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Originally Posted by colebatch
In the Teutonic world (of which AliBaba is a part) there is NO debate. There is no variety of opinion. In Germany, Holland, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, the default mentality is that you tour on a large bike (almost always a 200 kg + BMW boxer, KTM V-Twin or Honda Africa Twin.) The idea of doing a long trip on a lightweight bike (or using soft luggage) has not even occurred to many teutonic riders I have spoken with.
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I agree that there is not much debate.
Mostly because we don't really care. If someone wants to use hard or soft, Suzuki or BMW it's up to them. We don't need other people to validate our choices.
Personally I had my first soft-bags catching fire in 1986 when driving a light bike so I guess the equipment has been around for a while.
I can't see that I recognize your opinion about scandic countries.
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