Need advice on bike choice!
This is my first post in this forum but i have been an avid reader of people's stories and blogs for over a year. I am a 25 year old experienced traveler. The stories here have inspired me to travel to every country in the eu by motorbike starting and finishing in london. I will spend about 3 months doing this on my own or with a friend for some parts of the trip. I have never ridden a motorbike before. I intend to complete a direct access course, practise for about a month and then set off. I have very little interest in riding fast and will for the most part be avoiding motorways. It should however be powerful enough to survive mountainous roads. I will only be riding on roads but would like the bike to have some limited off road credibility so i can set off down tracks and trails that take my fancy. The bike should be light and easy to handle but be able to take me (5'10" 90kg guy) with (light) camping gear etc. Also at present i know nothing about the mechanics of a bike so reliability is important.
I apologise for the rambling nature of the post. I would appreciate your thoughts and advice. I am thinking of a 250 or 400, don't want any bigger than that.
budget: 2000-2500 pounds!!
Thanks,
Martin
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