Low weight bikes, with reasonable power
Hi,
I'm looking into changing bike & setup to something a lot more light-weight for another trip in the near future. (Currently on a BMW F650 with hard luggage).
I'm not too worried about the brand of bike, but it should be lightweight (but with reasonable power & torque). About 350cc minimum. And it should be reliable for the core parts (engine/gearbox/... I don't mind if there's some minor issues that would need carrying small spare parts, such as bearings/seals/waterpump/piston rings...).
As long as it's good on gravel/tracks/some sandy patches, that's enough. I'm not aiming to race over sand dunes...
Soft luggage would be around 20kg.
Aircooled would be good (easier to work on – though I'm open to easy to work on watercooled bikes).
Two bikes that came to my mind so far are:
Suzuki DR350 (old, but proven, easy to work on)
KTM 640/LC4 (though I heard some not-so-nice things about engine/cam-chain)
Any other ideas?
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