Sun, 25 Jan 1998 14:14:23 +0100 - Message No. 2040
From: Dirk Bernhardt

Subject: buying a used @


Hi,

I'm currently in the process of buying equipment for a half-year tour from
Aachen/Germany to Cape Town/South Africa (about 30,000km). One thing I need
is a decent motor bike. The AT is, among a BMW R80/100GS and a Yamaha
XT600Z Tenere, one of the models I'd like to check out. Can you help me?

* The bike has to cost no more than 12,000 DM ($6666) [1] including a big
  fuel tank. Which @-model with how many km on the odometer would be
  realistic?
* What defects may occur at that age? How can I check them? How much will
  its repair cost?
* Are there cheaper big tanks than the Touratech one?
* What's a `must have' add-on for an @?
* Is the bike credible?
* How hard is the mainainance? In contrast to a BMW R80GS, it seems
  difficult to maintain (lots of plastic, water cooler, ...)
* How much fuel does it consume? Which kind of fuel? Which compression
  ratio does the motor have?
* I know of the Tesch and the RMS aluminium box systems. Are there any
  other _robust_ ones for the @?
* Can you think of anything else for advice?

Every answer is appreciated! If you know only one answer, please respond,
too. I'll post a summary to the list if desired. Thanks in advance for your
time!

[1] US-Dollar       (1 US_$)     1,8072

Ciao,
        - Krid -
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dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de