01-16-2021, 03:55 AM
(01-16-2021, 03:15 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: IMO there are very few bikes worth touring on under 450#. As matter of fact I can't think of one. Especially one capable of two up touring.
Even the 900 Tracer GT weighs 474# without side cases according to Yamaha's spec sheet
https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport-...ifications
A Tracer 700GT is rated at 432 pounds without bags and hardware, so it would be just over your lower limit of 450 pounds with bags, but personally I would not tour 2 up on a 700cc parallel twin. I might tour single up on a 700 class bike. I'm sure 2 average people plus gear and packed luggage would exceed the mfgs GVWR.
and neither of those bikes include a trunk.
not sure what gross at least 170kg higher means?
Agreed with the 2-up opinion on a small-med twin.
However, I have seen 2-up (senior adults) on a Yamaha Majesty 400 with gear and bags and they did cross-Canada and into the U.S. of A. They slowed-up climbing mountain highways, but otherwise managed consistently. In its latter life I recall one cylinder consuming more oil than normal, but nothing major or "coal-rolling"-like.