Thanks for all the information and bike suggestions, even the ones who suggested bikes outside my criteria, I appreciate yall have my well-being and best interest at heart while recommending a bike so I will give these modern bikes a good look over instead of hastily dismissing them. Likes all round! beer

Steph did it on a 250cc
 

Sometime back, well , at least a little while back , Steph Jeavons completed a four year RTW on Honda CRF250L. Rhonda the Honda I believe was the name given to the beauty herself.
Therefore in essence, this is the bike you need to travel RTW. Just ask Steph?
Sorry Steph, we have not met, so I apologise for using your name without permission.!! :oops2: :clap: beer

I’m a huge fan of the TTR 250, mine does now leak oil and I need to re build the engine but once i’ve Done it, the bike will probably out last me!

Remember with the 20 year old trail bikes although bits are now worn they were built to last.

CRF250l must surely be the modern equivalent, as for the Rally version it looks good but many of the plastic parts break so why bother.

I certainly would look at the sorrow 250 its the TTR engine in a lower bike, seems to be more available and much newer direct from japan from some of the importers.

Over in South America you can get the tenere 250

I'm weak and looking for a bike with dry weight <115kg so I don't have to book myself in for spinal surgery after picking it up. This crosses out the CRF250L, CRF250 Rally and WR250R.

Easy fix! get yourself to the gym as part of your prep. I'm 52 and have suffered with a bad back so I am building my fitness levels before I go. I'm using a Crf250l for my trip and have to pick it up a few times already.

The Crf250 rally looks great but I thought that there was too much plastic. With my level of riding skills I would end up breaking it.

I am afraid you're right, I got rid of mine after 6 months. IMO it's very delicate bike.

Rhonda is indeed it's name. My partner had the chance to meet her in person when she was down under in Australia (before he and I met sadly). She completed the RTW last year and is currently or soon to do a ladies on top tour of Everest on Royal Enfield Himalayans. If my ankle hadn't been busted up and needing a reconstruction earlier this year I would of been on that trip myself.

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From what my partner (who is an actual mechanic not an amateur) and I have been reading, if you are using what was originally designed as a race bike and change to using a good quality 10-40 Diesel Engine oil you can conceivably get longer service limits out of it.

We are rebuilding a KTM 450 and 525 EXC for our RTW trip. And this is the oil we have chosen to use. It's definitely going to and the bikes are going to get a workout in Australian conditions whilst we perfect them. And whilst they, especially my 525 had been hammered by previous owners by doing a total rebuild including valves, guides, the lot even trialling a 16T front and 42T rear sprocket to hear it down. They are light weight and even with gear will be manageable for us both to pick up and we are both short asses at 5'6" so have made custom seat bases with memory foam to lower, pulled the fork legs up higher in the triple clamps and softening the rear spring.

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"I certainly would look at the sorrow 250 its the TTR engine in a lower bike,"


Unfortunately not true. The DOHC 4 valve TTR250 engine is no longer in production, the XT250 Serow motor looks totally different to me, SOHC 2 valve. Not exactly going to be a fire breather...

This website has some great information. Another couple of people on Crf250l's

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