I'm dreaming of a long trip
hi
I'm new to this forum, I'm retired and in a couple of years time after a european trip, I hope to set off on a long journey. I have friends in Thailand and my youngest is in NZ. I currently have two smallish bikes a honda anf 125 innova and a 98 cb250 nighthawk. I was hoping the small one would be the one to use for long journeys, unfortunately my back knots up near my shoulder blades. I stopped riding honda 90s in my 30's because of this. Its a bit of a blow, I'm ok just pottering on it, I just wouldn't be able to sustain 200km days, one after another. So my question is, is my nighthawk a suitable bike? I will make aluminum side panniers, the tank is 16 litres, so range is 250 - 300 miles (400 - 500 kms). I haven't read on this forum about anyone else selecting this bike. I personally don't like today's bikes packed with modern technology and I prefer light bikes. Mine is the european spec one, same as the nz/australian one with alloy wheels, front disc, rev counter. Can anyone see any potential problems.
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