Lightweight is important on forest roads - BMW R27 and Moto Guzzi LM3

Moto Guzzi Le Mans 3 is heavy, weighing about 220kg, so I realized how difficult it was to traverse the rough forest roads. Compared to BMW R27 that rode the same route, R27 was able to push up even when it got stuck, but Le Mans 3 couldn't support the weight and fell over.

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nice comparison. I wonder if it would be different if the tires were offroad tires. I do similar roads on my 270kg Guzzi when I go camping, but I constantly feel the limitations. In Australia, a lot of people ride a Honda ct90/ct110 postie bike for this purpose, cheap, reliable and capable off road. Its about 89kgs, carries a rider and camping gear no problem. The older ones have hi lo range gearbox as well. But, not as fast obviously, and looks subjectively not as cool as your bikes. Still pretty cool :)