Hello everyone!

I made a similar post a few years ago but I never went on buying another bike, mainly because my travelplans got delayed by COVID.

I'm now planning a big trip for in around 1.5/2 years. I'm planning to travel for at least a year, with possibly two years. It will be RTW and I'm going to ride offroad. I don't plan on riding the smallest of trails, but I do expect to go offroad and off the beaten path. I'm thinking 65/35 on road/off road. My weight is 85kg and I'm 1.82m.

I've done some research which yielded me more questions, hence this post. A couple of rules I set myself to:

- Easy access to parts all around the world so no KTM/Triumph/BMW.
- Under 200kg (440lbs) wet without panniers, preferably around 160kg (350lbs) because I'm going to drop it.
- Able to go on highways, considering I'll travel RTW I'll have to do some highways.
- Worth under 6k (because of carnet de passage and bike theft risk).

After the research I found a couple of bikes:

Suzuki:
- DR650 (cheap, lots of available parts and mods, but not as powerful and light as the other bikes)
- DRZ400 (cheap, light, lots of available parts and mods, but not that highway worthy)

Honda
- CRF450L (light, not as great on the highway)
- XR650R (light, powerful, not always street legal and quite pricey)
- XR650L (light, not as great on the highways)

Yamaha
- Tenere 700 (heavy, expensive, not that good offroad but has got everything except for price and weight)
- XT660Z (heavy, not that powerful and not as good offroad as other bikes)

Kawasaki
- KLR650 (tested RTW bike, not that powerful and light)

I've got a couple of questions regarding the bikes:

- DRZ400 too light/tiresome for long rides on the highway?
- XR650R: too aggressive for long RTW rides?
- I've heard some people about single cylinders making too many vibrations for long rides, thoughts? I'd rather not get vibrated of the bike.
- I don't want the most powerful bike, but I would like to be able to cruise at 100kmp/h without squeaking everything out of the engine.

Currently I'm drawn to the Suzuki's, the CRF450, and XR650R. The Suzuki's because they're quite cheap, light (especially the 400) and moddable, the Honda's because of the weight/power distribution. What are your thoughts on this? I know it's an age old question, but I hope you guys can help me a bit out.