We took the Troopy out for a weekend adventure through the Blue Mountains. Actually ended up tackling some difficult trails with it, though since it was just Laura and I, there are unfortunately no images of the Troopy on 3 wheels through the hairy bits. (She's learning how to spot, so the focus...
It's pretty common to see 80s, 100s, and 200s converted into dual cabs 'down here' in Australia.
Here's the outfit that does the conversions for All4Adventure.
http://www.creativeconversions.com.au
Fuji has been grabbing my interest lately, so I bought an XE-1 on eBay for relatively cheap ($250 AUD). I know it's not the XT-1, but it has a few similarities and it's a familiar form-factor for me as lately I've become used to rangefinders.
The XT-1 is a step ahead of the XE-1, but...
My Dad has put somewhere between 15,000-20,000 miles on his Harley every year since he bought it three years ago. I suspect that is more riding than most adventure riders on this forum do.
I know he wants a GS really bad, but he lives in the Midwest, and an adventure bike makes about as much...
I am concerned about it. When I went to the shop to pick it up I was like...ahhhh...ooohhh...that's not going to be good. I'll be changing it up once the evaluation period is over.
That being said, I've done some of the steepest, longest low range tracks in Australia and haven't had an issue.
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