I agree with comments about the cons of such a heavy bike as the 1200gsa particularly off-road. Picking the bike up is more of a concern than its ability to ride off-road even in really rough terrain. I've seen and experienced first hand what these bikes are capable of - i've attended several off road courses with Simon Pavey (Dakar veteran) down in south Wales UK, and in the right hands it can tackle the terrain of a much smaller bike.
Weight is the bigger concern - The bike pictured at the beginning of this thread is of my bike on a trip around europe and as you can see i was carrying everything including the kitchen sink but i was 2 up and had the missus' stuff as well. I lost my balance when getting on, too enthusiastically and couldn't pick it up without unloading the bike, so will trying to keep the weight super light for my trip to the americas this year.
Last edited by Jason Spafford; 30 Jan 2013 at 18:28.
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