[Ant1GOV]

Hey guys! :smile_big:

Just came back from an unscheduled trip through a couple of countries in Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland and Germany). Did about 4000 km on this one trip and had the best time of my life, so I thought I would go ahead and share it, maybe I can inspire some people to go ahead and just travel around with their bike.
Took me about 2 weeks to complete the entire trip.

Yes as I said, unscheduled. So I just decided to leave one day with only a backpack and a little pillion bag, where I carried all my clothes and necessary equipment in. Didn't even arrange some place to stay for most of the nights. Even spend a couple of nights sleeping at airports at nearby cities 😅😅. It is not easy doing this when you are 22 and on a budget so I had to improvise 😋.

I have some pictures of the bike during the trip and will add them to this post. Yeah might even add a selfie or so.
And yes I know the windshield is really ugly, would rather photoshop it away, but it is very handy on the highway if you make such a trip so...🤷*♂

Btw keep in mind that my bike is the 790 Duke L 35 KW version.

 

[weaksy]

Fantastic! Great pics too!

 

[DaveNZ]

Awesome trip man, I'm jealous. thanks posting the great pictures.

 

[Fastfred]

What rear seat bag is that please?

 

[Ken H]

Hey guys! :smile_big:

Just came back from an unscheduled trip through a couple of countries in Europe (The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland and Germany). Did about 4000 km on this one trip and had the best time of my life, so I thought I would go ahead and share it, maybe I can inspire some people to go ahead and just travel around with their bike.
Took me about 2 weeks to complete the entire trip.

Yes as I said, unscheduled. So I just decided to leave one day with only a backpack and a little pillion bag, where I carried all my clothes and necessary equipment in. Didn't even arrange some place to stay for most of the nights. Even spend a couple of nights sleeping at airports at nearby cities 😅😅. It is not easy doing this when you are 22 and on a budget so I had to improvise 😋.

I have some pictures of the bike during the trip and will add them to this post. Yeah might even add a selfie or so.
And yes I know the windshield is really ugly, would rather photoshop it away, but it is very handy on the highway if you make such a trip so...🤷*♂

Btw keep in mind that my bike is the 790 Duke L 35 KW version.

Wow! That's a great trip. I reckon the screen doesn't look so bad at all - what brand/model is it I wonder?

 

[mstyle]

Nice trip! Nice bike! Bravoo

In my opinion the windshield looks very good. There's nothing to worry about. I have the same touring windshield for my motorcycle, but I installed it only for longer trips. For commuting, I use the PP Fly Screen that also keeps me from the wind. Both are very good.

It looks like the parts from the post are the following but maybe I'm wrong:

Tail bag: Qbag Tail Bag 3
Windshield: KTM PowerParts - Clear (64108908033)

Regards,
Momo

 

[StrawbZ]

Looks like a great ride

 

[J D]

Love the pix! Must have been a ton of fun.

 

[Je224]

Amazing pictures! How do you like the limited A2 version so far?

Owning one myself I have to say the throttle is not so smooth in a busy city, and overtaking huge trucks on the highway is always an adventure!

 

[Stephano]

I’ switch the ride mode to rain in the city and when in traffic and back to sport when on the open road. Works great

 

[Stephano]

Tell me what A2 version is please.

 

[Je224]

The A2 version is the same bike but with limited power output, 47hp.

 

[Ant1GOV]

What rear seat bag is that please?

Sorry for the late response, have been busy lately.

It's called Qbag. A small bag of only 5L, but it was just enough to carry in locks, a water bottle and some extra clothes. They have bigger versions as well!
Note that it's not waterproof though, but for the price that it comes at you wouldn't expect it to be either.

Bought it from this website:
https://www.motardinn.com/motorcycle-equipment/qbag-tail-03-5l/136436235/p

 

[Ant1GOV]

Wow! That's a great trip. I reckon the screen doesn't look so bad at all - what brand/model is it I wonder?

Nice trip! Nice bike! Bravoo

In my opinion the windshield looks very good. There's nothing to worry about. I have the same touring windshield for my motorcycle, but I installed it only for longer trips. For commuting, I use the PP Fly Screen that also keeps me from the wind. Both are very good.

It looks like the parts from the post are the following but maybe I'm wrong:

Tail bag: Qbag Tail Bag 3
Windshield: KTM PowerParts - Clear (64108908033)

Regards,
Momo

Momo has a great eye as you can see, he knows his stuff. Those are the exact parts that I have used on the bike.

Exactly, the windshield gets used only for those longer trips, because it definitely is very handy! :grin: But I still can't quite comply with the look of it.

 

[Ant1GOV]

Fantastic! Great pics too!

Awesome trip man, I'm jealous. thanks posting the great pictures.

Looks like a great ride

Love the pix! Must have been a ton of fun.

Thank you! Best two weeks of my life with a lot of interesting experiences. Learned a lot in those two weeks abroad.
Would recommend anyone to go out and travel on their own once in a while!

 

[dma]

Momo has a great eye as you can see, he knows his stuff. Those are the exact parts that I have used on the bike.

Exactly, the windshield gets used only for those longer trips, because it definitely is very handy! :grin: But I still can't quite comply with the look of it.

I sprayed & wrapped my PP shield - don't mind the look now at all!

 

[owl]

Would you be so kind as to share the route you took?

Looks like an awesome trip, I need to get my ducks in a row and organise a trip early next year.

Just kidding I don’t have any ducks.

 

[Ant1GOV]

Yeah can do! Just need some time to go back to the google maps thingy and trace the route back.

When I have everything I will try to somehow share it on here.

 

[CJS]

Absolutely fantastic. Never done a solo tour but thinking recently about getting away to the south in the mountains for a while.

 

[Guest]

Ant1GOV-

Kudos to you man, great trip.

No one here would knock that windshield, especially on a trip such as yours. As also mentioned above though by dma you can paint or wrap your windshield to make it more "stealth". Nice to know that the screen you have is a good highway companion.