masterplumber
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So, just in case you don't think you can haul enough weight on a medium dual sport to take a long trip -
I weigh about 230 lbs, and in that box are the hubs and new rotors for my son's F250 4x4. I estimate they weigh 150 lbs. With that much weight up high it was a little wobbly stop and go at intersections in town, but once I got moving I had no problems, except the lack of room - felt like I was in India where it's not uncommon for them to care the whole family and a live chicken for dinner on a 125 cc Enfield. It was windy, and the box did catch a fair amount of side wind, so I had to be careful to not get blown across the lanes. It also had no problem climbing a long hill on the way home. When I go back pack hunting I only cary about half that weight and that includes my rifle etc... I've camped off this bike before, but only for a couple days, and I've taken some longer trips, but I always had a place to stay at my destination so I just took a bivy sack for the road. As much as I'd like to have a bigger more comfortable bike for long trips - this one is paid for and super reliable. I'm seriously thinking about trying a month on it in the future sometime hopefully soon - and mostly boondocking to save money.
I weigh about 230 lbs, and in that box are the hubs and new rotors for my son's F250 4x4. I estimate they weigh 150 lbs. With that much weight up high it was a little wobbly stop and go at intersections in town, but once I got moving I had no problems, except the lack of room - felt like I was in India where it's not uncommon for them to care the whole family and a live chicken for dinner on a 125 cc Enfield. It was windy, and the box did catch a fair amount of side wind, so I had to be careful to not get blown across the lanes. It also had no problem climbing a long hill on the way home. When I go back pack hunting I only cary about half that weight and that includes my rifle etc... I've camped off this bike before, but only for a couple days, and I've taken some longer trips, but I always had a place to stay at my destination so I just took a bivy sack for the road. As much as I'd like to have a bigger more comfortable bike for long trips - this one is paid for and super reliable. I'm seriously thinking about trying a month on it in the future sometime hopefully soon - and mostly boondocking to save money.