try a kle500
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Originally Posted by jamesofyorkshire
Pheonix........thanks for your message.
I have been trawling through this, and other sites, and the F650 is a possibility...in fact, it seems like the one to go for........then I read other posts about its' problems and turns me off it. What happened to the Beemers of old? The horizontally oppsed twins that had a reputation for longevity and reliabilty?
Top of your 'wanted' list? Which one? The single or twin? and why do you say it's 'not ideal'? What bike would be? I know it's only your opinion, but you've probably been looking into this for a lot longer than me, so your opinion counts.
..........and yes, I have a licence! Very little experience on the road though.......apart from when I was 16, when I did massive mileage (and fast fast as I could at all times) on my SS50..........lol
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HI James, I like your attitude mate.
A couple of years ago me and my mate rode down to mauritainia, me on a xtz750 (bit big but i LOVE it) and he on a Kawasaki KLE500 (1st gen) both bikes together only cost us a grand.
I suggest you have a look at the KLE, its very reliable and they go for peanuts. With the 21" fromt wheel you can even put knobblies on it and it becomes alot more capable offroad than any Bmw GS1200 while still remaining comfortable on the road because of the twin cylinder motor. Its got a low seat height too and not even that bad 2up.
Definetly recomended.
Have you firmed up your plans yet? I'm thinking of heading to marocco in the new year when i get back from indo....
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