Originally Posted by henryuk (Post 426309)

well if the question is 'how did you decide' rather than 'what would you ride' I'll chip in two cents.....

First big trip I knew naff all about bikes, so I picked up a copy of 'biketrader' and looked for something suitable looking for around 2 grand. I ended up with a Cagiva Elefant. Too big for a solo short-arse, too unreliable for a long trip with a mechanically incompetent rider. It was awesome.

Second trip I had no money and wanted something funny. As I was working delivering pizza I got an old pizza bike for 200 quid. It was awesome.

This trip I wanted something visceral and old-school. I built a Metisse. It breaks down all the time, goes through chains like nothing else but makes me laugh everytime I kick it over. We are having a great time!

Whatever you choose you will have a great time, and there's no point regretting your choice as long as it was YOUR choice, just get on with it!