Drew, light and cheap are two wonderful attributes. I did the tidler "race" at the CASA Rally on a loaner. It was on a composite (five different bikes) 100cc Honda in Arkansas recently. We rode somewhere around 180 miles in about five hours with lots of stops. It was a enough time to get used to the little Honda's size, weight (180 pounds?), cg, kickstarter, and speed. Let's say I was able to see individual trees going up steep hills. It was a blast, especially when I challenged a 125 cc scooter on the backside of the loop back to Rich Mountain. The little Honda was so light that when I picked my Bandit off the kickstand for the ride to Russellville, I couldn't believe how heavy a 570 pound bike plus camping equipment is.
I'll have to confess that I found air under my right boot at a stop light in Russellville. The road was contoured enough that when I reacted to my leaning to the right, it was too late. To compound my embarrassment, the 570 pound bike plus my traveling gear was resting on my boot and I couldn't get up. Fortunately, about five cars couldn't continue without raising my napping bike and getting it's clumsy rider out of their way. Nothing like having a bunch of concerned young people ask if the white haired antique rider was OK. I had all my gear on. What could go wrong?
The Versys 300 is looking more reasonable with it's little bike characteristics. Three hundred eighty four pounds is two, ninety two pound sacks of cements tied to a bike less in mass then my three main machines.
My thinking now is that inner tube tires are OK. Can you think of a $6,000 dollar OTD, under 400 pound, used or new, windshield equipped bike that better matches the Verys's talents?