Surely you want something Japanese, reliable and capable.
Ask yourself. Do you want to enjoy the ride or just ride the road. That may answer the question if small asthmatic bikes are still for you ?
FI vs Carb. That old question.
My DRZ400S coped just fine at 4000 meters. It had a CV carb. I didn't need to rejet. THOUSANDS of carbed bikes have been doing this route for decades before FI even existed. When the roads were worse and the infrastructure far less.
FI does adapt better. But then you add complications to a bike. An FI bike requires a lot of electronic sensors to always work correctly. A fuel pump never to fail and an injector never to block.
However, FI is INCREDIBLY reliable now. Especially if you bought something a new Honda CRF300L etc.
Arguably, a new FI bike is probably as or more reliable than an older carbed bike now. But it will never be as simple or as easy to fix.
People often recommend small capacity, cheap bikes. Unfortunately, with these bikes comes cheap suspension. And cheap everything else. And I imagine that you will spend a lot of time on tracks and poor roads. So lots to consider.
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Did some trips.
Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.
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