What makes a Motorcycle a Touring Motorcycle?

[Yogesh Sarkar]

If you were to buy a motorcycle for touring, what are the qualities you would look for? A particular style, way power is delivered, ergonomics, the image of that motorcycle among other tourers, what exactly makes you look at a motorcycle and say wow this is perfect for touring.

[manik058]

minimum 18' rims, and no alloys.
relaxed engine.
min 18 literes tank.
must have a refined(read smooth)engine
more to come.

[sachinontop]

Originally Posted by manik058

minimum 18' rims, and no alloys.
relaxed engine.
min 18 literes tank.
must have a refined(read smooth)engine
more to come.

good ones...

i'd like to add:
- 2 extra halogen lights on crashguard and powerful main headlamp
- if in india, a good loud horn
- longer suspension
- puncture resistant tyres (liquid sealant will suffice!)
- 2 Cramster COLT Side-Saddlebags and 1 Cramster Turtle Magnetic Tankbag!!!
- good RVMs
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w8 4 more to come

[speedbuster]

both of u guys forgot the most imp thing..

Tyres!.. and really good ones with all terrain grip

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Originally Posted by manik058

minimum 18' rims, and no alloys.
relaxed engine.
min 18 literes tank.
must have a refined(read smooth)engine
more to come.

Manik already missing 18inch wheels ? In a way its true, I think 17-18inch rear wheel and 19-21 front would be great for offroad riding wht do you think?

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Originally Posted by sachinontop

i'd like to add:
- 2 extra halogen lights on crashguard and powerful main headlamp
- if in india, a good loud horn
- longer suspension
- puncture resistant tyres (liquid sealant will suffice!)
- 2 Cramster COLT Side-Saddlebags and 1 Cramster Turtle Magnetic Tankbag!!!
- good RVMs
.
.
.
w8 4 more to come

Sachin you are right about headlight, with the oncoming traffic we can hardly see any thing. At times it becomes quite dangerous especially on the single lane road.

Powerful horn well that?s an essential part

Agree with the rest as well.

What?s next in your list?

Speedbuster tires are important however according to the terrain have to be changed. Right now most of the tyre companies in India are paying more attention to life of the tyre and most of the importers import tyres that look good. What do you think?

[akshay4384]

for me it goes like this

the bike shd hv a crusing capability of arnd 130 km\hr

shd be free of lousy plastics(thts wat i hate in the zma)

suspension shd be sturdy and not too soft as in the zma

dual purpose tyres preferably tubeless

a powerful headlight and horn

[akshay4384]

some things i did to make my zma a better tourer

1) tubeless tyres 110\90\18 rear and 90\90\18 front

2) philips crystal vision 60\55 headlight bulb

3) powerful hella windtone horns

it cruises quite well at 100-105km\hr
currently im lookin fwd to changing the frnt sprocket from 13 teeth to 14 teeth for even better crusing speeds on highways

[Sheel]

Originally Posted by akshay4384

2) philips crystal vision 60\55 headlight bulb

3) powerful hella windtone horns

how much did these cost?

can these mods b done with the stock battrey on the Pulsar? w/o any problems?

[akshay4384]

Originally Posted by Sheel

how much did these cost?

can these mods b done with the stock battrey on the Pulsar? w/o any problems?

@sheel
yes u can use the horns widout any problems they cost arnd 550
and as for philips crystal vision u will hv to do coil windings to get the full potential of the bulb coz a zma has dc lighting and pulsar has ac
these bulbs come in a set of 2 with 2 pilot lamps for arnd 700-800 bucks