Hi Ian,
Thanks for the info, The new battery is now going back on trickle charge, just to make sure while I look to strip and clean the carb. You are quite right in saying that the enduro model has no fuel pump.
Simplicity and quality of build were my main reasons for buying this bike. The idea being that it should not go wrong and if it does it could be easily repaired , even by an inexperianced spanner like me.
My last trip was from Seattle down the west coast to Panama city, no particular itinery just tooling around and enjoying the ride. Most of the way I was riding on surfaced roads as you do when you want to get from one place to another though I did have plenty of play time in Mexico. For all of this the bike was not only totaly reliable but also fantastic fun. I'd made a few mods from stock ie. comfort seat, bash plate, 18 l tank and TT ali box's and luggage rack. The only problem worth mentioning was that 4 spokes on the front wheel broke.
How this bike would compare to the Adv I cann't say having never riden one. though for what its worth I would guess that there is little diference as they are basicly the same beast. having said that I can see the advantages of the raised bars for those stretches of poor track when you need to stand to ride and also the screen must be a luxury.
Cheers. Les.