The bike:

A Royal enfield! Price: 850 euro

only a nice diesel engine and I wil be driving allong with 10 hp but cheap simple and reliable!

Me is happy

The Yanmar chinese clones are quite good. You can get all the parts you need for a conversion from PricePart Motorcycles | Royal Enfield Motorcycles | Tel: 01454 261 941 | Email: henry@pricepartmotor

Just to respond to the original post..... and sorry to hijack this thread.......

I'm not a big guy - 180cm /70kg and I am looking to own a more off road oriented bike again (I currently own 2.5 Burgmen, CT110, RD350 and am restoring another mid 80s bike), so based on travelcrazy's original post I went looking to buy a KLE500 thinking it may be a reasonable size offroader - not too big and not too small.

I found a very nice one - 2007, 15k Kms and AUD$4k - but sadly the KLE500 is way too small a bike for me.

To sit comfortably I need to sit on the passenger seat. The rider seat is scalloped out far too much and pushs you forward on to the tank, whilst the footpegs are too high and back forcing your knees and ankles to be bent at an uncomfortable angle and preventing you from using them to support your upper body.

In recent months I have also tested a GS1100 (too tall), Versys (I like it but it needs a 19" front wheel minimum), KLE650 (too tall and vibey). I prefer a twin cylinder as a single is too hard work for the long distances on the highway here in Australia - I am next going to try a wee strom, does anyone have other suggestions for a used 3+ year old offroad tourer?

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Garry from Oz - powered by Burgman

The DL650 is an excellent bike. Stone reliable, versatile, comfortable ... lots of leg room. I owned two DL1000's and have swapped with buddies on DL650 several times, off road included. So I know the Wee Strom very well.

With upgraded suspension and TKC80 tires the Wee Strom is really transformed. Quite capable off road. But once loaded up it is still a bit of a handful off road. I prefer a single when the going gets sandy or muddy or rocky, rutted or steep. Still, it may surprise you where you can get to on a Wee Strom ... if you have some skills and confidence.

But for road work the Wee Strom is very hard to top ... at any price, by any bike. I've ridden a brand new R1200GS back to back with a well set up Wee Strom and I honestly liked the Vstrom better. Feels smaller, lighter, I felt more in control. I would highly recommend using the DL1000 seat or a custom seat on the Wee Strom. This will raise you up a bit, allowing even more leg room. Did you know the Vstrom has equal leg room to a R1200GS BMW ? It's true, we measured them both.

I loved my Vstroms on the highway but I have been very impressed with my DR650's too (I've owned three) They are fine at 80 mph all day long. With a good seat (a must on the DR650) it's surprising the miles you can pull down.
With suspension up grades the bike handles off road conditions quite well ... much easier and safer than a Wee Strom ... even carrying a fair load.

Both are great bikes. Do try out the Wee, see what you think.