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Author Topic: Pick a bike for "third world" travel?  (Read 6977 times)

Offline nhmaf

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Re: Pick a bike for "third world" travel?
« Reply #30 on: September 29, 2009, 06:25:55 PM »
I was also rather fond of the Honda XL350/500 singles, and the Yamaha XT/SR500 from the 80's, but I'd definitely want better brakes than what they had.  I suppose a modern KLR650 would get you liquid cooling for hot climates, the power to handle a sidecar with extra gas & parts, and the ability to handle highway speeds when the occasion arose without getting run over.   The KLR250 would be a very good solo bike, but I don't know if I'd want to ride it on a 55 mph highway with a sidecar - the car would weigh as much as the bike - very unlikely to tip over but a passing truck would probably blow you off the road.
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