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They are built like cockroaches
Agreed... but even cockroaches have been known to get gone.
My mechanic's DRZ400 has needed a lot of work. His stator ate something, his starter kind-of died, and generally the number of times he crashed it meant that things got broken. They aren't indestructible, but I'd sooner own one than a KTM.
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That Beta Alp is a sweet little thing - they never imported them here.
I'd still look out for a DRZ400E. They are built like cockroaches...seriously. I've two friends with them here, one is an ex MXer and beasts his, it starts on the button and has needed nothing other than oil / filter and consumables as long as I've known him. The other had a tuned, big bore 440, that he commuted on, ragged off road, holed the engine cases, boiled and variously abused and it was still running fine when he sold it.
Keep an eye on this?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124983447148?hash=item1d19980e6c:g:pmwAAOSwkAFhgC5d