2500 mile round trip down to Italy, what bike would you get if you had a 5k budget? I was down in Umbria/Tuscany and was shocked at how bad the roads are, I will never complain about Wiltshire again.
Depends if you're motorwaying down and back or backroads...
If motorway I'd probably go for big ADV (GS or Super Tenéré maybe) or Sport Tourer (perhaps some BMW thing?)...
If backroads a super naked type like the aforementioned 990SMT would be great or maybe even a Tuono?
2500 mile round trip down to Italy, what bike would you get if you had a 5k budget? I was down in Umbria/Tuscany and was shocked at how bad the roads are, I will never complain about Wiltshire again.