650 twin is what powers the Burgman 650 my ride in Canada- 75,000 km on the two I've had and aside from tires etc - two batteries are the sum total of "repairs". Still the best all around machine I've owned
One guy in the states has 109,000 miles on his - original motor.
My KLR 650 thumper here in Aud seems bullet proof ....what I've put it through here is criminal ( sitting around for 9 months in heat and wet and the girls even knocked it over ).
Started right up after a few grumbles. Dropped, soaked, neglected, baked = still works fine if a little tattered. Bit heavy off road, big tank is good. Total reliable is needed for outback and it is...even rode it out with a broken clutch lever and it took the abuse just fine.
The ST1100 I bought tour is legendary for distance and reliability - guys with 400,000 km.
21 year old tourer, smooth as glass...but it's up for sale. Amazing machine for the age and a strong community of riders.
Found it too top heavy in the city and not enough open road here to justify it where speed limits are 100kph and heavily enforced.......and the bike loves to run all day at 130 and up. Looks gorgeous still.
Not the right bike for me
I love the additional choices in intermediates....trying to get to CB500x here long term.