Originally Posted by
staehpj1
It doesn't just depend on the bike, it also depends on the rider and their expectations.
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I didn't say it would be my choice of ways to tour, but it is one way and the guy I met seemed to be having a great adventure.
oh absolutely.
I recall meeting a Scots couple somewhere in Mexico, they had been in the States and bought two old bikes (80s road bikes) and headed down through Mexico. Road gearing, pulloing a trailer, stuff attached all over the place with strings etc, no maps (just notes gleaned from locals) They were super intereseted in my map and pored over it, but I needed it so didnt give it to them.
They were having quite an adventure and were very much hippyish in looks and attitudes, but hey, young and having one hell of an adventure.
I've mentioned them before, but fits here as like your Japanese dude, the same attitude of just going for it and not worrying about stuff.