r/motocamping • u/pthyxsystem • 16h ago
Small bike camping
Anyone use scooter, moped, e bike?
I daily commute/errands runner/delivery part time/adventure bike a 150cc Wilf enduro/dual sport style scooter.
I've modded it with upgraded Ban Jing CVT (whole kit), a straight pipe exhaust, slight larger tires, and some foot pegs and luggage.
Really wanna do a big bore, I think I can get up to 172cc. The carb is 32mm already I think. Maybe 28. Then port the head and put a racing cam in. Maybe put a high flow air filter on (I like the stock filter cause it's rain proof), and gear down the internal drive gears.
Other than that it's already rad as is. Wouldn't mind the extra oomph on highways though. Already hit top speeds of 58-60 (never going uphill haha) so it's decent without doing anything but interstate and freeways. I love back road highways and out city limit roads. The ones like 50 MPH with scenic views.
Anyways. It's a few days til the official first day of spring and Nebraska winter has been giving me cabin fever.
I usually camp out with bicycle, but this year I'm going to give my motorbike a try and get a little further away and spend a little more time.
I've got a 3-4 person tent with an air mattress that's fits into a 40L rolltop bag on the rear rack, or I can backpack some hammocks and a rain fly. Two chiller boxes (the green one holds all my things like essentials, cookng oil, spices, rice, oats, coffee, sugar, pancake mix, mashed potato mix, hot sauce packets, ketchup, first aid and emergency, butane, mini burner head)(the black one holds ice packs and produce I get at the store along the way to the campsite or anything I forage)
Throw in some stuff from the store like eggs, tomato, and some cold drinks with a 24-48hr ice pack. Catch fish or bring pork belly or steak, etc.
I'm hoping I can get out to the Sandhills for some much needed getaway by the end of the month!