hi from England

I have a silver coloured swing I am 48 my name is Marie and I would like to do some touring and camping on my bike

Hi Marie,

Welcome aboard. Lots of friendly and informative folks here so you should enjoy and benefit from your visits.

My wife and I are also interested in doing some touring and camping on our bikes (I have a 2008 Swing and she has a 2008 Kymco 250 Grandvista). I used to do a lot of backpacking so have experience packing light for a trip. HOWEVER, in my later years I have grown accustomed to my creature comforts and wonder if I can pack my beer cooler and Lazy Boy recliner on the bike.

Seriously, we are planning to do some touring but may decide to stay in B&B's or hotels. Enjoy the site and tell us about any tours you take.

RobinC

Hi Marie, welcome to the forum

Bob

RobinC wrote:

My wife and I are also interested in doing some touring and camping on our bikes (I have a 2008 Swing and she has a 2008 Kymco 250 Grandvista). I used to do a lot of backpacking so have experience packing light for a trip.

The only way my wife will camp is in a hotel now.

Since you have two scooters, you are less restricted with you camping gear choices.

I have done a few camping trips with the SWing by myself, where I am strapped the camping gear to the rear passenger pillion fastened tightly to the solid TB-19 backrest.

If I was camping two-up on a single SWing then I would bring

- two man backpacking tent (versus three tent)
- still would bring thermarest pads
- inflatable pillow
- sheets and blanket(s) versus sleep bags (two would be too bulky)

If I could not strap it to the Givi E-96 on top of the E-52, then I would have to purchase side cases/luggage to store the bulkier camping gear.

RobinC wrote:

HOWEVER, in my later years I have grown
accustomed to my creature comforts and wonder if I can pack my beer
cooler and Lazy Boy recliner on the bike.

I have not tried packing my Lazy Boy recliner on top of the seat ... yet . I would think the reclining could be dangerous while driving .

Marie,

Welcome to the site. I think you will find quite a bit of information about touring on the SilverWing here. Be sure to tell us about your travels.

thanks everyone for your welcoming words look forward to reading and getting in touch with people as the time goes on

Oh just been looking at another site there was a link on for a swing gt to come out hopefully later this year. I will be interested in looking at getting one of those.

hello and welcome i can recommend the touring part but wouldnt want to camp on it if you roll over your gonna fall off

Hello and welcome to the site. Here's some pics of a solo camping trip I took on the scoot last summer.....if anyone is interested

http://picasaweb.google.com/twistngo/MCCampingAugust2008#

Sleeping bag in one saddlebag, tent and backpacking campstove in the other, clothes, food, and cooking gear in the topcase, fishing gear under seat, sleeping pads and folding stadium seat on the pillion.

Hi Marie,
Welcome to the site. Great folks with a lot of information. You'll enjoy the heck out of it!!!

Hello welcome to the site!

There are a few of us here who are in England. Hopefully there'll be some rideouts later on in the summer...

Bernardo

MikeH wrote:

Hello and welcome to the site. Here's some pics of a solo camping trip I took on the scoot last summer.....if anyone is interested

http://picasaweb.google.com/twistngo/MCCampingAugust2008#

Sleeping bag in one saddlebag, tent and backpacking campstove in the other, clothes, food, and cooking gear in the topcase, fishing gear under seat, sleeping pads and folding stadium seat on the pillion.

Nice pictures. Were the fish for diner?

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MikeH wrote:

Nice pictures. Were the fish for diner?

I don't like mess of cleaning/cooking fish while camping. And properly disposing of the entrails gets to be problematic in bear county. I generally practice catch and release, but I will keep one to eat every now and then.
Any day you can ride your scooter AND catch fish......is a good day! :bounce1:

thanks everyone for your welcome messages. If there are people out there in England I could join up with for a ride out I would be verry happy thanks.
Marie

RobinC wrote:

Hi Marie,

Welcome aboard. Lots of friendly and informative folks here so you should enjoy and benefit from your visits.

My wife and I are also interested in doing some touring and camping on our bikes (I have a 2008 Swing and she has a 2008 Kymco 250 Grandvista). I used to do a lot of backpacking so have experience packing light for a trip. HOWEVER, in my later years I have grown accustomed to my creature comforts and wonder if I can pack my beer cooler and Lazy Boy recliner on the bike.

Seriously, we are planning to do some touring but may decide to stay in B&B's or hotels. Enjoy the site and tell us about any tours you take.

RobinC

Hi do you live in England there are not many women who ride the swing :m/c:

scooterbird5 wrote:

thanks everyone for your welcome messages. If there are people out there in England I could join up with for a ride out I would be verry happy thanks.
Marie

There was some talk a few weeks ago of a potential meeting up in the future. One idea is the Ace cafe in London, and another place I can't remember now in Essex, North of London. I'm busy with work until early June, but thereafter I'll post a few ideas. I live in Aylesbury, Bucks. Whereabouts in the country are you....? There are some other forums who have regular meets, notably the maxi-muppets. Their site is always very chatty, but there is a rideout section so easy enough to find the meeting points and times etc.

http://www.maxi-muppets.co.uk/

Happy riding

hi, yes the place you cant remember is high beech in epping forest.
Which is very popular with bikers.
I along with some of the others from the maxi muppets site do meet up here, so any time your free give us a call and we can sort out a time here or at the ACE

Hi!

Thanks for that, High Beech, at Epping Forest. I shall look forward to it

Bernardo

I live in Tamworth near Drayton Manor park about 15 miles from Birmingham

Hi

Welcome to the Forum

lets bump the English Silverwing meet up in July , Swindon seems central as a suggestion

what day in july? would be good for you, any sunday is good for me as long as i get at least two weeks notice.. then theres no problem. :bounce1: :D

July sounds good can't do the 26th though, that's the Sunday after our family BBQ which we host.

Avebury is near to Swindon and is a favourite bikers meet. Plenty of room and a chance to see the standing stones for those who haven't seen them.

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Yep that looks good for me! I'm even a member of the National Trust!

If im about i may be up for that although in Italy end of july

OK so How about Sunday 12th July ?

Sorry for Hi-jacking the thread Marie


The Avery Manor House looks good for some lunch

Im working but dont worry about me im sure there will be more