Wilsons Sandbox

I would like to see a picture of this!!! David W. Moulder (a.k.a. BB) TNBMWRIDER@... Riders Association of the MidSouth (RAMS), Website - www.bmwrams.org Club Treasurer RAMS # 127 BMWMOA #49736 Rider of the Birds and the Bees 1997 (A11) KLR 650 - "Bluebird" 1994 R100GS - "Bumblebee"

tryce@... writes:

> They told me it couldn't be done. I'm here to tell you that it CAN be > done, but probably shouldn't if you're not ready to endure some pain on > the road. I'm talking about using our able machines to transport two > people plus camping gear plus food plus extra clothing to a remote > wilderness campsite. My girlfriend Anna and I did just that this past > week, without any major mishaps. What I learned follows below..... >

Thanks for the nice report. I am always interested in 2-up camping on a bike. My son and I like to camp but "overload" is always a serious problem. But it can be done. Practice makes perfect. Knot

> Have you considered a Progressive Suspension shock spring for your heavy > loads? It will make lots of difference in the weight your bike can carry.

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> have these in stock for $84.95

Hey Fred, My 2-up camping is on my slug BMW (with progressive fork springs). The real problem is not packing carefully and taking too much stuff. On the other bike - XR650L, 2-up is not comfortable, nor is it equipped with luggage. Your resent visitor, Mr. Russell Fisher of the UK had a really nice set-up for solo cross-country travel on his XR-L. And since this is the KLR list my observations about the KLR vs. XR-L is that the Honda has real brakes and suspension and the KLR has a big fuel tank ;~). I posted some photos on Zing of my ride with Russell and Sam C at: http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4293779273 Knot