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Ha ha ha! For £8,000 I'd have to agree with Elnota and buy a cheaper bike and save the rest for either running repairs, longer travels or 'on the piss' during the trip! 
Like said before - £2,000 on a reasonable bike or even go to £4,000 and buy some great kit for it in preparation and save the rest. Do you NEED an 8 grand bike? Or just think £8,000 will buy you reliability... cos it won't! An 8 grand bike broken down at the side of the road is 8 grand lump + repair costs. However, a 2 grand bike broken down at the side of the road is only a 2 grand lump but with a pocket filled with 6,000 smiles  to help you out! Not such a bad day then really is it!
and on a perso-'anal' note........ I'd go for a Japanese bike  XT/XL/DR/etc (I think the 'etc' is a chinese copy, LOL)
Let us know what you do.
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