Hi Folks, I'm a little new here, I guess this will be my first post. I just wanted to voice an idea and see if people think it's crazy or not.
I've ridden a 1996 CBR600 FT for the last 16 odd years, but recently I suffer from coccydynia, inflammation of the coccyx bone, and these days I have issues with what I can and can't ride, I also have a whiplash injury and neck pain on the CBR when I ride long distance. This lead me to try different bikes, Honda Crosstourer, Triumph Adventure, and the GS, all great bikes, but I didn't settle with them, I guess partly due to weight (and cost). Really fancied an Africa twin, but couldn't find a nice one for a reasonable price. I bought a Honda CG 125 for commuting and running around, and gained a fondness for this little tough hard working bike. I kitted it up with throw overs, tank bag, and it already had a Givi case on the back, and I found myself backing the underdog, telling people how good these little things are, and promptly rode over all the mountain passes in the Lake District on one bored day, it was awesome, and accomplished easily, with the only issue was a horsepower imposed 60mph top speed. I got home, had a whale of a time, and wanted to pat the little bike on the tank and congratulate it for such a good job. So, I wondered if anyone else has a small capacity machine that they're interested in taking touring ? So, is there anyone living roughly north of England with the same thoughts ?
Ultimately, I wanna go touring before summer is out, and I'd prefer not to go alone. Short-ish trips suit me, ie 4 or 5 days to a week, but longer is possible. UK is fine, but over the water would be a preference, Europe, Ireland even.
I'm massively enthusiastic, am interested in countries that are off the beaten track if I could choose, but I'll go anywhere rather than nowhere, and if it makes a difference to you, I'll break out the CBR6 and am happy to do do 800+ miles a day and have a challenging long distance tour.
My ultimate goal, and I don't know know if it's even possible, would be to visit my brother who lives in Perth Australia, and to it all by road, clearly on something like an Africa twin
I'd be keen to hear anyone's comments on anything above, I'd love to meet a few contacts here which could hopefully lead to some great touring experiences, so, if you've read this far, please say hi !

Paul