Heya,

I want to go on a one year trip mostly offroads through Africa and Asia. The problem is that I am quiet tiny (5,35feed). I am searching for a bike which is not to heavy and not to high as well. My friend wants to go for a honda xr650, which would be quiet light, but soooo high. I also thought about lowering the bike and get a smaller tire, but I heard it is very expensive and just gives you 2,5cm.
Any recommentations?

Thanks Susi

Welcome to the site Susi.
I'm afraid a smaller tyre is not really an option but lowering is.
This topic has been discussed many times in the past, suggest you do a search and then come back with questions that you can't find answers for after that.

Hi Susi,
As Hustler mentioned, quite a bit here on low bikes for girls.

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Patrick passed Dec 2018. RIP Patrick!

The above advice is all good, but do you really need a trail bike? Just about anything that can be fitted with decent tyres will make it to 95% of places you can get on a trail bike and might be a lot better on the road. Think Enfields, CB250's, ER5's, the Chinese 250's the locals use, just look at the wheel sizes and get a tyre catalogue before you buy (avoid 16" rears and so on).

Andy

And the bikes he mentioned will be cheaper and more plentiful

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Patrick passed Dec 2018. RIP Patrick!

I disagree with Patrick on the issue of seat height. In my view you need to be able to reach the ground easily. Sometimes you will have to stop at a T junction which is on a slope across your bike. You may have to rest your foot on the downhill side and if you are on tip toes normally you will topple over. The same applies when you put your foot in a hole ( maybe full of water).
I actually like the ER5 for a modern bike it is simple and unpretentious, but sadly not too low in the seat.
The Enfields can be had as 760mm normal seat height, but there is a low seat option or 720mm ( not sure what that is in old money), The Enfield is an 'old school' bike meaning it is general purpose and not like the highly specialised bikes you can often find today. It does everything compentantly but in its own way. As a pure road bike it is not as good as any of my older Triumphs, or BMW. It will run rings around a BMW on wet grass and other slippery stuff. The triumphs are not quite as good offroad, but better onroad. I would seriously consider customising a lean burn Enfield, They are losing popularity now in India as they only do 80mpg (100KM 3,5ltr) giving a meagre 570 KM range with the optional 20 litre tank (at a staggering £130). or a 1968-1974 500cc Triumph. The Triumph has a very low seat height of 27" (about 686 mm). web search 'Triumph adventurer' but there is no need to go the whole hog, as Patrick suggests, fitting 'universal tyres' will allow you to do most things easily. Pick a single carb version and use 7:1 pistons and it will cope with any fuel. If having the motor reconditioned, fit 5TA/3TA camshafts to make the bike completely tractable. IE it will run from 20mph to 95mph in top gear. The standard equipped bike will run 30-110mph.
Spares are readily available from several good mail order spares shops.