driving 800 km (500 miles) on a highway...

[arbra]

Originally Posted by Montblanc

Enjoyable thread. Makes me want to go to Germany.

you'r welcome ! sois le bienvenue ! :)

[SaturnV]

  Wouldn't it be a good idea to sort out that wobble first?! Doesn't sound very safe to me...
I'm no expert but I do know that bikes shouldn't wobble at ANY speed; although apparently some ST1300 Pans do :-(

[shumba]

Originally Posted by SaturnV

Wouldn't it be a good idea to sort out that wobble first?! Doesn't sound very safe to me...
I'm no expert but I do know that bikes shouldn't wobble at ANY speed; although apparently some ST1300 Pans do :-(

 Try riding a bike two up and loaded with camping gear at high speed and see what happens.

[arbra]

Originally Posted by SaturnV

Wouldn't it be a good idea to sort out that wobble first?! Doesn't sound very safe to me...
I'm no expert but I do know that bikes shouldn't wobble at ANY speed; although apparently some ST1300 Pans do :-(

I probably didn't use the right term...  What i meant is that the bike is doing strange things at higher speed (+/- 170 km/h) since i've installed a XXL windshield from "calsci.com" So it's not a mechanical problem but rather an aerodynamical one i guess.. With the small original windshield i didn't have this "wobbling" effect but that thing wasn't offering any protection neither :)

[SaturnV]

Oh I see what you mean... I was going to fit a higher screen too but will think twice now..

I think the one that I was looking at has special vents to keep the air-flow regulated but no idea if that works yet!

Never ridden a bike fully laden with luggage and pillion myself either so I guess that wouldn't help handling much lol

[bazza696]

I only travel for bike meets a bout 3 times a year, and the shortest journey will be 4.5 hours, so everything I have done helps with this:

Omni Cruise - holds the throttle open to give hand a rest.
Keis heated waistcoat - stops me and my back getting cold.
Sealskin under gloves - stops hands getting cold or I use my keis heated gloves
Sealskin socks - stops tootsies getting cold.
Voltarol - rub on sore back after a long time in the saddle.

I do this cause I find a couple of hours on the bike you start to get a chill and it only gets worse, and once your cold it is very difficult to get warm