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**bkm_br** · #1 11 Feb 2012

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Originally Posted by maria41

hmm I know.. the only problem with that is that ... there is no Dakar available in Rio. There is not much choice in term of travel bikes here unless you are a 6 feet something giant!

SO still wondering about the G650GS.
The Honday XRE300 is superb... but way to high for me... and as for lowering the bike, it would be trivial in the UK, but nothing is ever obvious or easy in Brazil

Especially if you do not speak well the language (NO ONE speak anything BUT portuguese!) or know where to go or who to contact!

Cheers,

maria, the XRE have 2 big problems. There's a lot of those bike with cylinder head problems (oil spitting, bad gaskets and all those things) and the other big problem with this bikes they are expensive and very prone to be stolen here in Brazil. If you are looking for a small displacement bikes take a loot at Yamaha's XTZ 250 line (Lander and Tenere).

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Underneath all the plastic, the XRE 300 is nothing more than a Honda Tornado, but with 5 speed gearbox (instead of 6 on the Tornado) and Fuel Injection.

The 650's engine is assembled by Loncin in China but still using parts manufactured by Rotax in Europe. The BMW bike is considered as an expensive bike here (a lot of people prefer to buy an XT660 instead) but for almost the same money you would pay on the BMW you can buy a VStorm 650 (sometimes with ABS). Another option is to buy an pre-owned Honda NX400 Falcon is a very popular bike in South America (you can find replacement parts is the whole Latin America) but they don't sold them in Brazil anymore (the new brazilian emission standards kill it) but they still selling the bike in other south american countries.

I'm brazilian so if you need any help let me know.

**bkm_br** · #2 11 Feb 2012

We also have the Kawasaki Versys here in Brazil, for smaller riders is probably the best option (IMHO obviously). I'm 6'2" and the bike seemed very small for me when I tried it a few months ago, maybe this could be the best option for you. The only bad thing about the Versys is the lack of the lack of Kawasaki dealerships around Brazil.