Definitive bike choice
Im doing a Pan America trip and going nuts with bike choice. Iv shortlisted a few so please tell me what you think.
I know this has been done to death so apologies.
I have a budget of about £2500-£3000 for the bike. Options are:
Yamaham XT600E : Cheap, reliable & trustworthy but underpowered & not great handling (I own one now)
Kawasaki KLR: Same as above but even worse handling
Transalp: Tell me about it ?
Dominator: Tell me about it ? I hear its kinda fragile and drops valves, burns oil etc
BMW F650: Seems popular but I hear alot of reliabilty issues and its expensive
Africa twin: Iv had 2 but they're getting rare and rather big & heavy
KTM Adventure: Unreliable & impossible to get parts ?
Honda XR650L: Seems perfect but subrame is weak and very rare (import)
Honda XR650R: Great but subrame made of chocolate and very vibey (I had one)
The big GS's and KTM's dont really interest me. I dont want to look like a rich gringo plus they cost too much.
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