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Can You Tour on a Ryker?

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jarrett

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So we recently got a 2020 RTL and have been riding two up. But now she wants to ride by herself :)

She wants a 900 Ryker, but she also wants something that she can do tours on. Is the Ryker tour-able?

If so, what add-ons do you recommend to make it tour worthy?

Side note, if we do go to riding our on rides, I'll likely sell the RTL and get a two wheel touring bike for me. The Honda NT1100 DCT is catching my eye lately.
 
jarrett said:
So we recently got a 2020 RTL and have been riding two up. But now she wants to ride by herself :)

She wants a 900 Ryker, but she also wants something that she can do tours on. Is the Ryker tour-able?

If so, what add-ons do you recommend to make it tour worthy?
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Yes.

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Setup for my second 3,000 mile trip. A member here, @greer, has taken hers to Alaska and back.

See my signature for what I have added. What is needed is really up to how you travel, minimalist or glamper. I'm kind of in between. Questions, holler.
 
It ALWAYS pays to do a bit of searching BEFORE starting a new thread - there's very little about Spyders/Rykers at hasn't been at least discussed here since the Forum started...

Check out this thread:

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Thread 'Anyone touring on a Ryker?? Experiences?'

I ride a 2019 Ryker 900 ACE with upgraded shocks, steering dampener and some convenience/comfort extras. My hubby rides a Buell Ulysses Adventure Bike.
Between us we have plenty of cargo capacity and we're both very mechanically inclined, so on the road repairs (hopefully not required) are not a major concern to us.
We've done several 3-4 day trips riding around 200 miles per day.
What can we expect to be different on a longer tour? Do you have any "must haves" if you tour ona RYKER?
Tell me your thoughts and experiences.

I've seen a fella who was riding around the World on a Honda 150; and there's a sorta unofficial bi-annual (I think?) event here in Oz where a bunch of fellas ride around the edge of the entire continent on Postie bikes, 50cc bikes - so in answer to the question, 'can you tour on a Ryker?' Heck yeah!

You can tour on ANYTHING if you want to!! Is it smart to do that, maybe not, but it's an experience and you'll be out there doing something! (y)
 
jarrett said:
Side note, if we do go to riding our on rides, I'll likely sell the RTL and get a two wheel touring bike for me. The Honda NT1100 DCT is catching my eye lately.
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I just bought one 5-2. They may be hard to find yet, just started coming into USA last week of April. Previously earlier in the year came in as police bikes. Only one color, 1 model, no saddlebags or top box, but you can buy them. I like it a lot. Had 2 NT700 before, last one somebody decided to hit me, out of work 6 weeks starting March 7th.

I bought mine the same day it was assembled and on showroom floor. Honda was shipping 1 bike per dealership, then another wave came thru, so you may have to hunt around. Join the www.nt-owners.org website to find out more. 700 and 1100
 
It will tour. I've gone from New Hampshire to Chicago on mine. The cruise control and basic windscreen are HIGHLY recommended.
 
I have done nearly 100,000 miles on Ryker Rallies (I'm on my second one and I would still be on my first one if I had not had an issue over 1000 miles from home where I chose to just trade in rather than wait five days for a $20 part to be delivered from Canada). Obviously, I've toured extensively on my Rykers and have no issue doing 500 - 600 mile days.

Here's what makes it possible:

Hard bags on either side, along with pillion bag over the max mount. The Pillion bag serves perfectly as a back rest.
Steering dampener - this is a HUGE advantage, as I crank it up to about nine when traveling Long distances on Interstates, and the tryke basically drives itself.
Comfort seat with Air Hawk on top of that and sheepskin on top of the Air Hawk.
Hush Puppies for handlebar grips
Cruising pegs

And that's really basically it.

I've been riding for roughly 40 years, and this set up is as comfortable as any of my previous bikes.

Ride on!
 
I’ll just add that I appreciate having a sport windshield, it takes care of most of the wind pushing against me, but leaves my head in clean air.

Sarah
 
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