Don't know about around the world but we have ridden most of South America, Europe and Turkey. In Europe it seems size matters, the fasionistas who wear BMWs latest touring outfits and ride a couple hundred k before going home and then going out for tapas at a local bar, ride big bikes, really big bikes and I can't figure out why ....

We bought 2 new BMW G650Gs in Spain for the price of one big BMW and rode them from Spain to Turkey and back and look forward to doing it again on the same bikes in the near future. There are BMW dealers everywhere in Europe, and in Istanbul, and BMW does honor their warrantees - including overnight hotel stays if needed. Through western Europe, the Balkans Greece and Turkey our 650s were the perfect size and motion.

On the other hand, the great distance between BMW/etc dealers in South America is a problem and riding a BMWs announces your wealth especially if you are riding foreign plates....and if you really want to do the back roads Hondas like our NX400 Falcons are the way to go. Our Hondas were manufactured in Brazil and parts are easy to secure in country, whatever South American country, so yo don't have to deal with sourcing problems and customs if parts have to be shipped. We rode 55,000 K with no mechanical problems worth noting.

Enjoy the photos of our bikes - we are currently at our ranch in Flagstaff, Arizona on Route 66 (You"ll come) and 9 out of 10 bikes passing by here are Harleys - who would have guessed? Hunter S Thompson the famous author and journalist with SA experience would have.....

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