back home from a +/- 4.300 km 'Tour de France' road trip on the DX
except for snow i've enjoyed all other poss types of weather but most important for me was to know the answer to the question 'is my DX in all respects fit for that kind of travel ?' meaning : handling in the mountains w/luggage, riding long hours - without windshield - in rain and sometimes combined w/heavy winds (yes it wobbles), that strange non-ergonomic seating position and how would that fat ass behave in general
answer : YES ! it was just amazing how well it all went, to enjoy that extra power when racing up a mountain, doing twisties & hairpins, perfect stability, excellent front brakes, the sound and echoes in the mountains when engine braking during downhill stretches...
for those who doubted or asked earlier about handling that 280 : see above ! no problems whatsoever, it only takes a bit more effort (shoulders and upper arms)
damages : punctured rear tire (nail), both footpegs shaved + radiator shroud is a bit shorter on the bottom right side due to the twisties and some minor 'marks' (no scratches) on the rear fender due to luggage so no worries... so now i'm thinking on selling the road king ...
ps : a Garmin Zumo is a top notch piece of equipment, excellent and accurate guidance + as much music as an SD card can hold + you can even mount the Ram mount directly to either the clutch reservoir or front brake reservor clamp; just replace the stock bolts with the ones from the install kit
took some pics along the way, for those interested : see my gallery, enjoy
grtz !
except for snow i've enjoyed all other poss types of weather but most important for me was to know the answer to the question 'is my DX in all respects fit for that kind of travel ?' meaning : handling in the mountains w/luggage, riding long hours - without windshield - in rain and sometimes combined w/heavy winds (yes it wobbles), that strange non-ergonomic seating position and how would that fat ass behave in general
answer : YES ! it was just amazing how well it all went, to enjoy that extra power when racing up a mountain, doing twisties & hairpins, perfect stability, excellent front brakes, the sound and echoes in the mountains when engine braking during downhill stretches...
for those who doubted or asked earlier about handling that 280 : see above ! no problems whatsoever, it only takes a bit more effort (shoulders and upper arms)
damages : punctured rear tire (nail), both footpegs shaved + radiator shroud is a bit shorter on the bottom right side due to the twisties and some minor 'marks' (no scratches) on the rear fender due to luggage so no worries... so now i'm thinking on selling the road king ...
ps : a Garmin Zumo is a top notch piece of equipment, excellent and accurate guidance + as much music as an SD card can hold + you can even mount the Ram mount directly to either the clutch reservoir or front brake reservor clamp; just replace the stock bolts with the ones from the install kit
took some pics along the way, for those interested : see my gallery, enjoy
grtz !