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Smile is it the right one?

Hi I‘m an Italian member

I‘m planning some mid/long distance rides to Eastern Europe and Middle East in 2010 with a Yamaha ‘93 XTZ Super Ténére (revamped engine/ clutch / gear change/ suspensions and near-to-perfection bodywork). Now that everything has been done I‘m just wondering .. is it really the right bike? Did I invest a lot of money for the company old and overweight lady?
Silly questions maybe.. but anybody who could reassure me? I'm just like the one who's waiting for a biopsy test result.

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Sounds perfect but you can do it on any bike!
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That is one of the bikes on my short list for my next adventure.

Others being:

Honda Africa Twin 650 or 750
Suzuki DR 650
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Great bike, but it might be a good idea to swap your `near to perfection` bodywork for something not so good
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Sounds lovely and more than capable !!

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