ecn-pa:lebold (12/01/82)
My experience with small displacement touring machines is mostly indirect, a close friend has a 1972 Honda CB350 (twin) which with me and my Suzuki 750 water pumper we toured Florida (Miami- Pensacola) one year, the Virginia's and around the Great Lakes the next year. He has a backrest and a J.C. Whitney handlebar fairing for goodies, and is 6' 5" tall!! He never had any problem with the bike mechanically, wasn't the greatest in strong crosswinds though. Even at 60 miles per gallon the 3 gallon tank didn't last long, but running 5500-6000 rpm he wanted to get off after a couple of hours! With the newer bikes you shouldn't have any problems and probably less vibration. Timothy Lange Freshman Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, IN