Two Up
Hey BB,
I see you are from Van as well. How's the rest of the summer been? Currently ridıng two up in Turkey after quickly coming across Europe. Ridıng a Vstrom. I too debated about bikes as will only be two up for part of the trip.
There are some couples doing well on theır 650s out there, but from my perspective you will be thankful for a larger bike. Hard to explain but it performs like you are riding well within the bikes limits with the extra weight and passenger. Biggest downside is the extra cost for fuel consumption with the bigger motor. I am biased of course, but İ would buy a low mileage Vstrom from the US (I got mine for less than 6K - a 2006 with less than 3000 miles on it) and spend all the money you save on a longer trip. If you are going to be around, İ'll be back in BC briefly in September if you want to get together for a  .
Cheers.
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