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There's a blog by a fellow called Skillington [ if I recall his name correctly] who travelled with his wife from the UK to Australia on a DL1000 .
You should read that to gain some info .
Tank size on a Strom is 22 litres which is good for 300 km on a DL1000 with average to fast riding on tarmac,one up .
The 650 will do much better than that .
Fuel consumption can vary so much with the type of terrain, quality of fuel and the loading of the bike that it is pretty much a waste of time trying to generalise .
If neither of you are large then I reckon the 650 will be fine .
If you enjoy the power ,get the bigger bike .
It's very easy to buy a couple of 1 gallon jerry cans enroute and strap them to the bike .
Uprated shocks can be fitted and also lifting kits .
The question of chain v shaft is a long debated one and in the old days there was a valid reason to go with shaft for reliability .Nowadays the Xring chains are so good that reliability of the chain is no longer a question and servicing is simple .
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