Lightweight 2-up bike for errands?
 

So I've done my dash in Africa on the big ol KTM 1190 Adventure R (which is UNREAL btw), but have since moved my expeditions to a 4x4 T1N Mercedes Sprinter. I'm preparing for an overland journey across Asia + Pan America, and looking to throw a lightweight moto on the rear hitch for small day trips and running errands etc.

What can you recommend?

*Power doesn't really matter
*Must be light weight (ideally not far from 100kg!)
*Must be able to carry 2 people
*Must be capable of handling crappy roads
*Source parts cheaply and easily anywhere

A friend and I did a two up tour of India and Nepal on an Indian built Honda XR150 and it was a great bike, I have an XR125 at home and would recommend one.

Honda C90.

It’s not gonna be fast but it will get you where your going and it can handle/do everything you’ve described.

I've spent the last couple of days looking at these bikes, I think this is absolutely perfect! Thanks for the recommendation!

Super Cub or a Honda S125i.

Seconding the XR150L, or ideally the XR190L (fuel injected) - rode it in Vietnam, great bike. Not sold in street-legal form in Europe, though.

Not a bike but maybe a scooter?

Just got one for commuting on, 20 years on a bike and swore I'd never own a scooter but wanting a second vehicle for commuting a scooter made perfect sense.

Cheap to buy, cheap to run, massively practical for errands. In SE Asia they fit a family of 5 on them so 2 up is ok.

I have the Yamaha XMax 300, it's a bit above the weight you are looking at but the 300 class is a good compromise for power/price/size, it cruises quite easily at highway speeds.

My main bike is a KTM 790 Adventure R and use for adventure style riding. Since getting the Xmax I'm pretty keen to do a long weekend road based trip on the scoot as it sups petrol, reasonably nippy and I can fit everything for a weekend trip under the seat, no additional luggage needed.

In Asia something like a Yamaha XMax 300 / Honda PCX 150 would be great as everyone rides them. Given the lower speeds, types of roads in Asia and only a second vehicle something like the Honda PCX 150 may be more than enough power.

When we were in Corsica we left a campsite just behind a young lady on a 125 scooter - I think it was a Peugeot. She was fully loaded with camping gear for 2 and her boyfriend was on the back.
Well we needn’t have worried about getting stuck behind her going through the mountains, we could barely keep up - that’s the Italians for you :mchappy:

So a 125 scooter would be fine though personally I’d go for a little trail bike.