go for an old f 650. until 1996 the engine was build by rotax in austria and this is far better then the bmw engine which is used from 1997 on. i have an f 650 from 1995. not a lot electronic, which is great in africa. i rode trough westafrica more than 20 000 km and belive me, there was not a single problem (even when i fell into a huge river in marocco). take it easy and it will last forever.
by the way: the world record on bike travelling in a group is still hold by 2 old f 650, with more than 100 000km!!!
indeed not a real offroad bike, but a good mixture between comfort and light handling. i did a lot offroad and still am enjoing it.
there are hundreds of them sold in germany for cheap money: mobile.de – Gebrauchtwagen und neue Autos – Deutschlands größter Fahrzeugmarkt.
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