Hi Rob,
I'm on the way to Cape Town at the moment with a 55 500 Bullet. We're doing it two up so there are a whole load more issues in that but I would say a 350 would be absolutely fine solo. I rode a 350 down to the South of Morocco three or so years back and had no probs on the pistes I did. You shouldn't have any problems with the frame at all. The rear mudguard supports can break, I've done it once but two up. It's still OK to ride for a while with one broke but if you want to do some pre-emptive mechanics just strengthen the weld around the lower mounting a bit. 350s tend to be a bit tougher than 500s but I would recommend gearing up slightly as 60kph on the longer stretches can be a bit wearing!
If you're interested in more we've got a HU blog - http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tst...nfieldtravels/ and you're welcome to ask anything on list or off.
Cheers
Richard
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