Going on a long ride  By  lain (Read 932 times)

Is it possible to forward some supplies to the campsite by van? Then you could ride light.

if you plan on taking a van, then problem solved.

the first thing you need to do is draw up some kind of "flight plan", the route you are taking, designated stopping points, etc.
make sure everyone is familiar with it, and that everyone carries a cell phone and the charger for it.

wearing backpacks and fanny packs can give you a lot of storage.
if the backpacks are too big, then the front rider of a 2 up situation might not be able to wear one.

the number one item (besides a cell phone) is a spare 1 or 2 gallon gas can.
i sat mine between my feet and bungied the handle loosely to the bikes frame.

number 2 on the list would be tools. my ride only required a small assortment of sockets to service the entire bike, and they could all fit in a fanny pack that weighed about 5 pounds.
the big item was the 13 inch breaker bar, which i bungied to one of the inside rails of my bike.
make absolutely certain this is bungied properly OR YOU WILL LOSE IT.
if your scoot is water cooled, then you will want to carry water too, 2 liters should be plenty.
other spare parts you might consider is a CDI and a drive belt.
put a paper clip on your keyring, and use it in case your sparkplug boot somehow malfunctions. this little piece of wire can get you home when nothing else will.

Thanks everyone. It looks like we will be bringing the van and we will be going to the cape, but I still have my doubt about the van since the guy who has the van has never been on time for anything and often bails on us and does not tell us until hours after we were supposed to meet, so I'm still planning for either or just to be safe.

We are taking 50cc class scooters with "100cc" big bore kits. Max speed of about 52.

I already have all tools you would need to do every single task a scooter would ever need neatly packed into my bucket seat all the time. So no worry about tools, I also carry extra coils, CDI, belt, vairator pieces, etc. Plan to also bring spare tires already assembled with rims and everything for quick changes in case of flats, cuz I freakin hate changing the actual tires from the rims haha.

What do I do about the vibration that usually kills my wrists and puts my hands and butt to sleep every 30-45 minutes? Is there some trick, maybe wrapping the grips with cloths or something to reduce the vibration to my hands?

Pipe-wrap

My thought is to cut to length, and wrap with electrical tape. Might have to do something to make sure it 'grips' the throttle though...like maybe securely tape some sandpaper to the grip first, then cover with the pipe-wrap.

As for carrying cargo, I've often pondered one of those lightweight kiddy-carrier trailers for bicycles. Designed to carry two kids up to toddler size, you're looking at some viable carry capacity for a small scooter *AND* (as an added bonus) all the trailer coupling engineering (to accommodate lean in a turn) has been done for you!

Dude when I had carpel tunnel in my wrist riding was hard after 30mins the vibration was the worst.
I got that fixed but still have issues with that wrist and it still bothers me to ride

I have no idea where you are going to or how far it is from your starting point. There are a zillion Cape What Ever and a lot of Spring Fields spread around the country. That being said, here are some points from my half century of riding.

1. Unless you have changed the gearing on your 50cc scooters, you need to keep the speed in the 30 MPH range for long distance. That motor won't last long cranking 10,000 at 45-50 MPH and you will be beaten to death in the first hour or two of riding.

2. A small tent, a sleeping bag, and a sleeping pad or air mattress and a small duffel bag is not a significant weight and can be bunged on the back of the seat. Think small and minimal for the accessories. Leave the two burner Coleman at home and get a small sterno stove. Cook the beans in the can they came in, and so on.

3. Tools and parts -- stay local and don't go far if you need to haul a service department inventory with you to be comfortable more than a few miles from home. Really. Truly. Been there, done that, and nearly always needed something I didn't have with me.

4. Dump your "friend" with the van and load as if he isn't going to show. Being hours late and not letting you know on a frequent basis is not the behaviour of a friend.

Good luck.