TheBreeze, that's great. 40,000 miles and no trouble but it's what I would expect. I used to have an XT500E in the 80s and it was dead reliable. I haven't bought the R yet but I want to do a long overland tour. I'd like to do it on my Buell Ulysses but don't trust it, although it would proably managae it. We're talking about 10,500 miles round Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, after flying it in the hold of an Air Malaysia flight from NL to KL.
What spares do you suggest I take?