Broadly I agree with Pecha72 but you can also consider road bikes in my opinion, for instance the Honda CBF1000 or the very new model Kawasaki 1000 Versys; the world is pretty much covered in bitumen now, at lowish altitude anyway, so it kind of depends on just how much you aim to go "off road" and how much you actually do that while travelling - there are a few people have pointed out in here that the plans never really work out in this regard.
But, you will be two-up and your pillion is going to let you know when she has had enough.
Also, I agree with your concept of buying a second-owned bike, but get one with low mileage, as new as possible and with a known history (which ties in with the newness aspect); that way, someone else has carried the initial depreciation and you are less bothered about adding to the scratches on the plastics!
Have a look at what "underboning" is writing on here at present; he/she are riding separately but it would give you food for thought and a complete contrast to your plans.
ps If you go back through this forum you can find related discussion such as http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e/two-up-59873 and talk about other contenders such as the M Guzzi Stelvio bike.
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