The Transalp is a great bike...but old now....I don't even know if I could find one. Pedro Moto on youtube is a great example of that bike taking a beating...
500cc is just not gonna do it for me....I have been riding a long time, of course not RTW - but I have 150,000 miles plus on a bike. There is a balance to reach between off-road and being throw off the road by 18 wheelers. Some weight is good.
I wonder if buying bikes as you go is a viable option....for instance, in Europe mostly tarmac. In India, a Himalaya...
I am seriously considering building a bike from almost scratch.....buying a motor, frame and wheels....doing custom suspension, and everything else. This would be AWESOME but imagine getting parts for it!!! I would know the beast inside and out.
Thanks for the post Warthog. I cannot really feel like I'm leaving till I have a bike for this. My current Yamaha Vstar 1100 ain't gonna cut it!
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