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Originally Posted by Sendero
Let's start with 5.
As someone who is in the market for a small, beginner friendly, all arounder in the small ADV or dual sport class, for extended trips among other things, I am fairly drawn to the RE Himalayan, it seems like a good compromise between a lot of things, I would be interested to hear some alternative options at a similar price point.
If this is not the proper place to discuss this, shoot me a PM.
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Thats easy. I could pick five from each manufacturer
In no order of preference. And I'll stick to fuel injected bikes that can be bought for less than a new Himalayan. Otherwise the list will be 50 deep
1)Yamaha XT660 series (Although the 660R is closest to Himmy height) -
2)Honda CB500X
3) Honda Transalp 700
4) Suzuki V-strom 650
5)Kawasaki Versys 650
6)BMW F650 single (GS, Dakar, Sertao) or F650/800 parallel twin GS.
If you don't mind an older bike (which I believe are still far more dependable than a new RE) you could look at the:
XT600, DR650, XR650L, DRZ400S, Africa Twin 750, Transalp 600/650 etc.
I know I could get on my 25 year old Africa Twin and circumnavigate the world twice without it giving me trouble. There would be a mountain of dead RE's for the same trip.
Obviously, the problem with old bikes is that you don't know their history. So you need to buy smart. So if you're not overly confident of sniffing out a lemon, you should stick to something ten years old or less from the top list.
I would love to do a side to side Comparison with an XT660R and a Himalayan. They are similar in so many ways.
Comparing a Yamaha to a RE is like comparing a Rolex to a plastic watch out of a Christmas cracker.
Look at this on ebay. It's like new bike.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194498810...AAAOSw92xhxUmd
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Last edited by Grant Johnson; 27 Jan 2022 at 01:50.
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