A Bike To Travel The World?

You could use any bike really. I’ve read accounts of people using C90s to GSs and everything inbetween.
Have got to ask though, is it really the time to be travelling extensively in the current Covid situation?

 

If you are going to be doing a lot of off road riding whatever you decide make sure you can pick it up when you drop it, this is now why a good number of folk use midsize bikes now, have a look at the link below.

https://www.adventurebikerider.com/

 

It surprises me that if your serious about this type of trip that you say quote
“Have been looking at the Africa Twin as it seems to be a common bike that's used for these type of trips, but at the same time it looks dull as hell (but practical)”

Does it matter what the bike looks like.
Come the end of the trip or even part way through the trip it’ll not look anything like the same bike as you started with.

Good luck if you decide to go ahead with the trip.

 

An experienced opinion ........

https://www.itchyboots.com/about

She loooks good, the bike looks good and together they're a great team.

 

this is a very important point especially if your going off road,I recently dropped my 1200 scrambler on a steep hill , the bike was side ways on the hill and fell over with the tank pointing down the hill making it a very awkward heavy lift,I’ve weight trained all my life and deadlift twice a week and I can tell you I only just got the bike upright on my own , I’d look for something light as possible, I personally I wouldn’t go the bmw route as they are way too heavy and have had issues with reliability, I’d go light as possible and Japanese.

 

I've mentioned it before but by all accounts that is what the Tenere 700 was built for. Apparently no bells and whistles (less to go wrong), easily fixed and good on and off road. Lots of reviews out there for it.

 

This would be my recommendation as well ......

 

It’s amazing how much strength you can muster when needed.
I somehow managed to pick up Mrs Freck‘s VFR800 with full panniers, a roll bag on the back and tank bag when she dropped it in Scotland, and somehow reached over it to get the sidestand out!

 

that would be a great bike, tough reliable and good on fuel, I would choose this over a Royal Enfield as you’d only need to wash it and put fuel in it, I bet oil changes are 10.000 miles too.

 

if she was ugly nobody would give a fuck what she was riding.

 

Yamaha quote a German magazine that claims the mt07 engine that’s fitted in the tenere is the most reliable engine you can buy.

 

Hi Super Hans. Sounds like a great trip but as has been mentioned, I’d be leery because of Covid also. That said, I’d make sure the bike is reliable, that spare parts are readily available or at least probably available worldwide, that I could pick the bike up by myself including luggage (sounds like you’re going it alone?), and that I could put decent mileage on it without being miserably uncomfortable for the long haul.

With so much information available through this forum and online, I’d do tons of research before making a bike choice—your choice could make or break such a major trip.

Happy hunting. Oh, and do test rides at at every opportunity. If and when you go, we'd love to read about and see pics of your trip!

 

Drz400, simple, reliable, and lightweight