I left the US in September 2005. I am still riding. My bike is a 2002 F650 Dakar. I bought it used. I have now ridden around the world with this bike. I had new pump seals installed at Dakar Motos in Buenos Aires as a precaution. My after-market Ohlins was broken in the Sudan and was repaired in Germany at a cost of 411 Euros. The bike has seen me through an RTW of more than 45,000 miles with no other problems (OK, 3 punctures!). BMW does not finance me in any way. Just one riders experience. From where I sit the Dakar is a solid mount, the standard 650 feels less so. Good luck to all of you who actually take the ride! Ted, kudos to you for meeting hundreds of riders, I only met 6 riders during my year riding in the Americas- excepting the boys/girls at Dakar Motos. Ride safe. Hook.
Last edited by hook; 7 Feb 2008 at 19:15.
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