Hi, you don't say where your going or your proposed route, so I'll take it you intend to do a RTW or other long trip. I'd go for the GS/PD. The money you save can go to properly preparing the bike for your trip. Depending on the km's the maxchine has done you may need to overhaul the engine and gearbox, change the drive shaft and the rear shock and definately get the rear sub-frame braced. The only problem with GS/PD comes if you want to fit a larger tank. I have a late model R100GS which had the crash bar supporting the front fairing, same as the PD. To fit the larger 43ltr 'Acerbis' fuel tank I had to remove the crash bar and the fairing and fit new headlamps and make mountings for the clocks. With the 35ltr tank on the GS/PD you'd probably have enough range with the original tank though. The carnet will also be less with the cheaper bike. The 1100 is a great bike and many get used for RTW and other long trips. The big disadvantage is the complexity of the fuel injection and the extra weight. A few people have actually taken the fuel injection off and fitted carbs for this reason. I'm sure you will get loads of different viewpoints and would be interested to hear which bike you end up with..Bob
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