Best Touring Bike

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Diesel Dave
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Re: Best Touring Bike

Post by Diesel Dave » Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:53 pm

Depends on weather your influenced by looks or impressions or can you concentrate on pure practicalities.......

It's difficult to ignore maxi scooter practicalities, for example I've ridden this little 250 Foresight over 450 miles in a day and I could still walk normally afterwards and my shoulders didn't hurt either.

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It can carry huge amounts of luggage, even my tent fits under the seat, returns 70-80mpg and you don't need to lift the seat to refuel. Top speed ranges between 70 to 80 depending on wind/incline etc. Servicing is dead cheap, oil swap, single plug, and the belt and rollers look like lasting around 20,000 miles. Tyres are tubeless so I just carry a plugging kit (no need to remove the wheel to fix).

alxtek
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Rides:: Honda Africa Twin / Honda Cub 90
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Re: Best Touring Bike

Post by alxtek » Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:57 pm

My trusty Africa Twin normally does the job :D

Absolutley love this bike!

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