Popular small bikes in Europe
Hi HUBBers
I am an Aussie with an EU passport. I want to do the fairly common thing of going to Europe and buying a motorcycle on which to tour around. (West & East Europe, Russia, perhaps cross into nthrn Africa)
Here are my requirements:
-Reliable
-Small and light, 250-500cc.
-Can take hard panniers without too much customising.
-A make that is popular around Europe so repairs and spares are easy to find
-AUD$2000 budget including all paperwork stuff (but not insurance)
I plan on seeking out the 'back roads' (no highways or even main roads if it can be avoided), as many mountains as possible, and as many beautiful coastlines as possible. This will probably involve some gravel/unsealed roads.
I suppose my question is, what type of bike would you good folks recommend? Even just a make that is popular in Europe (eg. Honda, Yamaha are incredibly popular and reliable in Aus) so I can start looking into affordable options...
ADDED QUESTION: Websites to pursue private motorcycle sales in the UK? I've been checking out Bike Trader UK, is this the most popular site?
Cheers,
Nicola
Last edited by nicola_a; 1 Sep 2012 at 04:21.
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