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Wouldn't mind a Tengai, but big singles have an inordinate premium over here, perhaps a hangover from the supermotard days.
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Get an Aprillia Toerag, every journey will be an adventure.
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Had a Transalp for a week in Portugal when I ran a course out there for someone a few years back. Not particularly quick, as you'd expect although it got to 80-odd mph in reasonable time, but handled the appalling roads plus some dry untarmacked roads without drama. Comfortable, decent range, not too heavy, seat big enough for a passenger, and you should still be able to source spares.

The only -ve things are the tubed tyres on spoked wheels, and the fact that in the VT500 version the engine was a PITA to work on. One of the rear plugs is placed behind a frame tube.
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+1 Super tenner.
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I'd be enquiring about this XT660 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125662343814 ... R6rPsJ2jYQ

In fact if I didn't like my SV650 so much I'd be interested.
Or if your only doing 'gravel' & light off road buy a cheap SV650 & modify it.
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Bustaspoke wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:35 am I'd be enquiring about this XT660 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125662343814 ... R6rPsJ2jYQ

In fact if I didn't like my SV650 so much I'd be interested.
Or if your only doing 'gravel' & light off road buy a cheap SV650 & modify it.
Bit of a drive if I don't like it!
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