Hi All,
I´m planning a trip from Spain to Cape town in 3 months and still with many doubts about wich bike do i need.


KTM 990 ADVENTURE:
My colleague is gonna do it on a 990 ADV, and it would have many advantages to do the trip both in the same bike, we can share extra parts, and we will go through the same route, in the same rhythm, with the same fuel capacity.

But it has two big problems from my point of view:

-Weight > We are not thinking on doing more than 30-40% of the trip of off road, but some countries like congo or camerun in the wet season can be hard.

-Mecanics > I´m very scared of the electronics of the KTM, that probably it would go well, but if something fails, I won´t be able to fix it in the middle of Africa and the trip will end there.


HONDA XR 650 R:
The other option is the Honda XR 650 R with the fuel deposit of 25L. I understand that both problems are fixed with this bike, but it has other problems.

-We are gonna have diferent rhythms
-I´m not sure about weight carrying.
-The last model is from 2004 (i think)
-Comfortable for that many km

HONDA AFRICA TWIN:
-Same weight problem as the KTM 990
-Quite old

Good point is that I understand that is more reliable than the KTM, and easier to fix.

Can you please help me with your experience.

Thanks a lot in advance!