Update 5/8/2021
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I picked a 2018 BMW R1200RT. I’ll be doing a fly and ride to bring the bike from Las Cruses New Mexico to Santa Fe TX. This will be about 1,000 miles the long way so I should have a good feel for the bike. I’ll give a report when I get back. Thanks for all the input.
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If you could pick any bike under 600lbs to ride across America on your favorite paved route, which would it be?
BMW GS(A) - 11
V-strom 1000/650 - 6
BMW RT - 4
KLR - 4
BMW S1000XR - 3
Kawasaki H2SXSE+ - 3
KTM 1190/1290 - 2
Honda NT700V - 2
Super Tenere - 2
BMW K1200S - 1
Yamaha FZ6 - 1
CB500X - 1
Triumph Tiger 900 - 1
Triumph Thruxton 900 - 1
Hayabusa - 1
Motoguzi V73 - 1
Super Duke GT - 1
FJR - 1
Versys 1000 - 1
K75RT - 1
Africa Twin - 1
BMW F800GT - 1
VFR 1200 F - 1
Honda Nighthawk 750 - 1
Victory Vegas - 1
Suzuki Bandit - 1
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I picked a 2018 BMW R1200RT. I’ll be doing a fly and ride to bring the bike from Las Cruses New Mexico to Santa Fe TX. This will be about 1,000 miles the long way so I should have a good feel for the bike. I’ll give a report when I get back. Thanks for all the input.
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If you could pick any bike under 600lbs to ride across America on your favorite paved route, which would it be?
BMW GS(A) - 11
V-strom 1000/650 - 6
BMW RT - 4
KLR - 4
BMW S1000XR - 3
Kawasaki H2SXSE+ - 3
KTM 1190/1290 - 2
Honda NT700V - 2
Super Tenere - 2
BMW K1200S - 1
Yamaha FZ6 - 1
CB500X - 1
Triumph Tiger 900 - 1
Triumph Thruxton 900 - 1
Hayabusa - 1
Motoguzi V73 - 1
Super Duke GT - 1
FJR - 1
Versys 1000 - 1
K75RT - 1
Africa Twin - 1
BMW F800GT - 1
VFR 1200 F - 1
Honda Nighthawk 750 - 1
Victory Vegas - 1
Suzuki Bandit - 1
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