What bike do i need for Trans Americas trip?????
I want a bike (as cheap as is reasonable) for a trip across both continents, something like US, canada, alaska, mexico, central america, south america down to brazil at least, and then back along a different route to US again.
I live in the US, so i have trouble finding some bikes that you euro-cats can find. I dont PLAN on going off road intentionally, but I would like a bike that can if I need to, and i expect that i will need to some time or other. I really like the BMW 650 GS, but it seems like even a used one is gonna be USD$6 - 8,000 around my area (north carolina) and they are hella hard to find.
So I'm willing to compromise, I would ideally like to spend US$4,000 or less on the initial purchase, and i plan on bringing minimal cargo, but i will have a tent/camping equipment, and i will be going solo at least at first, so it needs to be able to hold a reasonable amount of stuff.
What do you guys think i should try to find in my price range???????
any suggestions are appreciated.
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