Motorcycling and Nomads: Who's doing it?

[frater secessus]

I appreciate the feedback on carbs vs FI, everyone. Very helpful.

 

[Sailing VANessa]

Just picked up this KLR 250.  I'm nervous about the hitch carrier.

 

[Cobra246]

I just bought a used harley road glide bagger, following this thread for futher insight into potentially living out of it.

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[masterplumber]

I just bought a used harley road glide bagger, following this thread for futher insight into potentially living out of it.

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If you're on Facebook check out minimalist motorcycle vagabonds. Lots of good info and inspiration on there.

 

[kpinvt]

We just bought a Travel Lite Falcon F-23TH. There will be three of us using it. My wife Fran and I along with our adult son Max. Max and I have two middle-weight motorcycles. Mine is a Honda NC700XD and Max's is a Honda CB500X. Both bikes together weigh just under 1000 lbs.

 

[tx2sturgis]

Max and I have two middle-weight motorcycles. Mine is a Honda NC700XD and Max's is a Honda CB500X.

The Honda NC700XD is a neat bike....I have a friend who bought one and he loves it...and I rode it briefly and was impressed. Nice fit-n-finish...refined...and that DCT is cool...twist and go!

I think he gets about 65 mpg average around town with some short highway runs...impressive!

And the CB500X...I have not ridden one or even seen one in person....yet!

I'm sure that you guys will have some fun out there.....

 

[Sailing VANessa]

I have a older Kawasaki KLR 250 that rides on a hitch mounted carrier. It's my grocery getter and tooling around the trails bike.

 

[user 423]

I have a older Kawasaki KLR 250 that rides on a hitch mounted carrier.

Did you have to add any extra beef to the rear springs?

 

[Sailing VANessa]

Did you have to add any extra beef to the rear springs?

No, bike only weighs about 260 lbs. My van is a 3/4 Ton Chevy.  Plenty beefy.

 

[jonsun]

landed a gig as lead tech at a major midwest triumph dealer. can get modest deals for people. we got a used 2011 tiger 800 and nice KTM 390 duke.

 

[Chitza]

I have a friend with a skoolie. This is his second bus and this has been his set up on both. He started with a KLR and now has a BMW Xcountry. He's 6'4" so the smaller bikes are not really an option, though he has ridden my CT200.



I hope to get a shorter 5 window bus and pull a trailer for my bike(sssss). Making the decision on which one(ssss) will be difficult.

28days to/from Alaska, camping with 48liters of cargo. Almost had enough for full time living.

Came home and did a track day on the same set of tires.

1966 CT200(originally 90cc, I don't know why they called it a 200?)

Even a Buell Blast will do light off road

 

[masterplumber]

Chitza, does your friend happen to be Don? He was at RTR a couple years ago. Really nice guy from Tennessee I believe.

 

[Chitza]

Chitza, does your friend happen to be Don? He was at RTR a couple years ago. Really nice guy from Tennessee I believe.

Hahaha. Yes. Don, Yeti, Dred. He goes by many names here in Alabama. He's here now for a spell. We're riding this afternoon.

 

[wagoneer]

just got a 1982 Suzuki dr100 promised my mother I would never ride a moto while she was alive, kept my promise

 

[masterplumber]

Hahaha. Yes. Don, Yeti, Dred. He goes by many names here in Alabama. He's here now for a spell. We're riding this afternoon.

Tell Don hi for me. He'll remember me as Ben's dad, the young guy who was going to ride an old XR 250 to Panama. Ben's bike died the day before he was to cross the border, but he did take my old work truck to Baja for a couple months. He's currently on a bike in New Zealand, and heads to Australia next month.

 

[user 423]

just got a 1982 Suzuki dr100

Those are nice little thumpers.

 

[Minivanmotoman]

Here is what I have done FYI. In the past three years, mounted a 600lb hitch carrier from Amazon on my 2007 Chevy minivan. Beefed up the rear with air shocks and air bags. Extra reinforcement to hitch carrier from frame.
Minivan is mobile base camp for moto touring. Still manage to get 20-24 mpg at modest 62 mph.
Have had three motos from Husky SM 610 (350#), FZ6R 480#), and currently FZ07 (400#). See my intro for pics.