Two people riding 100cc modernized Honda Super Cubs around the world. For those less familiar with the Honda Super Cub, it is the most successful selling motorcycle worldwide with over 60 million sold since 1958 (still in production today). You can find them in practically every market, they get 100 mpg (although they only have a 1 gal fuel tank), you can crash them, bash them, use cooking oil instead of engine oil and they’ll continue to run. They’re the Toyota Hilux of the motorcycling world.

There’s some incredible wisdom in their unconventional choice though. They will never have a shortage of people who know how to work on a Super Cub, nor will they ever have trouble getting spare parts. Their luggage solution was simple and ingenious - a lockable, no frills hard case and a SealLine waterproof bag on top of it. Less than ideal, but incredibly easy to continue using it even if either one of them broke (duct tape would solve a lot of the SealLine bag issues).  There was a recent rider profile on the Soma bicycles blog about two riders who rode 3000’ish miles on fixed gear bikes who specifically mention that simpler is better, and only using gear that can be repaired. Finally, the loaded Super Cubs are only 200 lbs. Austin Vince, who led the charge to circle the globe by motorcycle for the first time, mentioned frequently in a presentation he was giving that lighter was definitely better when the going got sticky and muddy. Having just had to push my bicycle through over a foot of snow last week on the I-90 bridge, I would wholeheartedly agree :).