In the past 3 and a half years I have owned 7 motorcycles, all varying in qualities from grunt to grumble and great fuel efficiency to guzzlers. However, for the past two years I’ve soley bought bikes for travelling in.
Whilst the perfect bike doesn’t exist for all ones needs, one can try and do their best at achieving the “dream bike”. Ideally, a lightweight bike that can handle a bump or two, has the range to not be a drag, and be comfortable and fun to ride as any bike is what we’re all after. However, my DRz for example came shipped with a plank of a seat, and about enough power to turn a hamster wheel, but with a little care and a whole lot of internet research, things can be done.
About the bikes...
So with great joy and much research I managed to find a bargain DRz after searching about 3 months for one. Despite high mileage and poor maintenance, the bike was only 2 years old and only 1 previous owner (not counting the guy who sold - READ MORE...
The tool of choice for the trip of 2008 was the Triumph Tiger 955i, fitted with a Scotoiler, heated grips, Datatool System 3 (alarm), and the generic Triumph panniers.
I've owned it for 9 months, and in two weeks covered over 2500 miles.
So what - READ MORE...
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