18 Aug 2014
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Originally Posted by PanEuropean
There's a big difference between "what's possible" and "what's desirable".
In this particular case, I think that the two riders wanted to take their time and go slowly, and in particular, they WANTED to do the ride on scooters.
For the 'average' cross-country rider who does not have a fetish for scooters, I think that 500 cc is about the minimum engine size needed to be able to keep up with traffic when going uphill on interstate highways, or to be able to safely and efficiently pass a truck on a two-lane roadway.
Michael
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I mentioned above that this proves one does not have to ride on interstates. The riding on a CT/DAX clone is more motorcycle than scooter, but the 150cc scooter is all scooter. Either way, they proved that it does not need to be done on a KLR650 or BMW to be a good trip. Just takes planning your route to avoid roads that one would NEED such fancy bikes. This ride opened up the possibilities to someone wanting to ride one of the small enduros available in the US such as the CRF250 or the KLX 250 or the WRX 250 or XT 250 or even the TW200 across the country. One definitely does not need a minimum of 500cc's for this ride. These two proved that since the bottom choices could do it, so could slightly higher up choices.
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