Honda Transalp 700

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plonker

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With the prices of new bikes rocketing and after re-reading an article called "drool purpose"
in 2 Wheels mag (Sept.08) and now reading the article on TA 650 by Icecreamman I was wondering whether you could take a TA 700 and with a few mods make it a decent DS bike.When it's time to upgrade Dakkie I can't afford R130 - R 150 K for a GS 1200 / 990.
So you technical dawgs what if take say a clean low miler 700 do a good pipe and performance filter,stiffer fork springs and splash out on a good rear shock.That would set me back approx.R20K for mods and maybe 60K for the bike so in at around 80K would I have a good DS bike capable of riding gravel and tar roads with a bike with reasonable poke.
Give me an idea what you think or maybe suggest a similar idea but differenbt bike.
 
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