Crappy slow bikes are so much more fun than fast bikes, if you are into that kind of traveling.
You will see more. Meet more people (you may be forced to stop in odd little towns for repairs) and have a good time if you have patience.
For me the slower bikes are so much more what motorcycle adventuring is about than big bikes.
Hell, anyone can buy a big GS and a BMW suit and call themselves "motorcycle adventurers" but the true adventure is in yourself and a quirky choise of bike will bring memorable experiences.
Personally I drove Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on a 125 Minsk and it was so much more fun than the KLR 650 trip from LA to BA I have just completed now.
Big bikes have little personality, small bikes have lots. Sometimes at least. And always on sundays...
Driving long boring distances on a small bike makes you feel the distances. When you just crank the handle on your big bike to "make the distance go away" you also cheat yourself a bit.
So bottomline is:
Buy whatever you find that looks good to you and GO RIDING!
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Peter Kongsbak
South East Asia, USA, Central and South America and Scandinavia.
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