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Minimum size for a touring bike? Lew 09-14-2008
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Posted by Steve on September 15, 2008, 11:28 pm



>I sold my old windshield today. The guy who bought it asked how is
> worked when I was using it. I told him I used it on a 4 day, 1600
> mile trip this spring and it worked great. He looked in disbelief
> at my Nighthawk and said, "on that bike?"
>
> Maybe it was because it's a Nighthawk, but I got the feeling he
> thought it was too small to be ridden that far in 4 days. Why do
> people think that 750s aren't fit for touring? I ride 900 mile
> weekends and have ridden the Blue Ridge Parkway from one end to the
> other and back on my "little" 750. I've heard of people doing tours
> on 50cc scooters.
>
> I admit that if I did nothing but Iron Butt type tours I might
> prefer a Gold Wing or 1200LT, but my Nighthawk is fine for touring.
> How big does a tourer have to be?
>
> --
> Lew

1) Big enough for you to be comfortable on it for extended riding
2) Have enough luggage capacity to carry what you need.

You determine personally each of those settings.

For me it a Concours 1K with a Givi top bag. I have gone for months on it.
For my wife its a PC800 and its good for about a week, and I am carrying all
the tools.



Posted by Robert Bolton on September 16, 2008, 10:59 pm



>
>>I sold my old windshield today. The guy who bought it asked how is
>> worked when I was using it. I told him I used it on a 4 day, 1600
>> mile trip this spring and it worked great. He looked in disbelief
>> at my Nighthawk and said, "on that bike?"
>>
>> Maybe it was because it's a Nighthawk, but I got the feeling he
>> thought it was too small to be ridden that far in 4 days. Why do
>> people think that 750s aren't fit for touring? I ride 900 mile
>> weekends and have ridden the Blue Ridge Parkway from one end to the
>> other and back on my "little" 750. I've heard of people doing tours
>> on 50cc scooters.
>>
>> I admit that if I did nothing but Iron Butt type tours I might
>> prefer a Gold Wing or 1200LT, but my Nighthawk is fine for touring.
>> How big does a tourer have to be?
>>
>> --
>> Lew
>
>1) Big enough for you to be comfortable on it for extended riding
>2) Have enough luggage capacity to carry what you need.
>
>You determine personally each of those settings.
>
>For me it a Concours 1K with a Givi top bag. I have gone for months on it.
>For my wife its a PC800 and its good for about a week, and I am carrying all
>the tools.
>
The Concours is a good touring bike. With a Givi big enough to carry
two helmets, the Concours will carry about the same as an Electra
Glide, both in weight and volume.

Robert

Posted by Radbert Grimmig on September 17, 2008, 12:41 am


Lew schrieb:

>Maybe it was because it's a Nighthawk, but I got the feeling he
>thought it was too small to be ridden that far in 4 days.

I did it in a Dodge Ram Pickup in two days recently, so what.

>How big does a tourer have to be?

I used a Suzuki 350 trail bike for three years and didn't feel like I
was missing out on much. Perfect ride on ANY street. OK, so you can't
go with the flow on German autobahns, but that's endlessly boring
anyway.

Touring competence is an attribute for riders, not bikes.

--

Gruß
Radbert

Posted by on September 17, 2008, 10:21 pm


I ride 400 mile days on my Honda GL650. It's all I need.

Kenny
Albuquerque



>I sold my old windshield today. The guy who bought it asked how is
>worked when I was using it. I told him I used it on a 4 day, 1600
>mile trip this spring and it worked great. He looked in disbelief
>at my Nighthawk and said, "on that bike?"
>
>Maybe it was because it's a Nighthawk, but I got the feeling he
>thought it was too small to be ridden that far in 4 days. Why do
>people think that 750s aren't fit for touring? I ride 900 mile
>weekends and have ridden the Blue Ridge Parkway from one end to the
>other and back on my "little" 750. I've heard of people doing tours
>on 50cc scooters.
>
>I admit that if I did nothing but Iron Butt type tours I might
>prefer a Gold Wing or 1200LT, but my Nighthawk is fine for touring.
>How big does a tourer have to be?

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