Which Bike before I buy? and other advice please
I'm starting to get very curios around a fantasy trip of mine which I hope to make reality within 2 years and I am stuck with 2 choices for Bikes.
XR600R
XR650L
The aim is go to dakar and back. I will be riding off-road at least 50% of the time when I get to Africa (I live in Holland) with hopefully a couple of good sand dunes.
My initial idea and what ive read on this site is that its paramount to keep everything as light as possible. And therefore the XR600R seems the obvious choice.
So i have a few questions about the XR600R which I couldnt clearly find using the search:
- whats the fuel consumption on tarmac/gravel/sandy dunes on average.
- Is it a lot less comfortable than the 650L? Or are they comparable.
- Is it a lot better in de sand dunes and off road or just marginally?
- How much weight do you put on it total (excluding rider) for over landing?
- Are the vibrations any issue for the longer rides?
- Without a battery, how do you have your GPS and such fitted and charged. Believe the 650L is better for this?
Thanks in advance!
Brakke
Last edited by Brakke Gaid; 23 May 2009 at 20:50.
Reason: removed the 'sorry to intrude' bit as post moved from other section
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