Africa Twin XRV 750. 2 up on a long trip

[Pip and Mouse]

Hi, anyone got experience riding an XRV 750 (RD07A) on a long trip, especially 2 up? Would be really helpful to us to hear your experiences.

Was it comfortable? Was it reliable? Did you do any specific mods for your trip that proved really useful / lifesavers? (I am not a great mechanic but I have swapped out the fuel pump for a facet and intend to change the red/rec).

We're planning a big trip from Oct 14. We expect mostly hardtop roads but some gravel and rough tracks. Option 1 ship to Australia then ride back Malaysia, India, Iran, Turkey then Europe into UK or, Option 2 ship to S. America, travel the continent and if it's going well, travel up through Central America and into North America for the Spring/Summer 2015.

I'm 6ft 4" tall and 92kg (203lbs) and my wife is 5' 4" tall, 51kg (112lbs).

(So far we've done 2-4 week tours within Europe both hotels and camping on a Suzuki Bandit and a BMW GSA. On the Africa Twin we've done a few UK trips so far and as a warm up we're intending to do trips to both Romania and Morocco on it before Oct 14)

Thanks for any experiences you can share - all input welcome