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I’ve lived and worked in Asia and generally they have a host of Japanese made machines piling around the streets, mostly hondas, so for parts ‘onthego’ I would suggest one of those if there’s no budget for a new machine. Transalp type? The problem is anything that old will have issues and you’ll not be able to foresee what they may be. Good luck....
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I have decided its probably best not to go with the BMW, while I am still holding out on something newer I have seen a Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere, 1995 with 38000km and has been fully overhauled, it looks brand new. Besides the age it honestly looks exactly like what I would want, plenty of power, would be great for getting off road a bit and already has a few mods done to it. It is on the higher end of my budget being almost 3000 euro but it might be a good option.
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I have also seen a nice looking Transalp for around the same price, 2002 with 22000km. Hmmm getting harder to choose between the few available or waiting for something else, but at least its good to have some more options.
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I have also seen a nice looking Transalp for around the same price, 2002 with 22000km. Hmmm getting harder to choose between the few available or waiting for something else, but at least its good to have some more options.
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That seems to be the one that ticks the boxes
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I have seen a Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere, 1995 with 38000km and has been fully overhauled, it looks brand new. Besides the age it honestly looks exactly like what I would want, plenty of power, would be great for getting off road a bit and already has a few mods done to it. It is on the higher end of my budget being almost 3000 euro but it might be a good option.
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I don't know of any major flaws with this bike but have only ever met one person travelling on one and that was 25 years ago, apart from it's age it was an unusual bike when new and even more so now. You will not be needing anything that big and I would suggest looking for something in the 250-500cc range, Japanese, sold in larger numbers and less than 20 years old.
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