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Originally Posted by *Touring Ted*
Cheap
Simple
Reliable
Easy to maintain
For me, they are what you need in a long distance, cross continental , 3rd world travel bike.
You can't have it all. You will have to compromise somewhere.
XT600E
NX650 Dominator
DR650SE (You see them in the UK now and again)
XR650L (Bit tall though)
XT660R (Shorter and cheaper version of Tenere)
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Yep, agree with all you say especially the compromise that's why I was asking what percentage of a RTW trip ends up as "off road" (or soft dirt type roads)
It seems that most folk with regrets would have chosen a slower lighter bike but they tend to be the later 1000cc+ guys
Back to the bikes you suggest. I would be looking for something newer with only one or two owners and is the XT'R much lighter than the Ten? as the latter appears to comes off the shelf ready to go
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