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Originally Posted by maria41
Totally agree, CCM seems an ideal candidate for light travel bikes.
The 450DS in particular with a seat of 80/83cm (apparently!) and 128kg seems totally ideal. Tank fuel of 12l is too small so that bike would need some prep up: bigger fuel tank, bash plate, maybe reinforce the subframe (Depending on how much lugagge it could take) .... This bike could be the ideal mid-weight bike for overland travellers under 6 foot tall and not blinded by BMW fashion! Unless it needs ferquent servicing?
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CCM certainly were aware of the overlanding market some years ago when I was building my 604 based bike. It was discussed at length on the owners group website, somewhere the factory contributed to occasionally. Whether the knowledge gained from their Paris-Dakar experience ten years ago was enough to make them run a mile who knows but a lot of their stuff had the makings of a good overlanding bike.
It was just the lack of add ons like tanks where they fell short. I was on the point of giving up with mine and buying an XT before I managed to get one of the ex P-D 23L tanks second hand. None of the other tanks I could find would fit. Most everything else I've had to make or adapt.
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