I wouldn't have thought there was much in it weight wise between an XT600 and the MT. Both of them are roughly 160kg (give or take) unladen or 200 ready to roll. So you might end up with the MT feeling both heavy and underpowered. I'm not sure about the cycle parts on the MT but the Rotax engine is not that easy to work on if anything goes wrong. It's ok for service stuff but beyond that it's a mile away from std Japanese practice. I know because I have one in bits in my 'workshop' at the moment. It's almost impossible to get parts for it here so what it would be like in South America I dread to think. I know it's commonly said you can travel on just about anything and that's probably true for the MT but there are better options out there.
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