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Boer Biker what's keeping you from doing it? ;)

Ron Bosgra don't have a vara yet...

@@ronbosgra8230 Varadero is too ridicoulous. Pheraphs are you child yet?

Shout out from a former Brandon employee.

If you give me an email adres, I can send a couple of pictures. KZfaq won't allow me to reply with a picture. I currently ride a different motorcycle, but I still got pictures of the Varadero.

@Andy: late reply, but the Varadero is a wonderfull beast of a machine. I've driven, in chronological order: Yamaha FJ600, Kawasaki Vulcan 700, Yamaha Virago 1000, Honda Shadow 700 Bobber. I started going big distances with the bobber and really enjoyed long travels. My back did not. After the shadow broke down (which gave me many tears) I bought a big Honda Pan European for touring. It was a big drastic change coming from years on choppers and bobbers I customized myself. I sort of missed the bobber feel and bought a second bike. An extreme green looking Honda Shadow 600 bobber. I quickly disliked the Pan European only because it's a 4 cilinder. I found some one who wanted to sell his Varadero, or trade it for a 4 cillinder tourbike. So after some negotiations we decided to swap bikes. Drove up north on december 31st and back again. Completely frozen, but in posession of the Varadero. BEST. DECISION. EVER! The Varadero is smooth, super flexible in traffic, nice and upright and high seating position (I'm 1.89m / 6ft4). I did buy a Bagster seat from France which helped reduce pinching back pains between the shoulders. I needed a fysiotherapist to unlock a locked rib before I bought the new seating. A really painfull experience and made me think about investing in good seating rather than a new motorcycle. (Tip: go for a firm seat, rather than soft). I now like the Vara so much, I got rid of my chopper blood and sold my 'Green Devil's Coffin' bobber motorcycle. My Varadero now looks different than on the video. After this trip I knew I was going to keep this bike until it breaks down or I can get one of the newer versions for a good price. I went from The Netherlands to Sweden with to visit a friend of mine and afterwards decided that I needed more gadgets for a saver and more pleasant trip. I painted it grey/black, added 4 LED fog lights, 6 warning blinkers (4 front, 2 back), swapped the tires for the Metzler Karoo 3 to make it look more rugged, but also to transfer gravel better through the tires, especially in corners. I expected to handle sand roads better but this is a big no no. I simply dig myself in... Oh well.. I added handle bar risers, got rid of the 5 cases and now drive with just two aluminum top load cases on both sides. The 5 cases setup I had might seem weird, but boy was I able to take a lot with me LOL! The front cases protected my legs from wind, insects and rubble flying upwards. Looking at the bike from the side, it looked weird, but car owners could not figure out what kind of bike, trike or quad was driving behind them. And the bike still handled like a smooth beast, navigating and laying down my Vara in mountain corners while going 80kmph/50mph). It was not a problem at all! It's a pretty heavy bike when you step off of it and push it in position, but that's the only downside of the entire motorcycle. Well.. the second downside is that the carburated versions do drink a bit more gasoline than the fuel injected versions, but hey we're talking about 50km/30mi less fun on a full tank... I really wanted to check out newer motorcycles like the Honda ST1300 and BMW RT1200 and feel the difference. I can tell you that the Varadero felt way more stable and firmly than the RT and ST bikes I drove on. You really sit inside the Varadero, rather than on top of a motorcycle like the BMW or Pan Euro. Obviously not everyone likes the looks of the Vara, but if you like touring on a 2 cilinder motorcycle and you don't want a small bike, go for the Varadero. It's a piece of Honda engineering which might look a bit intimidating at first to handle, but it'll quickly grow on you!

POULPY47 it's called a Liftstick. I purchased it from www.louis.nl (can use .com .de etc). Ride safe!

Ron Bosgra so thank for replying so fast . I'm going weld mine. Really good vidéo , my girlfriend really enjoyed to ! I'm not so far , I live in France and it looks like Annecy !

boordbelsj zelf gemaakt, klopt. Onderdelen van een ikea kast uit elkaar gehaald en bevestig aan de koffers. Ze zitten er inmiddels niet meer op, de motor is gespoten en ik heb twee top lade koffers achter gemonteerd. Ik wil graag voor de SD03 gaan, maar dit wanneer mijn huidige op is.

Ron Bosgra ik zag vorig jaar van die cole tassen wat je tussen de buizen kon spannen zag ook gaaf uit alleen was het vrij prijzig. En als we weg gaan leg ik zon grote roltas achter me erbij dan heb ik ook meteen een rugsteun;) Wel graplig dat het van een ikea kast afkomstig is he haha leuk gemaakt! Welke kleur heb je m nu? Origineel was.mijne ook jouw kleurstelling. Maar vorige eigenaar heeft m gewit. Denk nu zelf aan desert kaki of olive green(legergroen). Maar weet t nog niet wit is die ook gaaf ;) Als je nog van die schijnwerpers zoekt voor op de valbeugels. Ali express;) 10 a 15 euroheb je al gave

boordbelsj zilvergrijs met zwarte 'smoke' effect. Ik heb 4 LED mistlampen voor gemonteerd, en 4 knipperlichten voor en twee achter (onder de koffers). Ik heb zojuist handvatverwarming gemonteerd en ga zometeen of morgen bezig de middenbok te vervangen. De huidige is doorgeroest. Jammer, ik kan geen fotootje laten zien via KZfaq ;). Wit is een mooie kleur, vooral met wat zwarte accenten! Ik vond mijn blauwe kleur te zoet. Nu ziet 'ie er een stuk stoerder uit, al zeg ik 't zelf!

hwity asaad this motorcycle is a no go offroad (sand, mud, loose gravel). It's ok on hardenend trails. I did do some gravel in Sweden, but the design of the bike just doesn't cope with all the side way swerving you get on loose ground and your front wheel constantly digs it self in sand because there's a lot of weight on the front tyre, because of it's high center of gravity and bulky build. It's an absolute killer machine on road and in the twisties!! I drive an NC700X at the moment. Super low center of gravity. The 17" front wheel, which I fitted with a Continental TKC70, is great off road.

Metzeler Karoo 3. I don't recommend them. Terrible in the rain, noisy and skittish over painted lines. I sold this bike a few years ago. I strongly recommend Continental TKC70. They wear out fairly quick, but the grip in rain and during winter is superb! ( I ride a 2016 Africa Twin atm, but I'm changing to a 2014 Crosstourer in a week, with Continental tyres).

@@ronbosgra8230 Thanks Ron! I had Metzeler Tourance tires myself and also disliked them for similar reasons. But I'll take your advice and won't purchase the one you rode. Funny you are also looking at the Crosstourer, it will also be the one I expect to buy next year. Feels like the new age Varadero! Enjoy!

@@fokke1037 I sure hope so. The AT was the bike I wanted for a while. But now that I have it, the bike is a disappointment. Dodgy start button, sticky control buttons, a hernia infusing seat and failing front forks which costs 1800,- to repair. Anyway, I sure hope the Crosstourer is indeed my old Varadero bike mixed with a Pan European ;)

@@ronbosgra8230 Sure hope it proves to be a great bike! Let me know how you feel about it after you have had it for a few weeks ;)

@@fokke1037 Sure thing!