A bike I aways liked the look of, but was only sold here in small numbers, was the Honda XR650L (or that's what I think it was called. Basically an XR with a Honda Dominator 650 air-cooled single-pot engine (I like my fins). Yes, the XR650L (and Suzuki DR650) are bullet-proof old-school large trail...

Hi Alex - I've owned an XT660Z (for over 30,000 miles) in the past, and would not entertain a V-strom at all in comparison - as Richard suggests above, it really is a road-biased 'adventure tourer', even though the US seems to consider it modestly off-roadable. fwiw. If you are looking for something...

Yep, they're an excellent all-rounder... with plenty of accessory and upgrade options if you want to improve the weaker/more budget elements of the base bike.



Jx

cont. But that is enough pontificating for now... here is my summary of the good and bad points, updated from my initial appraisal once I reached California the first time, way back in May. Things I liked, and still like (and don't like, or have even grown to hate!) 1. Generally speaking, all you n...

cont. So I suppose you're expecting some sort of summary now? Well, ok then - let's crunch some numbers first: Miles First up, I've now ridden the best part of 17,500 miles on this bike - over what was only 64 actual riding days - so that is an average of over 270 miles per day, and pretty much day...

Day 14: Friday 31st August: Weitchpec (or thereabouts) - San Jose CA 383.5 miles "It's the last day of summer Piglet, shall we go home now?" I'd found an official campground just off the highway - nice and secluded, although you could still hear the traffic going by... especially any truc...

Day 13: Thursday 30th August: Peel (wild-camp) OR to a campground somewhere along the Klamath River (hwy 96) CA 282 miles I don't mind impromptu camping - not when it's warm anyway - but I am wary of setting up after nightfall, as like Forest Gump, you really don't know what you're going to get... ...

Day 12: Wednesday 29th August: Detroit OR to a wild camp, somewhere near Peel OR 263 miles Investing in a motel had proved worth every penny so far - having slept right through until my alarm rang at 8.30am... albeit just like camping, I didn't actually roll out until an hour later - right across t...

Day 11: Tuesday 28th August: Seattle WA to Detroit OR 349 miles A big day planned today - since I wanted to get as far into Oregon as I could by this evening, while picking off a few choice trails and tourist spots en route... I'm not a huge fan of cities to be honest, certainly not when travelling...

Day 10: Monday 27th August: Omak WA to Seattle WA 285 miles https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3HbLTb8/0/9759d4d4/XL/i-3HbLTb8-XL.jpg photo. I do wonder what the hell happened in here when you see a lock like this... I thought it best not to ask. For this final leg of the trip, I'd had the foretho...