Ted,
I´ve always felt that my forthcoming ADV trip around Latin America is a sort of precusor to doing a long overland trip by bicycle. I suppose both pose their own risks and challenges, but to me doing it by moto, even small capacity bikes, alway seemed much easier.
I quite fancy circumventing India on a bicycle, as accommodation can be found practically everywhere in that country for a foreigner with either a big smile or couple of quid - no need to cart around tent, stove, and all that crap. Hmmm, think I´ll add that to my list! I love motos and can´t see myself ever not having one, but overlanding is all about the adventures in far off places more than anything else.
The lightness and absolute simplicity, and ability to just lift it over fences, stick it on the top of a bus, etc, must be such a great sense of freedom compared to a filthy great motorcycle. I once met a bloke who did Seatle to Oaxaca in Mexico on a fold up bike, he´d just stowe it away on long boring stretches, only riding the bits he fancied.
For me, it´s all about pushing the boat out, little by little. Those guys who go RTW on Honda C90´s just crack me up, I´d well rather that than on a GS1200.
Did you decide what to do yet by the way?

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