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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
Your pan European is more rugged and reliable than all of those choices.
Why such big bikes ??
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I can't comment about reliability but I'd be surprised if a Pan is more rugged than any of those choices except possibly the RT.
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Originally Posted by Walkabout
1, They are all shaft drive.
2. They are all 1200cc.
Spread your wings a bit?
Anyway, I suggest you read through some threads in the "which bike" section rather than the pub.
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Why such a big bike? To be honest I don't really have a justification for one. I just like a large capacity.
I'm aware that many people here are (by my standards) do extreme riding. I am not looking to leave Europe and I'm not planning on leaving metalled roads but I'm also becoming aware that I'm looking at going places that are more likely to involve an un-metalled road so the idea of an 'adventure' motorcycle over the Pan is that it is something more capable of taking the odd knock here and there and it will be viewed as 'character', where with the Pan it would be viewed as 'that bike's a mess'.
I hope that clarifies my thinking a little.
That said, you have both suggested that a 1200 is too big. What sort of thing do you ride and what sort of riding do you do, so I can get a comparison with what I do?
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