What bike would be most recommended for a first time atw trip?
I am very new to the idea of taking a bike around the world but the very thought of it gives me chills of excitement. I have had some experience riding an R6 for the last couple of years but never any experience on a heavy touring bike fully equipped or dirt riding experience, besides mountain biking, but I do not believe this really counts.
I have been doing some research on various bikes and I have come up with two that I think would be great for the job; the BMW F650GS and the F800GS. I realize that the F800 has had some problems lately, but I imagine within two years time (at which point I will be ready to embark) BMW should have ironed out the kinks. Yet again I will say I am very new so I am still very naive to the RTW dos and don'ts, so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Happy trails.
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