Which classic Brit Bike?
I have decided to sell up all my possessions and house and spend a few years on the road. My first overlanding bike was a Cagiva Elefant, which was too big and too Italian (although it was a fantastic bike in many ways). My current travel bike is a Honda Innova 125, which I'm taking to Africa in January, this will probably turn out to be too small.
I don't want the bike to be just something I sit on to get from A-B, I wan't it to be part of the trip, and I also quite enjoy fixing things so have decided to go for a classic British bike. My first choice is a Norton Commando. I've ridden one and it's a brilliant bike, the isolastic damping keeps vibration down to a level more akin to a modern twin, it goes like stink and looks just stunning. It does seem to track lumps in the tarmac quite badly though and I'm wondering how it will perform on gravel, does anyone have any experience of this on a Norton or a similar bike like an old Triumph Tiger?
Any suggestions or advice from anyone who has ridden classic bikes any distance would be much appreciated!
I am planning on doing most bits of the world, Asia, Russia, Africa, South, central and North America and taking a few years over it.
Cheers,
Henry
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