Hi Steve....already have a 800cc BMW though it's a r80gs.....good luck with asking the boss,ex permission lol

Suzuki DL650 comes to mind....cheap ish to buy,good fuel economy with a bullet proof engine.

Might help if I put a price lol......£5500 with all the extras

Have a DL650 for my trips this year and fancy an xt660z so the vara is up for sale. It's the 2011 model though registered dec17 2010 and has now covered 8400 miles.FSH with last service only 50 miles ago and new rear brake pads. Extra include heated grips,panniers and top box,crash bars and bagster ...

First trip of the year kicks off in June..will be riding with wife pillion back through the alps as did last September but this time carrying on through Slovenia,Croatia,Bosnia,montenegro.
Also have to stop reading that "pillion view" thread as getting itchy feet lol.

Just had a hilarious conversation on the phone regarding euro breakdown cover with the AA.Asked the young lady if covered in the event of illness or if I for instance broke my ankle and couldn't ride bike.First she told me no but then changed her mind and said yes but don't like to advertise the fa...

Just had a hilarious conversation on the phone regarding euro breakdown cover with the AA.Asked the young lady if covered in the event of illness or if I for instance broke my ankle and couldn't ride bike.First she told me no but then changed her mind and said yes but don't like to advertise the fac...

Took last September somewhere in Switzerland.One of my fav pics of the whole trip and pretty much sums up why I love biking in one pic.

I currently have a vara and love it to bits though I know what you mean about the weight.Traded in my 700 transalpine for it 18 months ago and everything said about the trannie on this thread is true. Just to throw a spanner in the works however I also own a 2011 old shape Suzuki dl650.This bike han...

Hi Wayne....I did a lot of the passes you mentioned last September 2 up over 10 days nd though I haven't got lots of bits of paper saying I can ride a bike I have actually been riding most of my life lol. You should listen to what the guys on this thread are saying as the daily mileage you want to d...