04-21-2015, 09:03 PM
Django is probably correct that the BMW might be the better bike for pure touring. I like the F800GT a lot (I've tried to convince my wife to look at it, but she likes her cruiser-tourer hybrid CTX700 for now). It's just that the CB is such a great all around bike, you're already used to nudging your bike beyond its intended purpose (if there even is such a thing as " intended purpose" for this bike), plus it sounds like you'll physically fit on the CB better. One thing, though, when you mentioned "touring alone" did you mean that in contrast to two-up touring or in contrast to riding in a group?
I don't recognize your handle/nickname from the 250 forum, but it has been a couple of years. I so wanted to ride my CBR250 on the Dragon, but it was still tons of fun on the CB. When are you traveling to the Ozarks?
Oh and one final thought from me, and kind of a silly one at that -- When I was much younger, the guys that I knew that toured on motorcycles did so on bikes that looked and felt like the CB1100 and I get a certain feeling of connection to those guys when I ride this bike, especially when I tour on it.
I don't recognize your handle/nickname from the 250 forum, but it has been a couple of years. I so wanted to ride my CBR250 on the Dragon, but it was still tons of fun on the CB. When are you traveling to the Ozarks?
Oh and one final thought from me, and kind of a silly one at that -- When I was much younger, the guys that I knew that toured on motorcycles did so on bikes that looked and felt like the CB1100 and I get a certain feeling of connection to those guys when I ride this bike, especially when I tour on it.