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D-Day 13 Jul 2008 13:34

new guy
 
hallo everybody

Let me indrotuce myself im 21years old and im from belguim, my occupations are international truckdriver, my hobby's are motorcycles, backpacking and photography, oke thats done than. i been following this forum for over 1year know. and my dream is to do one day a rtw. and i got some questions for you guys.

-im planning to buy the new yamaha xt660z ténéré will that be a good bike for long distance(adventure) driving?

-im going too try use my tent as much as possible, but is that something that its easy (save)to find a place to sleep near the road.

-and my last question is, if i on my rtw im planning to visit historycle sites and heritage sites, what is the best way to leave your bike to see those thing.


P.S. sorry for my bad english writing and thank for the answers

Big Mack 14 Jul 2008 01:57

New Guy
 
Hello Kenny; Don't apologize for your English, you are doing just fine. I can't really answer your questions, just wanted to welcome you here. Lots of info as you already know I'm sure.
Cheers Neil

klaus 14 Jul 2008 03:06

Hi there Kenny....
 
...and welcome aboard the HUBB!! It is always good to have new members and many of the folks here will be able to help you with advice, hints and so on.

Concerning your questions: I see you are still pretty young. So, if it was me, I'd buy a good used bike first. Which one - there are lots of them out there and it all depends on you. Of course it is also a money question. As for me, I am riding a VERY old Honda TransAlp, the Japanese model with 400ccm, built in 1992, with now roughly 50.000km on the clock. I am more than satisfied with the TA, it took me on a 3.500 kilometer touring last year to Hokkaido. Good gas/milage, easy on maintenance (if there is any), and fast enough (at least for Japan, where you have a max. speed limit of 100km/h anyway).

Using a tent - yes, that's what I do. You will always find a place to set it up for the night. Go for good quality (there are lots of posts here on the HUBB), cheap stuff will not take you anywhere in the longrun!

If there is anyhting I can help you with, get with me (also by mail: klausdorth(at)web.de. Always ready and willing to help fellow bikers.

D-Day 14 Jul 2008 14:59

thank you for the reply's guy's

lady burger 14 Jul 2008 22:47

Hallo Hallo D-Day
:-D
Welcome to The Hubb - and oh what a wonderful site it is! Its been on my favourites list since it was discovered!
:-D
I am new to The Hubb aswell and pretty much a newby to bike riding - a whopping 2 months its been on the road now! But oh wow so much fun!
:-D
My man and I are planning a 4 month trip around South America - we leave from Australia in 3 months and 4 days time now! From all the research Ive done - mostly on Horizons - there seems to be a general consensus that good quality gear is the way to go long term.
:-D
Welcome again! This site is awesome! Its ever fun just reading all the posts - and oh how excited you'll get!
:-D
Have a great day!

LB


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