The XJ650 was a leading bike is its day but are you sure it is the right kind of bike for the trip you have planned? It is a fairly heavy 4 cylinder shaft drive road bike that is also now 21 years old. You could be up for a lot of money to get it reliable enough for a big trip. Then you have to ask yourself even if it is reliable, would there not be a number of other bikes better designed for those kinds of roads. Having a shaft drive is one advantage but at it's age, there is the very distinct possibility that the shaft needs overhauling anyway. Personally, even if it was a very very good example, I would be looking for something else.
Regards
Nigel in NZ
--"How can I be lost if I don't care where I am?"--
[This message has been edited by Nigel Marx (edited 05 March 2003).]
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