As far as tents are concerned, ask yourself what you need from a tent, there are a lot of very technical tiny lightweight tents used by hikers, they pack very small but....
Do you need to hide in it from foul weather? store panniers? Helmets? Wet gloves? rucksack? etc..... If the answer is yes to the above, then a hiking tent is not for you (nobody has ever complained about too much space).
Budget, if not a problem then
http://www.adventurebikeshop.co.uk/prod ... -Solo-Tent(on my wish list, can't see it happening at this price).
if there is restriction, the smaller the budget the less choices are available the easier the choice becomes.
Pack size (dont worry about weight, your not carrying it, the bike is) - very important, the size/ shape needs to work for you (really talking about pop up tents here) and how you will pack. IF not carrying a pillion, packing is easy, a pair of throwovers and the tent is strapped across the top of the panniers. With a pillion I would recomend investing in a rack.
Bit of a ramble, good luck with the search.
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