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What's up everyone. New here, perhaps I'll be a regular, but that's yet to be seen. I posted this same question on sport-touring.net, but I'm sure you guys will be more likely to have a good answer for me, so here goes!
*background info, don't like reading, skip to the question below*
Well, the more I ride, the more I start to think about how I want to ride. The bandit is an awesome all purpose bike, it lets me do a lot of things: riding two up - sport touring - moto camping - commuting - lively blasts through the back roads - and although I haven't done it yet, I bet it will be ok when I take it to the track this summer.
But that's my issue, now I'm thinking about how each of these different types of riding relates to my bike and how much of each I actually do, or plan to do. I LOVE the two up multi-day trips I've taken on the Bandit. Hell, I started a blog about them. But in reality that's probably only about 15% of my riding. I do a lot more commmuting and spirited back roads rides overall, and I'm really thinking of getting into regular track riding (by regular I mean two or three times a year).
So now the 03+ SV's have caught my eye. This bike weighs much less than the bandit, gets better gas mileage, looks better, and is a bit sportier. But my main concern and my biggest question probably lies in its capacity to ride two up or loaded up. I've got two JC whitney side cases on the bandit, and packed to the max they come in at about 50lbs together, with probably another 5 for the racks. add 200 for me and 150 for the passenger, that's almost 900lbs I'm moving along on those beloved multi day trips.
*Actual question*
Would the sv650 be up to moving that much weight(Rider, passenger, 50-70 lbs of luggage)? Is the frame strong enough? There's no way I can afford or store two bikes, so that just isn't an option. What do you guys think?
Thanks for the insight.
*background info, don't like reading, skip to the question below*
Well, the more I ride, the more I start to think about how I want to ride. The bandit is an awesome all purpose bike, it lets me do a lot of things: riding two up - sport touring - moto camping - commuting - lively blasts through the back roads - and although I haven't done it yet, I bet it will be ok when I take it to the track this summer.
But that's my issue, now I'm thinking about how each of these different types of riding relates to my bike and how much of each I actually do, or plan to do. I LOVE the two up multi-day trips I've taken on the Bandit. Hell, I started a blog about them. But in reality that's probably only about 15% of my riding. I do a lot more commmuting and spirited back roads rides overall, and I'm really thinking of getting into regular track riding (by regular I mean two or three times a year).
So now the 03+ SV's have caught my eye. This bike weighs much less than the bandit, gets better gas mileage, looks better, and is a bit sportier. But my main concern and my biggest question probably lies in its capacity to ride two up or loaded up. I've got two JC whitney side cases on the bandit, and packed to the max they come in at about 50lbs together, with probably another 5 for the racks. add 200 for me and 150 for the passenger, that's almost 900lbs I'm moving along on those beloved multi day trips.
*Actual question*
Would the sv650 be up to moving that much weight(Rider, passenger, 50-70 lbs of luggage)? Is the frame strong enough? There's no way I can afford or store two bikes, so that just isn't an option. What do you guys think?
Thanks for the insight.