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Originally Posted by tremens
you think R1200GS is big? not so much, look at the Multistrada 1200 Enduro...
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From the photos it looks massive.
As said earlier, a trip is really what you make of it. A friend of mine did multiple years doing Latin America in legs. He would return to France every 6-8 months or so for about month to manage his business. On his Honda NC700X he would spend about a month in each country, traveling slow and really getting to know a place. There is a big difference between visiting a place and living in a country for a month. So, for him, the fuel efficient and comfortable Honda was his ideal travel bike.
Sure, he was on a “bigger” bike and maybe he couldn’t head deep into the mountains, but I would argue that his experience wasn’t any less genuine that another’s who is on a small dual sport and can get to those far corners.
As per the op’s question, there are simple comforts that bigger (medium sized bikes) offer that the small bikes can’t. For my style of travel, I don’t see the advantage of riding a small thumper.
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