Best bike: light or heavy
FIRST OF ALL: I'M SORRY FOR THE MISLEADING TITLE OF THIS THREAD. WHAT I REALLY MEANT WAS:
-WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF RIDING A BIGGER (HEAVIER) BIKE?
I really like light bikes but it seems that the heavy bikes (Varadero 1000, R12000GS, Tenere 1000, V-strom 1000) are the way to go for travelers these days.
I can name some advantages of the small bikes like maneuverability, fuel economy, you can pick it up yourself after a fall. For the people whom have seen The Long Way Round there is even a good example when Claudio drives a local small bike and can travel much faster than Charlie and Ewan.
Can somebody explain the advantages of these 'monster' bikes?
Last edited by duive01; 20 Apr 2012 at 12:21.
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