Hi!
I looked at all the options as you are before I chose our bike. We had basically the same needs as yours but we are riding two-up.
I am a BMW addict, I still own a R80G/S (collector, 61000 kms from new), a K1100LT and I owned 6 1200 GS Adventure, one 1200 GS and one 1200 RT during the last years.
For our RTW trip we chose to ride a '95 Africa Twin. And now if I had to chose again I would make the same choice. It's just insane what this bike has endured during the last 5 months : crossing Karakoum desert, all the Pamir Highway, Gobi desert, China, 5 mountain passes over 5000 m in Tibet, bad indian roads and lastly a crazy crossing of Myanmar to reach Thailand. Two-up with 60 kgs of luggage.
This bike is old, so you can have it repaired everywhere if you have a problem. We had the rear subrame welded and reinforced in Kathmandu and found easily a solution for the fuel pump in Myanmar. We will keep on riding, cross Oz, South America and maybe Africa on the same bike and are very confident. Nothing important can happen.
If I was looking for a bike to ride solo, I would look to the same kind of bike a bit lighter. It would probably be a XR650L or a Dommie. Maybe a single 650gs.
Guillaume
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