The bike matters a whole lot less than most people think. Get something you're comfortable sitting on, ignore the self-imposed limitations on displacement, and take whatever floats your boat.
Most people thought I was crazy to move from Maryland to Alaska on a WR250R, carrying everything I owned on it, but for me it was liberating. No room for clutter, easy to handle on less than ideal terrain, good fuel mileage, superb reliability. Only time I wished to have more displacement was crossing the Great Plains running in to 35-50mph gusting headwinds, but really what I was wishing for then was a car...
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2008 Yamaha WR250R
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