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Originally Posted by rachel_norfolk
A couple of things:
First of all, be quite clear that you must not leave the road in Iceland on your motorbike. They really strongly enforce this. Of course, what they call roads encompasses some pretty wild tracks that will test any rider!
But on your main question, most bikes will get you interesting places if you try hard enough. The nature of the challenge just changes: is it your own skills, your strength to pick it up again and again or even the adventure of dealing with bits falling off!
What bike have you got? ride that one.
Then again, I’m the last person anyone should listen to about appropriate bike choice ;-)

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Hey rachel_norfolk and thanks for your post. So currently I have a GS1200A at home here in Ireland and a KLR650 somewhere in Zambia. I've done a lot of biking in Siberia and really want to take it to a new level with some projects on what they call Zimniks or winter roads. Lightness will trump all. I'm strongly erring towards the CRF300Rally right now. The GS is great 2up mopping up European Roads. The KLR is fine although a little old school and the fact that I fitted Aluminum Panniers was a lesson learned re:hard luggage which I'd never do again.
Declan
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