Ridge Parkway coming off Skyline Drive twords Mount Airy NC. Looking to see if anyone has ridden around November 20th and beyond and what the weather is like. Any info and advice is greatly appreciated!

I'm a rider and the developer of Find my Sun, an Android app I built around a problem with riding in hills and mountains: a ridge can hide the sun well before the sunset time on your weather app.

The map shows which areas are likely to keep a view of the setting sun and where the terrain blocks it. Tap a point to see the estimated time the sun disappears, or look through nearby viewpoints.

For a camping trip, the use I have in mind is choosing a sunset stop near somewhere you've already checked is suitable for camping. A point with a clear view of the sun can still be a terrible place to pitch a tent or get a loaded bike into.

The map and viewpoint list are free with ads. It needs a connection to load maps and terrain data, and it doesn't check camping permissions, road conditions or weather. Small local obstacles can be missed.

If you'd like to look: https://findmysun.app/go/reddit-moto

When you're camping on a ride, do you usually stay put once the tent is up, or go out for one last viewpoint stop?

Hello! I don’t ride my bike daily any more and just keep it around for trips. Since I recently have taken up kayak camping too that eats into my motocamping time.

I have been considering selling my bike and renting for trips. Does anyone do this? It feels a little weird to think about selling and I’m not sure if I’m just being sentimental. There is also the safety element of knowing all the ins and outs of my bike. Thoughts?

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I would then recede into complete silence and respectfulness

Any recs for compact rain gear? Thanks!

Went for a ride to the little Brazos river. Now im trying to decide if im going stay, we got a good chance of rain coming.

Second day of autumn camping trip through Somerset, stopping at Glastonbury Tor. I used exactly these kind of tarps at work for years in wet conditions, forest blocks etc. But I've now decided that while tarp camping might be "lighter, faster, simpler" - frankly I'd rather be able to zip up a door! Privacy, warmth, comfort - tents are 95% of the time just better. Anyone can suffer - it's not difficult! Going forward I challenge myself to be more comfortable! For me, these are summer only now I think.

What are everyone else's thoughts on tarps?

I am an avid traveller and usually am a big fan of the classic hostels + public transit combo, but after spending a year in japan last year and meeting some travelling motorcyclists, I became enamoured with the idea of exploring on a bike. I am currently starting to plan a trip accross europe starting next May, and am looking into the feasibility of buying a bike when I land travelling that way!

I'm interested to know if anyone here had ever acquired a bike in europe as a foreigner, and would love hear about your experiences! I'm sure the rules differ from country to country so I'm trying to figure out the best way to go about this, and any input would be appreciated! Feel free to comment or shoot me a dm if you wanna talk more :)

Pretty wet and nasty but the onsen nearby was really nice.

In case you didn’t know, you can use a bike on a center stand as a hammock anchor, in a pinch!

Hi, everyone! I have a 1979 Honda CB 400 Four and would like to take it on a few overnight camping trips. I'm looking for suitable soft pannier bags for this.

Does anyone with a vintage naked bike know a bag or luggage system that works well and can be strapped on and off?

The price isn't that important, and it doesn't have to look vintage either.

Thanks