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My Serow has a 10 litre tank and I get about 160 miles before I hit reserve. This is on road and riding normally. There is a company in the US working on a 16 litre (4 US Gals) tank. Info here...
Larger Tank From Clarke? - XT225+250 Rider's Group
Another option is the Suzuki Djebel 250 which has a 17 litre tank as standard. Info here...
2005 Suzuki Djebel 250 XC specifications and pictures
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Much as I love the Derbi
I love the Derbi, think it's a fantastic bike, but I'm not sure it's the best for RTW. I can get about 140 miles with mine before the reserve light comes with about 2.5 litres remaining, is that enough? Probably OK in a lot of areas and if you carried a gallon of fuel with you you could almost double the range I guess.
Second thing, if spares. Derbi seem to have good dealer support within Europe but once you're outside they're not sold in many markets. That said Piaggio, their parent company does seem to have a far wider distribution network. Have a glance at Piaggio - Gateway and you can see the areas in the different drop down menus.
Oh and thirdly, no you can't I want to be the first person to RTW a Derbi.
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Another option is the Suzuki Djebel 250 which has a 17 litre tank as standard.
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This is really cool bike but I'm afraid it is only sold in Japan?
I met a lone Japanese chick on it at Turkmenistan border, she was going to Africa. 
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The Serow is a Japanese import too but you can get hold of them if you find someone who brings a few in every year. Bill Smith of Chester is a good bet, that's where I got my Serow and a few others have too. I bet he'd get me a Djebel if I asked.
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Thanks all for some great suggestions. I've just finished reading Lois on the Loose and her experiences in the 10,000+foot sections of South America has made me think a fair bit about whether something a bit larger than a 250 would be good. (Well, those altitudes and being able to cruise on great roads at slightly more respectable speed than 60mph!!).
So... I suppose I'm now more curious about the 400s that have been suggested. Are there any great 350cc bikes out there that could work well? 
Oh, and I'd forgotten about how much higher mpg small capacity bikes get so the tank size isn't so drastically important (although that 16 litre aftermarket one sounds pretty sweet really!)
Oh, and following the thoughts about the possible lacking of Derbi support around the world (and the smaller-engine size realisations) that's being dropped from the list. And that Honda NX400 Falcon could be ideal really...
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So... I suppose I'm now more curious about the 400s that have been suggested. Are there any great 350cc bikes out there that could work well?
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DR 350s are said to be good bikes. Although my XR 400 is great IMO, with the sheepskin for the bum and the big tank for the miles, I think the service intervals are restrictive.
So perhaps the little 'zuki and the Honda Falcon are worth investigating....?
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Service intervals is a very good point. My Serow only has 1.3 litres of oil in the sump. This means it has to be changed every 2,000 miles. If you were riding 200 miles a day then it'd have to be changed every 10 days! Oil filter every other change so every 3 weeks. Although it's an easy job you need to have the oil for the next change with you as well as a good supply of filters. So I'd say that the service interval is an important factor in choosing a RTW bike.
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My DR-Z400S has official oil change interval of 6000 km + filter 18000 km and it takes only 1,7 liters of oil. I change it a bit more often if possible, though.
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