Bikes
Simon,
In my opinion there is to much put into the fact that if you take 2 bikes then take the same, usually when this happens one rider is severely compromised,
I think the trade off of having bikes that you really are comfortable on and the small price you pay for carrying a few extra tools is minimal. When my wife and I started out our planning, we were going to ride 2 F650gs's. I could see it was going to be to big & heavy on an ongoing day to day type trip. She loves her BMW but opted for an XT250 & was the best thing she ever did. I rode an F650gs twin & she kept up with me nearly everywhere & often I struggled to keep up with her (Cairo to Cape Town) So if your wife is slightly built I really think both those bikes will be to big for her & you want her to wake in the morning to look forward to the days ride rather than dread fighting with a fully loaded 650cc.
Only my thoughts tho !:confused1:
Cheers
Paul
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