A Suzuki DR800 -90 or a Triumph Scrambler for a future X Africa trip????
Hi all I am planing to get another bike beside my main bike Yamaha FZ1 for a future trip from Eu to RSA.
The trip is planed for 2010 and it will not be through jungle and swamps but a fair bit of sand, gravel and probably mud
I don't want a new expensive adventure bike so I am looking at two outsiders which I both like.
A Suzuki Dr800 1990 with 35000km on the clock for around 1500 euro
Or A Triumph Scrambler 2006-2007 for around 4000 euro around 5000 miles, the carburetor version
If I go with the Suzuki my plan is to take my time and take it apart and renovate it and update wheel, fork, brakes and look at doing a light tune to the engine.
If I go for the Triumph I will look at suspension and wheels.
One thing in favor for the Suzuki is the cost and for a moderate fee i will get it in a nice condition for the trip, on the other side it is not the most common bike around and to get parts send out in the middle of no where can be tricky but there are a few Dutch and German suppliers.
The Triumph on the other hand is more expensive and I will be limited on extras but I will get a "modern" bike in the sense that parts will be availble from Thriumph dealers
So what do you guy´s and girls out there think. Am I crazy or shall I get a Beemer like the boy´s in LWD
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