Just got back from my Tokyo to Fukushima run, about 1500km two-up with no probs whatsoever. Even managed to take the luggage off and race some guys across the mountains. I was at the front the whole way with my friends R1 streetfighter.
You can tour on anything if you want to. I recently did 3,000k's 2 up with camping gear on a Kawasaki KLE 400 (Jap model is 400 others are 500) on a 3 night trip.
The Vmax with the Givi box will be luxurious in comparison. I rode an FJR for a while but the lack of character and low screen is...
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I ordered the rack through a bike accessory shop over here. I needed to be able to carry stuff for longer tours that my group do. Also, my girlfriend can rest against the givi box when it's vboost time. It wasn't that cheap, ?16,000.