07-05-2018, 09:57 AM
Before 1951 and the advent of the US interstate system, any bike could do it all, and technically any bike above 150 cc ( I believe that's the lower limit for motorcycles on the interstate.. it may be 10 hp or something I will look it up) can still do it all, technically, but I wouldn't want to transverse the nearly 50,000 miles of high speed roads we have in this country on a 10 HP 150. Could it be done? I guess. Not by me though lol. A true high speed touring bike will let you run the U.S. interstate speed limit all day long, day after day, 10-12 hours a day, without wearing you out or beating you to death. It's a special tool, built for a very specific purpose, much like a sugeons scalpel. Technically a surgeon could cut you open with a steak knife, you could also butter bread with a steak knife, but they make three different knives for those three different situations. Same with motorcycles. Think of a the CB and your W800 as steak knives (very cool steak knives btw). Goldwings, FJR's, ST's and RT's are scalpels.