Equipment List

         "Oh bleddy 'ell, there's such a lot of STUFF!"

First off - 'tis a Honda C90 so the tank only holds 3.5 litres of fuel. If you'd help by buying a tank of fuel I'd be well chuffed - click the link on the 'home' page That'll get me about 80 miles 👍😎👍. 

 It's not much of a range between fills though. "No problem!" I think. "I'll take a petrol can. That holds a gallon so I'll have a range of about 200 miles. Much better!"   
I hadn't reckoned with the ridiculous and varied regulations in Croatia, Albania, Greece and the rest of them.  In the end - yes I AM taking a gallon of unleaded - but it's hidden in the black bag on the stepthrough rack (along with tools and a litre of oil).  I'm not sure I feel overly happy having a gallon of unleaded strapped between my knees but the weight was too much when it was strapped on the top box.  The front wheel wobbled like a wobbly thing wobbling over wobbly cobbles.

So here's the final list after trimming it down (I first published this on the FB / motorcycle camping group a while back):

• Dry sacks (got to keep those undies dry)
• Spare keys
• Bogroll
• Nail clippers 
• Bike cover
• Road map (I stripped down a road atlas to just the pages I need)
• Water sterilisers
• Water bottles
• Food- dried meals, couscous, rice
• Tea bags & milk
• Cooker, spare gas & Lighter
• Pans, plate, knife fork spoon, mug, cutting knife,
• Bottle opener, can opener, corkscrew
• Light / torch
• Self inflating bed
• Sleeping bag
• Tent
• Folding stool
• First aid kit, plasters, paracetamol, antiseptic cream
• Breathalysers X 2 for France
• Spare glasses (France)
• Reflective jacket
• Clothes - lots of thermal layers
• Boots, sandals
• Underwear
• Shorts
• Laundry soap
• Quick dry towel
• Shampoo & conditioner 2-in-1
• Toothpaste & brush
• Documents & copies of docs
• Cards & currency
• Phones & charger
• 2* bluetooth headsets & cables & charger
• Satnav & charger & cable
• Power bank & cable
• Foreign Plug converters
• Tool kit
• Spares ( Chain link, plugs, rings, gasket material, carb needle adjustors, cable, wire, connectors, fuses, inner tube, puncture kit, bulbs etc)

Have I missed anything?

I'm probably a bit paranoid about losing all of my documents, cards and cash or having them stolen, but I've put pdf copies of most things on an encrypted Sandisk micro USB flash drive which I keep in a waterproof secure stash tube, on a thong around my neck.

I've also put them on the cloud and left a copy at home with Sian.  All just in case. You never know.  Security is a bit of an issue in some of the countries and I think I'll feel uncomfortable leaving the bike or tent for any time. Then again, I want to experience all the places I go and I don't think I should let  this stop me getting away from the bike and exploring.  
Whatever happens - happens... and I'll make sure to tell you ALL about it! 😎