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Old 29 May 2012
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Surely if your sorting the Domi you have enough time to get the faith back. Its as good as any other single for getting miles done. Fill the bars with silicon and get some foam grips to get rid of the vibe
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Well why don't you use some foam bars to avoid handle vibrations. It can help you a lot. Have you thought about it?
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There are companies in England and Ireland who would take your bike to Spain for less than the fuel cost. Personally, if I only had 2 weeks, I wouldn't want to spend it on the motorways. I don't think any of the singles are made for 100kph+ anyways.
And if you are sorting the Dommie, there is no point in buying another bike with possible hidden problems. Use it and enjoy it!
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There are companies in England and Ireland who would take your bike to Spain for less than the fuel cost. Personally, if I only had 2 weeks, I wouldn't want to spend it on the motorways. I don't think any of the singles are made for 100kph+ anyways.
And if you are sorting the Dommie, there is no point in buying another bike with possible hidden problems. Use it and enjoy it!

To Barothi,

Very interested in this, didn't know it existed! Do you have links to these companies?

To Stewart - I have a late XT600E and it vibes a bit but I've never felt it to be a problem. I don't notice any particular issue with riding at motorway speeds. Having said that I've never owned a Beemer (or indeed anything with more than 1 cylinder) so maybe I've just got used to it. If you do go down the XT route (which I can recommend, I love my XT!) then replace the standard bars with Renthals or similar as the standard bars are made of cottage cheese and will bend even at slow speed offs. One of the only weak points of the bike.

Confess, I'd keep the Dommie now you've got it though.

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Sorry, the cost is more than what I remembered. Some friends used these guys but they grouped up and paid less that way: Overlanders Motorcycle Holiday Transportation and guided tours, Ireland, UK & Europe

You can read a bit more about it here: Ireland to Spain motorcycle shipping - ::. UKGSer.com .:: or just contact overlanders.
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Why don't you give the Domi a 2 chance??

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Hi, first posting by me. I had and early xt600 Tenere and rode it arount Oz many years ago - loved it, and I'd had an xt500 before too. The 500 dropped a valve on me mind...The xt600 got a bit of piston slap when hot and the miles grew but no big deal. I have had 2 Dominators in the UK and never had any issues, both bikes pretty similar really vibration wise - hard to choose, so, keep what you've got is my advice.
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