Originally Posted by mbay

Thanks for all the answers.

The main reason tho change bike is to try something new.
And the reason for a budget bike is this.

Adventure on a budget

Many of you probably seen all these around the world travellers who have following cars with camera man's, gear and so on.
You also seen these Euro-travelers who have the latest bikes, latest GoPro's and equipment to their ears.

I´m going to prove that you dont need to have a well paid job, to have plenty of money or have the latest things to do trip to remember.

My plan.

I'm going to do as much as possible on a tight budget.
Everything is going to be documented with both pictures and videos.

I'm going to start from scratch with buying a bike, outfit it with the accessories I need and navigate me through entire Europe

My goal is to buy and outfit the bike for under 3,000€.
The video equipment is going to be bought for under 50€.
For pictures I will use my phone.
For navigation i will use local tips, written plans on paper and my imagine.

For living in using a tent which I got earlier for camping (150€).
I'm also gonna try couch surfing.
For food I will cook my own food on my Trianga.

So thats my plan.

So the bike Im thinking of is
DR650
KLR650
XT600
XTZ660
TT/R600
XR650R

So the main thing now is to get up´s and down´s with these bikes.
Serviceintervalls and reability and so on.

Any suggestions or opinions on these bikes?

Best regards

Originally Posted by Snakeboy

Thats a great attitude towards bike travelling - a big thumb up from me

As Gipper says - any of those mentioned bikes will probably be fine as long as its looked after. If your budget allows you - consider upgrading suspension, seat, windscreen, footpegs, handlebars, lightening etc as to suit yourself and to make your ride more enjoyable and smoother.