a. Should be able to take 2 passengers.
b. Adequately powerful with good midrange torque(Touring).
c. Should be able to take our roads...good suspension travel and ground clearance.
d. Good range...i.e Generous fuel tank...efficient engine.
e. Provision for Luggage
Options One
Look for an suitable engine, make a frame around it and make a custom bike. It has its own charm but this path is filled with more blocks than meets the eye. Right from finding the right engine, designing the frame, swing arm, suspension setup etc etc. Though this whole thing is not impossible considering my experience in tinkering bikes and other vehicles and being able to cut metal and tube as I want and knowing how to weld (TIG).
Option Two
Take my current bike Honda CBR 250 R ABS make some frame mod on it like:-
- Extend the swing arm.
- Stiffen the front fork and extend the travel.( May be a custom fork from Racetech etc)
- Do some sprocket mod to able to cruise at about 100-120 kmph with adequate low speed torque .
- Mod for charging point etc to hook up GPS/Phone.
Option two is definitely easier and more feasible but may be it will be less satisfying to the tinkerer within me. Never the less would like suggestion of the community on all aspects.
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