Hi Sfajner
Elsewhere on the HUBB Grant or Susan Johnson mentions that your pillion needs a good seat or she will make the trip a living nightmare for you! BMW is arguably the manufacturer who does the most to keep the spousal bum happy.
I ride a R1200GS (I’m a human skyscraper) – with a little adjustment to the front seat my fiancé can ride the bike as well… and she’s as tall as you. She prefers her perch on the back though…
Africa (one of the more difficult continents) has been crossed with Vespas and Yamaha R1 Superbikes. It sounds as if you’ve already decided on BMW so there is no point in me trying to talk you into or out of a certain bike.
I think your deciding factor should be comfort for your wife. My girl would never have agreed to marry me if she thought she’d have to spend holidays sitting on an anvil.
P.S. don’t stick a large Stars-and-Stripes on your bike – everyone will pester you to perform tricks thinking you’re Evil Knievel… Either that or it will turn otherwise friendly people into belligerent vandals in certain countries. (This issue has already been discussed elsewhere on the HUBB)
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