09-18-2015, 01:18 PM
(09-18-2015, 06:47 AM)EGAlvarez_imp Wrote: ^Agree with these guys...As much as I like my CB, for that kind of fast, long distance riding, I'd look for a used R1200RT, R1200GS, K1200RS, K1300GT, ST1300, or a Concours with plenty of power, shaft drive, weather protection, places to carry extra clothes, shoes, beer, etc all in supreme and total comfort.
Or buy the CB, toss a tailpack on the back, buy a gigantic, PlexiStar 2 windsheild that can also be easily and quickly removed and have fun!
Like this:
Or just leave eariler and take back roads!
Second this. I have just come from a weeklong trip, high adventure on the CB. My daily average was 400 miles...this was business-meets-pleasure and against the clock, so there was no sniffing the roses. Took US 12, Helena to central Wisconsin. Also back - less inclined to fool around as a winter storm was likely in the Bitterroots.
But I did it. I was averaging 85-90 mph in rural areas, of which there are plenty on 12. I COULD NOT have done that without my Plexistar2.
Now, as discussed here months ago, it does up the noise. There's no getting around it - just buy some foam earplugs and enjoy the ride.
Luggage: A tailbox is elegant but limiting. I was in an outdoors store, found a big chamo duffle, lined with vinyl inside...that was just a bit larger than a six-gallon milk crate. Which I happened to own. I put it in - AND BOLTED IT, using the vent holes at the bottom of the duffle, come eye-hook bolts, drilling some holes in the base of the crate. Makes it all stable and gives me purchase on the bottom of the framed duffle.
Two sets of straps to tie it to the luggage rack, crosswise...stable as a rock; and carried essentials for a week.
Something similar, along with a full removable windscreen, will make your commute, not only possible but a joy and at times a very fast one.