Yamaha DT175
I’d be very grateful for advice on suitable on/off road bikes for the back of my campervan for my Africa overland trip.
At around 100kg with 17hp, some off road capability and a reasonable pillion seat the Yamaha DT175 would be the perfect answer. Trouble is they are now 30 years old and can fetch £3000!
I’ve looked at the new Honda CRF250L which seems a nice bike, trouble with this is it’s huge and has a dry weight of 133kg. The Yamaha was much the same. The Japanese 125 learner bikes I saw were heavy, underpowered, cost a fortune and are surrounded in enough plastic to make a bath tub.
I did find two interesting bikes on the web: The Rieju 200 and the AJP PR4, they seem to have the sort of weight, power and size I want. Not very comfortable for the pillion, but then I only need that for short hops. When I mentioned this to my Honda dealer he said they were rebadged Chinese rubbish.
Anyone have any knowledge/experience of these bikes or any other suggestions.
I suppose the sensible choice would be a Honda step through or something similar but as my R1200GS has to go to make way for the new bike so I’d like something I can enjoy riding in the UK as well.
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