f2dz, I wish I had the guts to go overseas like you....
just a few thoughts
I assume its the UK you are going to, think about the seasons and when you can ride.
If its London they like Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Berlin all have excellent underground train services and the buses arent bad either. Been to all of these and had a great time (but not via bike - time was limited for me.
Ireland was like a saucer and a real pleasure to travel around, so simple.
I hope you get something reliable, I assume you will have to get insurance etc blah, blah. blah
You have plenty of shops here in Auckland to go and try different bikes to see how they fit.
If it was upto me it would be something like a Vstrom 650, SV 650, F700, F800 if you really want to travel.
A friend of mine had a DR650, a KTM 900 adventure and other bikes and fitted extra long range tank - he really did travel like Charlie Boorman and Ewen Macgregor all over europe etc all on his own, he has real balls that man - just ups and rides then stops and finds a job for a few months then off again..
I would seriously consider the weather before you go, it doesnt snow here in akl (well only once in while), hate for you to go and not be able to ride for as long as you think.
good on you for giving it a go
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