I won't ride without one......(says my wife). I think they are a must have. One time I was at Deals Gap, and on the news a guy, and his son were missing for 2 days....the father was dead, but the son crawled up the mountain to the road, and someone found him, he lived...if they had a spot they...
I bought a new Vstrom DL1000 Adventure the first of July, here's a post I put on the stromtrooper forum shortly after I bought it.....
My wife, and I rode a couple hundred miles on it Saturday, and it worked out great !!!
I've now got a week, and 1600 miles in with my Vstrom.... I...
I see you in WV.....my favorite state to ride in. I spent a week last September riding in WV with 2 other FZ1's we rode about 2000 miles, it was a great week, even in rain....