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Don't rule out something smaller such as a 400 or even a 250, they are all up to it, the benefit of an older bike .
I did not rule them out but all I ever find is about the Tenere or other bigger bikes. The Kawasaki is not as common in Europe IIRC and the BMW is more expensive, even though I might check for that again on older bikes. Actually the XT600/660 might be too big and heavy for me. I am only 173cm and lightweight. The Yamaha WR250R looks nice too but too new for cheap used bikes + the XT600 are known and I got tons of material on them.
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Its a great idea. I can agree with all the others have said. One of the best things I did was do my bike licence.

As for the XT600, a great choice IMHO, I have one and think its great.

There are some pics of my bike on his thread

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub.../xt-600e-76823

All the best it what you decide to do

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+ learn on the road
And don't worry too much about learning in advance... . once on the road you'll be surprized about inspiration you find to fix things you wouldn't think of at home... .

If it's really about traveling, big bike or adventure bike are optional in my opinion. There are cheap to buy and ride honda CB's yamaha XJ's/YBR's, ... in different engine sizes that will get you everywhere in europe and around.
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Thanks for the positive messages. Now I have a year to prepare and can't wait to start :O
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Hi,

you can visit http://www.xt600.de (german) and their forum for informations.
There is also an active forum.

Another option is to buy a really really cheap xt600 and rebuild it yourself till next spring. This might not be cheaper than buying a good one, but you will for shure know your bike then. of course this need time.

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Another option is to buy a really really cheap xt600 and rebuild it yourself till next spring. This might not be cheaper than buying a good one, but you will for shure know your bike then. of course this need time.

Martin
What is a really really cheap one? I was thinking about someting about 2500Eur. I found several for that price from the 90s with around 20-30k km. That seemed reasonable to me.
I don't think it will be in option though due to lacking ways of transportation and no workshop or garage
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It's a great idea for for it

I just got back from S.America and did 32,000k. I got my license and flew out in Feb 2014. No mechanical skills whatsoever! I learnt a lot. It was an epic trip. I bought a XR250 and it was a great bike. I think my dream tourer would be the same bike but with a 400cc engine and a 20lt tank, so maybe a DR400 then?
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What is a really really cheap one? I was thinking about someting about 2500Eur. I found several for that price from the 90s with around 20-30k km. That seemed reasonable to me.
I don't think it will be in option though due to lacking ways of transportation and no workshop or garage
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many many years ago i bought a 1986 XT600 for about 200 DM ! that would be cheap, but it was a lot of work.

For 2,500€ you should get a fine XT600. Problem is to find that good one, which was, for example, overhauled and in good condition.
Not that, which looks nice but the engine is finished.

Maybe you have someone near you, who is into the Xt600s and can help you look at bike.

DR400 is also a nice bike, but there are not many of them here.
A modern DR400 with new engine and maybe 40HP would be so nice
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