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Originally Posted by Tranquility
many hills to navigate. I'm not convinced my little bike could handle the extra load.
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Well........... we live up in the mountains, so EVERY journey back home means riding up VERY steep roads. I weigh around 160 lbs & my wife about 130 lbs. I've never had the slightest problem going up, & we use the bike more than we do the car. My only advice would probably be to wait until you're Completely at ease riding (as riding 2-up is a completely different feel to the bike, as regards braking, balance etc.) & also wait until the bike is well run-in, so you can give it more revs without worry. So long as you're happy going up (& I mean really steep hills) at 30-40 mph there's no problem. Having said that - my bike is the European (Spanish) spec, which runs slightly richer than the American spec, but I wouldn't think that it would make an excessive difference.