During the 1980s I made four long trips (3 to Portugal return, one to Greece return) on an XT500E. I had no problems at all. The bike never had any mechanical or electrical issues and was comfortable. It easily cruised at 70 mph and 80 was easy on motorways. The tank was a bit small but lots of modern bikes have small tanks. The only thing about the SR400 is it's significantly smaller. The best thing about the 500 was the torque but I would imagine the 400 would be okay. If you like it, buy one.
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