I wish Honda produced the 400 Falcon for sale in USA. Great bikes, a nice compromise, great S. America bike. I owned a street legal XR400, also good but lacked street legal amenities of the Falcon.

Hunter S loved anything with crazy power! I hung out with him on a movie set some years ago ... he wanted to ride my then ZX-10 Ninja. Since he was already half drunk (at 10 am) I declined his request.
But his depth of knowledge about all things bikes was surprising.
What a character.

So true about the ALL Harley parade throughout the Southwest in Summer.

I see more and more riders shifting to smaller CC bikes. Lots of good 250's doing RTW. If you want to explore off the beaten path ... lighter is better, IMHO.
Even though I love the new 250's for now I will also stick with a 600. (650 actually) My DR650 splits the difference nicely between the big bike comfort/speed and little bike off road ability/fun. At just 324 lbs. dry the DR is quite a bit lighter than the KLR ... and "FEELS" much lighter when off road. It's also strong, fast and reliable.

Fuel economy is only weakness and here the 250's rule. Also, I'm recently intrigued by the Honda CB500X ... fitted with
Jmo's Rally kit. Good potential for a versatile travel bike at reasonable cost. My DR650 is at 65,000 miles now so looking for replacement. Another DR?
Honda? Some 250? Dunno!