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Originally Posted by MikeS
Well rather that shipping the beemer to Oz and also wasn't sure how long I'd be there etc, I decided to buy something smaller and lighter there and I'm glad I did, it made a huge difference on the rough stuff. I actually really like my beemer though, its still in storage but will take it out when I sell the DR.
Soulless jobs rule!!
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Yes a lighter bike makes sense. I have a year and a bit to decide then few months to get to know it and prepare it but it is a priority. My beemer was sometime hard to handle in the loose stuff, fully loaded and with me barely reaching the ground with my feet! Also we need 2 of the same. One for me one for the husband!
stuxtttr thanks for the advice. At the moment I am interested in that sort of feed back. Most of all I want a reliable bike, my beemer was a nightmare in south america. It broke down EVERYWHERE! It seems the most recent 404DS is not too bad but I will investigate with the owners club! Biggest draw back is size of the fuel tank:11 litres and no after market for a bigger one at 1st look...
I dont want a too little bike. 400cc min. So if I rule CCM out, we 're back to DRz400 (if I can lower it enough), DR650 (if we can find 2!) or TTR600E (lower that the most recent 660s I think- if I can lower too)...
In term of spare parts, I've learned my lesson. Dont think parts are easily available in Kazakhstan or Mongolia. I'd rather a little company responding to my emails and shipping the parts quickly than a big one ignoring all my emails of sending me parts to SA (no bashing at *** but they certainly did).
Last edited by maria41; 16 Nov 2008 at 10:38.
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