WTF is that thing? It's certainly not for long distance highway use.
It weighs 1000 lbs, and has a reverse gear system. Wheelbase is 6', and it's 8' from nose to tail.
One person CAN pick it up, as the design generally won't let it lay entirely on its side unless it was in an accident, in which case a tow truck will be necessary. (There is a specific procedure one must follow to do it however.)
These bikes cost $30,000 dollars today (I bought mine in 1995 when you could still afford them.) They are designed for VERY comfortable long distance touring, with AM/FM/Cassette (yes, mine is old; new ones have CD players and USB inputs), CB radio, and cruise control. I once did a 7700 mile trip with my youngest son in a 3-week period. coast-to-coast and back. You won't be doing that on those knobby-tired kidney-shakers upthread.
WTF is that thing? It's certainly not for long distance highway use.
Evidently you’ve never ridden a luxury tourer. I get that.It'll do long days on the 'slab just fine. I rode from New England to Virginia in one day a couple of times. There are a number of riders who have done Iron Butts on the Tenere. It's a 1200 parallel twin shaft drive with factory cruise control (though it's smoother with road tires). But it'll also do long days on the Dalton, or across Asia.