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The more i ride it the more i like my Husqvarna 701. Not done a big trip yet but its a proper off road bike in the spirit, i suspect, of the DR650. Worth adding to your list of options certainly.
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Depending on where you are going to, Carnets can be very expensive for modern expensive bikes


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In much of the world you are not likely to be traveling over 60mph.....you don’t go RTW and spend your time on the main highways


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In much of the world you are not likely to be traveling over 60mph.....you don’t go RTW and spend your time on the main highways


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Not being argumentative but wouldn’t that depend on what RTW trip one is doing?


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Not being argumentative but wouldn’t that depend on what RTW trip one is doing?
I suppose you will get your highly strung Nick Sanders types, but most of us here from wealthier developed Western societies see the big travel adventure of overlanding as exploring the backroads (or just ‘roads’) of less developed countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Part of this ‘adventure’ in th Global South is that you soon become aware of your exposure and other risks, and learn that most of the time it’s not possible or inadvisable to ride at speeds you could easily manage on a touring holiday back home.

So 60 or thereabouts sounds like a stress-free ideal to me, though I admit it’s better to not to be tapped-out at that speed (as on a 250 or a Him).

Maybe we need a new acronym: doing an STW (Seeing The…)
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Yes you can go around the world on a northerly route and never step off the main highways, but if you are travelling through “ 3rd world” countries then smaller and cheaper will be the way to go. Power and speed are not required. The ability to get the bike through a Hostal’s front door or loaded onto a Small boat would be helpfu.
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