I rode 3 different rental bikes in Georgia, Artsakh, and Armenia (and one of my own in Turkey, but that was long ago): an Africa Twin (too tall, top-heavy and complex), an older F650 (too short and somewhat anemic), and a Canadian KLR 650 (just right, per Goldilocks). i’m no expert and no longer a bold adventurer, but in all 3 countries there were rough tracks begging to be ridden, along with the ones I ran into by accident. To have avoided these due to too large a bike would have been a real shame and seriously limited my trip.
Note: just a single data point. But I’d suggest not falling into the “I’ll stay on paved roads…” trap.
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