Riding a sporttourer PanAmerican?
Hi fellow riders,
I am considering riding a big bike like an ST1300 or an FJR1300 on the usual Alaska to Argentina route. Do you guys think they would make it without being raised several inches? I am considering the possibility of having the back wheel narrowed by a professional so that dual-sport tires could be fitted (do they make a load range high enough for one of these bikes?) So far I have completed a trip from Ottawa to Quatemala City via Belize in an Econoline 150 Yeah, boo, I did it in a van  Ofcourse I did only have 16 days to travel 16000 km and 4 days we didn't travel at all.
So here's the question, what kind of major mods would a bike like these need to be somewhat converted into a BMW type dualsport? I could easily ride my GS400 on the trip without trouble but the bugs in Central America are the size of birds and I don't have a fairing!! I plan to depart on the trip in about 2 years so I have lots of time to figure things out.
Just to complicate the answer to this question even more I think a GS1100(GSX1150) would be a great choice too since they have the most common engine in the world by the looks of it)
Thanks in advance, Steve
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