Motorcycle gadgets: practical aids for long trips

With the first rays of sunshine, many bikers get their motorcycles out of hibernation and hunt through country roads and highways until autumn. In Germany alone, over 250,000 motorcycles were re -registered in 2024 – this is evident from a current one. A noticeable increase in the previous year (about 13.1 percent). However, a bike only offers limited space for luggage, even if you attach saddlebags to it. So that you can carry everything necessary while driving, we present six small motorcycle gadgets below that take little space.

Regardless of whether you want to plan a short trip or travel longer by motorcycle-in both cases you should always have one thing with you: the first aid set. According to the DIN standard 13167, the handy power bike association bag contains only the most important thing for motorcyclists, such as a rescue ceiling and warning vest, or even bandage and pavement.

During the trip, calling with your smartphone is strictly prohibited – and also life -threatening. With this Bluetooth headset, however, you can call someone from your motorcycle helmet without losing a view of the street. The wireless loudspeakers can reduce the background noise for outgoing and incoming audio signals, so that they can still be understood (in an emergency) while driving and communication is possible.

If your tire suddenly runs out while driving, the next petrol station is usually out of sight. For this reason, this practical motorcycle gadget is the ideal travel companion: a mobile air compressor that only needs a little space and-thanks to the integrated LED lamp-can also be used in the dark. The scope of delivery includes the pump, a Presta valve adapter, a needle valve adapter and a charging cable as well as instructions.

Many motorcyclists use their smartphone on the go as a navigation device. So that you can take a safe look at the route while driving, a cell phone holder made of stable aircraft aluminum including integrated vibration damping is quite useful. This is attached to the standard or oversize handlebar (22.2 / 25.4 / 28.6 / 31.7 mm or 0.875 / 1.0 / 1.125 / 1.25 inch diameter) and has a firm grip on the smartphone even when driving quickly- so that it cannot be detached from the bracket while driving.

Since a motorcycle offers little storage space for larger objects such as a sleeping bag, only the bare essentials can be taken while traveling. If you want to spend the night in a hostel on the way, you still don’t have to do without hygienic sleeping comfort: With this extremely small and very light (155 gram) travel sleeping bag you can dream at any time and anywhere in your own “bed”. Most accommodations offer suitable (wool) blankets, which you simply put over the thin microfiber cover.

As the name suggests, this special shoe protection should protect your motorcycle treads from abrasion and wear. The non -slip rubber band is simply pulled over the shoes and closed with a strong Velcro fastener. The integrated anti-slip shoe tip is intended to prevent shoe protection from slipping while driving. However, the motorcycle gadget is only available as a unit size.