Small enduro bike, which?!?
Hi everybody,
I'm going on a trip from the Netherlands to Asia, and planning on riding a small enduro bike. I drove a Yamaha DT 125cc in Colombia, which was nice but too heavy on the small engine on long distances, which meant I was at the mechanic more or less every day. I'm looking for a slightly bigger one this time, but not too big as too keep the weight down and the mileage acceptable.
Any ideas? I've read about a honda xr 250, which sounded nice, but again the topspeed was around 120 km/h (new model) which means I might have the same problem again, lots of strain on the engine causing lots of problems.
Is it wiser to go for a bigger engine, say a 400, and accept the higher fuel usage? Does anybody have experience making such a big trip on a small bike?
Thx!
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