XR650R / XR650L / KLR650 / XT600 ? Pan american highway trip south
I was expecting to pick up a transalp somewhere here in cali but no luck yet, and time is a-shortening... and the above bikes are coming out of their ears around here
my initial instinct is to go with one of the XR650 s as it has come up many times in this forum how easy it is to find parts/repair hondas, in remote places. But one dealer has said the kawasaki is better suited, and two others have said completely different things about the honda R and L -i know the new Rs aren't road legal so it would have to be a used one, and that the Ls are supposed to be a smoother ride... too smooth? opinions please?
If veteran eyebrows are being raised at this question, I hold my hands up and admit I know very little about bikes to date, as it is a new passion to me (my bedtime reading is the 'haynes basic motorcycle mechanics techbook'!), but I'd really appreciate some help.
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alex
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