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So... What's between your legs ?
Something big and functional..
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King of bikes, numero uno, the one before whom all other bikes must bow, the original and best, the only one that meets the true design design of a proper overlander, ladeeeees and gennelmen, I give you ..............my 34L

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Rone, what seat is that on your G650X?
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Rone, what seat is that on your G650X?
It's made by a guy in The Netherlands.

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King of bikes, numero uno, the one before whom all other bikes must bow, the original and best, the only one that meets the true design design of a proper overlander, ladeeeees and gennelmen, I give you ..............my 34L
Poeh! ...did Ewan & Charley ride one? Nooooooo!
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Poeh! ...did Ewan & Charley ride one? Nooooooo!
They just needed a little more style and class - sadly they fell short and got the Beemers instead

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They just needed a little more style and class - sadly they fell short and got the Beemers instead

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Love it, Cheers ...
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I need to expand my answer - I am now the owner of a Moto Guzzi V85TT and that is probably going to be my travel bike rather than my BMW R80.
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Ten years later and my answer is still pretty much the same, the two BMW '91 GS and '83 G/S which have both had quite a few miles and countries put on them since then and my XR125 a couple of models of which I have done some travelling on and hope to do some more.
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It took me about 4 years of agonising before I decided on the KTM 790 Adventure. Had it been possible to buy new DR650s I think I might have gone for that. I like the idea of simple adventure bikes, but I didn't want something so simple it was primitive, also I didn't want something that was old, since you can rebuild old bikes and still end up with something that breaks. Neither did I want a repurposed lightweight trail bike - I'll be doing mostly roads so on-road manners are most important. Off road is a plus.

While I was (and still am) a bit nervous about all the electronics on today's machines, I work on the principle that it's impossible to buy any new bike that doesn't have a shedload of electronics on it, and bikes like this have been circulating the world for many years. Modern electronics really are very reliable. On that basis the KTM's credentials as a travel bike made it the obvious choice compared to much heavier and taller rivals like BMW and Honda.
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King of bikes, numero uno, the one before whom all other bikes must bow, the original and best, the only one that meets the true design design of a proper overlander, ladeeeees and gennelmen, I give you ..............my 34L
That looks like the 55w dick
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That looks like the 55w dick
Stubby seat, upright tank graphics, Showa forks (low axle mounting) also internal snail chain adjustment, also no plastic front disc guard.

Its 100% 34L Tenere.

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Honda NX400 Falcon, it's rather ghetto compared to some of the bikes above!
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