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Question the BIG Question once again: which bike?
been reading up for on HUBB for a while now, but this is the 1st post

long story short (hopefully)

28yrs,6'2" weighing in 150lbs wet, living in SE USA

back ground: play outside and traveling as much as possible, i have filled up a passport. i have hike over 10,000miles and through 22 states now (AT'99,PCT'01,CDT'05)
aka done walking. AKA time to sit on my ass and travel by bike. ((that is the feet speaking))

***but with this back ground i will be caring VERY VERY little personal gear (tents, sleeping bags, etc) as in 6-8lbs. i will also be camping the WHOLE time and never hitting up the hotels unless there are no other options***

bought a '99 BMW F650 a few years ago to RTW on. still planning on RTW but will be a few years away still (unless i get a backer$$$).

planning on doing a trip here in N. America 1st, due to the lack of time and lack of money. planning on riding the TransAmerica trail soon.

BUT, not as soon as i thought. i planned on leaving this June but am backing out now. i am having to much trouble with the BMW off roads. at 430lbs having trouble keeping her up right and once she's down i am havin a hard time getting her back up. i want a bike that i can go anywhere on and can allow me to stay off the main highways as much as possible. but at the same time i want to be able to do highway speeds if need be. aka i want to, not need.



planning to stay out of europe and off the beaten path. i would not mind being in the middle of no where and having to leave the bike behind. i could walk away from it even if it was 100 miles to the nearest people/help, knowing that all would be fine.


my bike "know how":is limited, (can change BMW tires and oil in the field) but will be taking a repair classes this fall at the local community college.



SO, the point to this pointless story is, am looking for a NEW (2 me) bike.

looking at everything there is but here are the priorities:
1: reliability
2: weight
3: aftermarket parts
4: support




thanks for the time ahead of time
wiese
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