i think if your gonna do a ride to africa and your buying a second hand bike then you need to take the engine apart and have a look in side just to make sure. if you do find any problems, its cheap enough to buy new bits, i replaced my gears, gear drum, oil pump, had the bore honned, new piston rings, bigger piston and all that cost £400, cheap as you like. and if you are stripping her down and you have a 3aj then it might be a good idea to fit a kick start, it's easy to do and the engine casing already has the setup for it, you just need to buy the parts,
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