They do come up for sale on the Gsuser site there's one on now for £3300 with about 11000 miles on it,
I do think you could do a lot worse then this bike for touring, nice bike I would have another but I'm into xt600 at the moment.
I've seen one for about £2600 that was snapped up but I would say about £3000 is the going rate.

Well, what I am seeing at the moment are two of interest.

One is 3900 Euros, 2009 model with 13,000Km on the clock - which seems to be an excellent price. Private seller and according to the seller it's barely been used since 2010 and not had any service since 2010 either. I'd be wanting to check the service paperwork to confirm that and I must admit to being a little concerned about a bike which has, apparently, done 200Km in the past 5 and a half years. I accept that servicing is more about distance than it is time but that is a long time to be virtually idle. I'm thinking an oil and filter change on collection and another 500Km down the line to catch any crap that's built up in the engine and been worked loose with the increased use. Also - it was originally yellow and has been plastic-coated to white for aesthetic reasons. I can't decide if this is bike a great deal or if the alarm bells should be ringing.

The second one I am looking at is 4200 Euros, 2007 with 23,000Km. Full main dealer service history. Being sold by a BMW dealership with generally good reviews. Comes with a year's warranty. It looks like it's got good tyres - where the other one needs new; so that almost covers the price difference. The first one will need a service; no doubt about that - this one I would be trying to make sure the dealer does whatever it's next service is before collection.

I lean somewhat towards the second; despite the age and mileage. Who knows what's wrong with en engine that has sat for so long?

Thoughts from the weathered and the wise?

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That is a very tough call. You've got it right about doing two oil changes ... bikes don't like to sit that long. But with luck and a careful full service, it could be a good deal. Such low km can't be bad.

The other bike sounds good too and the warranty makes it tempting.

I would go test ride both bikes and give them a careful look. Follow your instincts ... from what I can tell ... yours are very good.
Good luck!

Whats the range of the x Country?

I like to have a range of at a minimum of 150 miles.

I prefer 250.

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