Hi all,
Let me introduce myself. I'm the exact copy of any travel book on the Netherlands;
Blond, blue eyed and
very tall! Somewhere around 1,98 / 6'6".. ( I suppose you stop measuring after a certain height).
Right now I'm riding a feasty fazer from 2004, which for the short distances I cover right now (max. 300km), is okay. however with my height, my head tends to be in the turbulent part, expressing itself in a painful left wrist after long drives and a very stiff neck.
I'm looking for a bike which is able to do all-road since my travel plans are aimed at going to Asia (from Europe or vise-versa).
My starting budget is around EUR 5k. I have not made any test drives!
Several bikes I'm interested in (in that price range) are;
the XT660 Tenere:
+looks good
+ very tall riding position (cycle-ergo.com)
- 1 cylindre
KTM 960 Adventure:
+ More power than the tenere
+ Good riding position (as per cycle-ergo.com)
- high milage in my pricerange (+/- 96k KM)
I'm not looking for a dual sport which I have to tweak from scratch, but something that is fun on the highway, on the back roads and preferably helps me to take my first off-road steps.
I hope you guys and girls can help me out here!