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You rarely hear of folk riding two up off-road (however the latter is defined) for very far or for any length of time; even rarer do they do it repeatedly.
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Eh? Plenty do. Tiffany Coates, the Johnsons, The Estonian couple whose names I've forgotten, the Forewoods, that couple on the Guzzi with a roof to name a few well known ones. Southern Africa- have a look at the Wild Dogs forum- plenty of two up riding there!
I've ridden thousands of kilometers two up on all sorts of shitty roads- I think 'er indoors enjoys the challenge almost as much as I do.
Good tyres and perhaps more importantly good suspension are the key. Namibian gravel is brilliant fun, sand is more of a challenge, mainly because there is more chance of falling, although on our last trip we met a couple who'd just done the D707 (v sandy road in Nam) two up on the pegs of a 1200GS at 140kph. Respect!.
Mud? Eish, no thanks. I failed to get us up the Sani Pass once, but it was pissing down and the bike was basically on road tyres. Nearly made it though...
I'd rather be on good gravel than bad tarmac any day. Sorry, off topic there.
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Think you should read his posts, he builds these real cheap.
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I'm sure he does, the point I was really trying to make was that and cheap reliable bike kitted out with soft luggage will do. No need to worry about the shape of the thing as long as it's comfy and reliable.
Last edited by reggie3cl; 31 Jan 2016 at 16:31.
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