I know little about these. I think the Honda sounds interesting, but as you say availability...
That said, if you count the money it would cost to kit up a XT, would that not cover the cost of a custom made rack for panniers? I am making a set of pannier racks for my Ural using 30mm x 5mm steel bar: cheap and quite easy, so far.
Other wise, have you considered smaller bikes: XR 400, DRZ 400, DR350 etc. All these are a little less powerful, but so much lighter, and can be cheap to buy a nice recent model (€3000 for a 2004 XR?) Worth considering. My XR has a 22 litre tank now, a trailtech computer and I am upgrading the headlamp: cost: €300 for the lot!!
Think about this too. Good luck
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