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Originally Posted by mollydog
Yes, abandon ... or sold very very cheap. Happens all the time from reports I've read. In the crazy Baja rides I mentioned many guys crashed and abandon their bikes. Some came back for them, some not. Some sold off ... some left where they broke in middle of the desert. The carcass of one such bike was there for years.
Here on HUBB you can find several cases of travelers on inexpensive Chinese bikes being given away or left.
I helped two Kiwi guys buy and set up two KLR's years ago ... one sold his off in Bolivia, the other gave it to a fellow traveler. Initial cost was around $2000 USD per bike. So, for a years service on the road for the "life time" trip, not a bad deal. Both these guys are pushing Prams now in NZ!
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Yes, I've noticed quite a few bikes in the classifieds here on HUBB that are in South America and the prices are ridiculously low. Makes me wonder if I should fly south, buy and travel north on the next big run. 
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Originally Posted by tremens
oh please, wheels and suspension is the biggest one - even today all new honda crf250l or Africa Twin have crappy soft suspension and people change it right away. Same goes with very soft rims. Have you ridden on recent KTM bike at all?  As far as the Japanese engines, usually under powered unit without character.
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and yes hydraulic clutch system makes ktm less troublesome and more maintenance free. |
oh noes. 
"Character" and "soul" are the two most nondescript words overused by journalists and bloggers. This is purely subjective. There is absolutely no measure for this. It's a stereotype and it's marketing. "Italian bikes have soul" "European bikes have character" "Japanese bikes have no soul." "Japanese bikes are purely mechanical. They have no character. They're functional, but they don't speak to my soul the way X does." Sound familiar? It's an idea that's been repeated so often that it's has become accepted as common "fact."
hogwash.
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