Top 5 Reasons to ride a Small Motorcycle on a Long Adventure trip

A huge misconception is that on a long motorcycle trip you need a big adventure bike, like a BMW g1200 or a KTM 1290, that you need a huge engine, a huge petrol tank and the bigger the luggage capacity, the better. This is far from the truth. I’m going to run you guys through the five benefits of trading your fat powerful bike in for a small one on your next long adventure. 1 – PRICE - The first consideration would be the price of buying a motorcycle. Obviously to travel the world you need a motorcycle so you’d be weighing up the options. For a bigger adventure bike such as a BMW 1200GS or similar you would be spending well in excess of $20,000 and that’s just for the bike. Factor in the costs of the riding gear, modifications on the bike and luggage, you’ll be paying close to $25k. Then because you’ll have a premium bike, the costs of tires, maintenance and insurance will be much more than a smaller bike. Up to 30 to 40% more. You might try and justify the cost of the bigger bike