Good post above! That is good Asia advice, IMO. I did Thailand, Cambodia and a bit of Vietnam on rental bikes. Light is right .. so true about the mud!
I had a ball, cost was very reasonable. Short distances, slow speeds.
Other parts of the world require a different bike, different approach. In Latin America if you stay off dirt roads ... then most street bikes would be OK.
One up or Two up? That is another consideration. A 125cc Dream would not be great in the high Andes (in the 70's I spent time on a borrowed Vespa 150 in Peru' and Bolivia.) Not ideal!
But roads are much better now and so are bikes. I'd pick something in the 400cc to 650cc range for most of Latin America. But I'm sure guys on Harley Sportsters or BMW GS Adventures could make it OK too. Distances are great with WILD weather variances.
For the EU things change again. Most all paved roads ... road bike best?
For Africa? Yet again, different world. Big distances, rough terrain where bikes take a beating. Pick your continent, now pick your bike!
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