Dont forget that the trans siberian is sealed except the Zilow Gap and that is a dirt road travelled recently on Goldwings and hundreds of small japanese cars enroute to Novosibirsk. Off road in the north is black sticky bog mud amoungst the taiga with zillions of feisty mosquitoes.
Get the most comfortable and most reliable one that is eaiest to work on. If your bike is standard you should be able to get some parts from shops like NBS in Novosibirsk. Ride more slowly than you do at home, I doubt Russian road manners are as gentle as those in Hawaii, they were some of the more frightening I encounterred especially all those right hand drive cars driving on the right hand side. Overtaking blind is standard practice. A truck might change their mind but your bike definitely wont!
cheers
alec
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