This is something I will do in my life. Hopefully soon and before I hit 30.
I'm looking for the most reliable, easy to self-repair, and bomb proof dual sport for traversing continents. Easy access to parts is definitely a must, so no boutique bikes. Think places like Mongolia. Places where if your ride breaks down and you can't repair it enough to go another 150 miles to a petrol station, you will die. Or you'll be in a wilderness survival situation.
I'm also a short rider at 5'5". A lot of the dual sports are simply much too high for me to ride especially if I have to lay a foot down while going through rough terrain. When I was in Taiwan I noticed a group of shorter Asian riders with shorter dual sports but was not able to determine their makes and models.
Also needs to be fuel efficient, obviously. So no Enduros I guess. Must be able to fit a complete charging system on it to charge lots of different camera and laptop batteries.
A lightweight bike to get through mud and sand is also a must. A BMW 1200cc is much too larger. And I can't imagine why you would ever need a 1200cc bike on bad roads where your primary concern is simply staying upright and your average speed is 35 or 45 mph. 650cc would be more than enough, no? Hell, even a light 250cc would be fine. No drag racing or speed demon shit here. I just want to get through it alive and see amazing scenery.
If it do this I will be taking repair classes on this particular motorcycle so I know it inside and out. And wilderness survival courses plus putting a LOT of miles on this thing before going on this venture.
My goal will be to have ridden across all continents before I turn 30. That's only 3 years. 2.5 to be exact. Antarctica excluded. Hiking in Antarctica is good enough for me.
I'm looking for the most reliable, easy to self-repair, and bomb proof dual sport for traversing continents. Easy access to parts is definitely a must, so no boutique bikes. Think places like Mongolia. Places where if your ride breaks down and you can't repair it enough to go another 150 miles to a petrol station, you will die. Or you'll be in a wilderness survival situation.
I'm also a short rider at 5'5". A lot of the dual sports are simply much too high for me to ride especially if I have to lay a foot down while going through rough terrain. When I was in Taiwan I noticed a group of shorter Asian riders with shorter dual sports but was not able to determine their makes and models.
Also needs to be fuel efficient, obviously. So no Enduros I guess. Must be able to fit a complete charging system on it to charge lots of different camera and laptop batteries.
A lightweight bike to get through mud and sand is also a must. A BMW 1200cc is much too larger. And I can't imagine why you would ever need a 1200cc bike on bad roads where your primary concern is simply staying upright and your average speed is 35 or 45 mph. 650cc would be more than enough, no? Hell, even a light 250cc would be fine. No drag racing or speed demon shit here. I just want to get through it alive and see amazing scenery.
If it do this I will be taking repair classes on this particular motorcycle so I know it inside and out. And wilderness survival courses plus putting a LOT of miles on this thing before going on this venture.
My goal will be to have ridden across all continents before I turn 30. That's only 3 years. 2.5 to be exact. Antarctica excluded. Hiking in Antarctica is good enough for me.
