What bike adventure/tourer type

[stuarty7]

Going to be on the hunt soon for a slightly more modern bike as at the moment I can't go on any off our groups bike trips. I currently only have classics and only really want something more modern for these trips and quite like adventure style. My budget I'm thinking no more than £1300 as this will only be a few times a year.

Bikes I had in mind so far
Honda transalp
Triumph tiger 900
Yamaha xtz super tenere

I'm sure there's others I can't think off so open to other options you can recommend or a bike you would recommend around that budget.

 

[banksy6118]

Kawasaki versys 650
Suzuki vstrom 650
Early models can be had for cheap.

 

[ilovequo]

I'd go something Jap at that money...
Faired Hornet?

 

[Apis]

Maybe a BMW 650cs or even a 650gs.
Suzuki DR range.
Honda dominator.
Kawasaki KLE

Not an adventure, but I'd consider an old Yamaha Fazer too.

 

[stuarty7]

Some good ideas there what are the bmw 650 gs like???

 

[Apis]

Some good ideas there what are the bmw 650 gs like???

Never ridden one but I remember thinking about when I used to read Bike magazine regularly around mid 2000s. There was a well known journalist Dan Walsh (who was a fantastic writer) and he rode a 650gs Dakar around South America for a year or two. It sounded good to me because it was light, comfy and easy to maintain and had a reputation for low fuel consumption. He just used soft bags, rather than boxes for luggage. Great for dirt roads and B roads but a bit of a drag on motorways.
The 650CS would be cheaper but not as desirable.
Another one I forgot about is the Aprillia pegaso.

Personally I'd fancy a Yamaha xtz / tenere.

 

[Gareth]

I'd a 2nd gen TDM850, put over 20,000 miles on it and even toured around Europe and loved it. Heavy oil drinker, but great all rounder. Must be cheap bikes now.

 

[johnm]

Brother had a Yam 900 divvy that he absolutely loved. Toured Europe on it and would still have it....if it hadn't of been stolen.
He went through a couple before getting a 600, then jumping to the 900 and sticking with it.

 

[NotKG]

this time of year, i'd save over the winter and work on a bigger budget. what your looking for in that price range would be rubbish.
my bike is 21 years old, still worth a lot more than your thinking of spending.

 

[stuarty7]

Yea thinking I might just save up a bit more and aim for a xtz 750 super tenere meant to be a great bike and look class.

Seen this on eBay would love this graphics make it look a lot newer than what they are

 

[fabiostar]

super tens and TDM donkeys are more or less the same. i had a mate years ago put 150k on a super ten and it never let him down, the gearboxs are like a bag of spanners but they dont break. its just yamaha gearboxes at the time where sloppy.

 

[ilovequo]

Bit old though?..