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Post By christianfrancisantoniobulawin
18 Mar 2019
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Originally Posted by christianfrancisantoniobulawin
My girlfriend and I, along with our dog, will be starting our RTW in France or Germany and are looking for 2 Honda CB500x. We are from Chicago, both 23 yrs old so our budget is tight and will prefer if both bikes are already outfitted for RTW. I have an aunt in Germany and in France so if we fancy 1 bike in Germany and 1 bike in France, we can just ride 2-up to pick up the other. If you are reading this and would love to help as a finder, we would very much welcome that w/ some  .
For transparency, we're comfortable at $3500 USD maximum for each bike.
We are also open in considering other bikes but it cannot be anymore than our budget range of $2k-3.5k USD.
Ideally the seller we're looking for is somebody that wants to let go of their bike not just for some X amount of profit but to help and envision the bike their letting go set off to see the world. |
Hi there. I noticed the post as I am selling my CB500X in the UK, and bought it dreaming of an adventure like yours...
However, I would echo the advice of the other respondents. My bike is valued at the very top of your budget. On one hand, it has a full service history, three careful owners, useful mods and if I had the money I wouldn't hesitate to take it RTW. On the other hand, mine has 32,000mi and has seen a few British winters, so she isn't showroom fresh and yet is near the top of your budget and still isn't quite outfitted for major expeditions.
The CB500X as a RTW bike is a great choice - the fuel economy, ease to ride, simple engineering and reliability are great attributes - but the other respondents are correct. You will need to pay more in Europe if you have Rally Raid type suspension or protection mods in mind.
If you are looking to buy in France and Germany, I'd suggest looking at Transalps and R1200Rs, that kind of thing, if you want to keep the bike spend down.
You're more than welcome to send me a message about my CB if you like, though, or indeed if you want any advice on CB's as a potential RTW machine. I would prefer mine to go to a good home than yet another pizza delivery guy in South London!
Best of luck with your search & your trip!
David
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