All is not lost?
To Add to what Mollydog has said/offered...
MCN reported recently that Honda will have a new 'XR' 250 out for 2009 - all new (and not a rehash of the older Japanese-spec e-start aircooled bike as I thought) - alloy beam frame, 250 efi engine with e-start - very much in the vain of the new WR250R, and the KLX250 that Kawasaki are meant to be bringing into the UK too next year... I guess the new EU learner laws have revitilised the sub 33bhp trailie dual-sport market?
As for a bigger RTW twin... rumours still persist of a TDM engine based 'Super Tenere' from Yamaha in 2009... if it is anything as good as the XT660Z Tenere, then it will truely be a successor (albeit blue instead of red) to the Africa Twin...
Honda do of course have their new XLV700 Transalp in Europe too, which although no mega-off-roader, I imagine would be every bit as good as a V-Strom as a RTW bike?
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