The fact that the unreliable 160 kg 1950s fuel guzzling Russian 2 stroke road bike that is the Izh was better than the 330 kg loaded BMWs on the routes across Mongolia is totally unsurprising (... which is why no one was suggesting 330 kg BMWs to this chap)

But that is hardly qualification for calling it ideal - or "Far better than any imported bike".

There are about 300 better imported bikes for Mongolia, starting with ANY Japanese sub 160 kg fourstroke dirt bike, which will be everything the Izh isnt - reliable, economical, lighter and actually designed for off road.

Getting back to the OP ... I would suggest something like this from your list. http://unegui.mn/ads-286-1195411-ognoo1-a,1.html.

Other offroad competent bikes that are popular for starting off road in Russia (and therefore probably imported third hand into Mongolia) are the Honda Baja and Suzuki Djebel. Keep an eye out for them

Your weight isnt a differentiating issue. All bikes suspensions are made for the weight of an average person. If you are a large chap or carrying any luggage, I would strongly recommend changing the springs on the bike regardless of whether the bike is a 200cc bike or a 1200cc bike. In many cases the suspensions of lighter bikes is actually much tougher than large bike suspensions. Light bikes are expected to be jumped, so modern 250cc bikes often have very thick, strong, 48-50mm forks, while large "adventure" plodders that weigh twice as much like Yamahas Super Tenere have thinner 43mm forks - because they are not designed for rough terrain or for jumping.

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