Hi Bobby,
As Edde says, more info will lead to more reponses but in general almost no one changes bikes. Why? Probably because every bike is a compromise in one way or another so even if you go through a patch of riding where it is not optimal, you stick with it as you know the situation will be reversed again. The only real reason to switch would be if you bought a bike at one end of the spectrum (ie. pure street or pure off road) and subsequently found out that it didn't fit your actual riding. For example, if you bought an XR250 with knobbies and then found yourself only riding the freeways of the US you may want change to a more street orientated bike.
The other reason that riders don't usually change bikes is that anyone stubborn enough to ignore all advice to not ride across the continent, is certainly not going to admit that he made a mistake in picking his bike
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