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Posted by Calgary on September 14, 2008, 10:07 pm
On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:35:50 GMT, Lew
>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?
The mid weights are the most under appreciated segment of the
motorcycle market. Before litre bikes became commonplace I toured far
and wide on 750's.
Granted the new tourers do it much better and are more comfortable but
that doesn't mean you can't do the log the big miles or long days on
smaller machines.
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See Ya On The Road
2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium
2004 HD Road King
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
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