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Wise advice from Surfy 
I would only add that, if on 4 or more wheels **, having solar power, a fridge so that you can shop at Lidl or buy from locals and being able to make a hot shower  in the middle of nowhere is priceless and does wonders for morale not to mention cleanliness!
Topography maps in your satnag help tremendously in finding free, peaceful and beautiful wild spots as does the Park4Night App
** Ooops- apology to MW2K8, I just saw 'motorcycle' so forget all I said but the last paragraph. 
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By "kit and motorbike already in situ" I assume you mean "in the starting point for the route you plan to take".
Two cases:
1) Now or soon - Covid-19 means that there are lots of borders which are closed, so it makes sense to reduce border crossings to a minimum; also some countries have things under control (NZ for example) so are attractive in terms of reduced health risk, however on the other hand some of them have achieved this partly by prohibiting entry (like NZ, except from Australia, for example). So, a big country with good Covid-19 management - Canada springs to mind, and Australia would be the second, although you'll have to wait until entry is permitted. For Canada you can at least enter the country, albeit with a two week quarantine.
2) Later (once the Covid-19 dust has settled) - I think I'd go for South Asia.
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If it had to be may then it would be from UK to Mongolia via the Stans then back via Russia.
If I could wait till Nov/Dec then it would be a circumnavigation of Africa down the west side and up the east.
I think the length of the Americas would cost more than £10K for me.
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