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I'm not trying to knock anyones aspirations. I think the idea of doing a rtw on and old Brit bike is excellent. The bike will almost certainly have to be hand built as anything in standard trim would'nt hold up - you would certainly need Excell rims with heavy duty spokes, rebuildable rear shocks, O ring chain and upgraded electrics with solid sate components. I still think using anything other than a mild steel frame would be asking for trouble.

15 kg of luggage for several years on the road is a bit optimistic - especially when you have to carry 50 kg of spares for the bike!
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40/50 kilo weight lost only by frame and tank change ...now that is realy impresive.

Good luck ,and i love the idea of traveling on a british bike!
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I had a 1961 T100 500cc bike back when it was new and did 90,000 miles with it. Totally reliable. but later had a 1970 Tr6 Trophy ( single carb bonneville pre oil in frame and the last ones had heavier flywheel) I ran that on road trim ( setting on camshaft) and think it was the nicest touring bike I have ever ridden.

would love to have either of these bikes now but it is extremely difficult to get a good one, most got butchered by owners when they reached 5 years old.
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The bike will almost certainly have to be hand built as anything in standard trim would'nt hold up - you would certainly need Excell rims with heavy duty spokes, rebuildable rear shocks, O ring chain and upgraded electrics with solid sate components.

15 kg of luggage for several years on the road is a bit optimistic - especially when you have to carry 50 kg of spares for the bike!
As I'm not bothered about the bike being 'original' etc I will certainly be using modern suspension and cycle parts, Marzocchi 42mm at the front, and Ohlins at the back. I've got some of that lying around somewhere....

15 kg is optimistic but totally doable! As I'm in no rush getting spares posted out isn't such an issue
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