Yamaha FJ-09 suitable?
Hi HUBB,
I have a Yamaha FJ-09, I was wondering about the suitability of this bike to go overland in Mexico and possibly Central America? The bike is a great sport tourer, i have taken it on a multistate trip from Canada about 11 days on the road. Its a comfortable upright sitting position with OK suspension travel and fuel range of about 300kms. I dont plan on doing backcountry travel/single track or days of gravel riding as the bike is not meant for that. I would be solo travelling so i prefer paved roads. As of now the bike is kitted for sport touring canadian/US highways. I think i would upgrade from the plastic panniers to aluminum hard cases, skid plate and crash cage, bark busters to start.
I see that most travellers use dual sport/adv tourers on trips like this. Should i just upgrade to an adv tourer is my sport tourer acceptable for this type of travel?
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