2-up comfort?
More than two years wandering the world and I am still delighted with my choice of the KLR650 except for one growing problem: I regularly take on passengers. The KLR isn't all that comfortable with two people and all our luggage...especially when one person is only a temporary passenger with a backpack strapped on the back.
So I am considering the possibility of a different bike. I do not need any more power...I am happy moving slowly through the world. I have no desire for a monster bike like the GS1200 or its competitors...I want something smaller I can still easily take out in the dirt and mud and sand.
So far I've identified four bikes to look at: KTM 990 Adventure. Yamaha XT660Z Tenere. Triumph Tiger 800. Honda Africa Twin.
The first is hard to do maintenance on and the last is getting rather old. The others I know nothing about. I rode a Suzuki DL650 V-Strom in the past and it is so bad in the dirt I really hesitate to consider it as an option. I have no desire for a BMW GS800.
Thoughts? Any suggestions on other bikes that would be more comfortable than the KLR with a passenger?
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