Hey guys!

Just thought I'd chime in. I would second ChinaV's post. My piston exploded in Thailand after 5000~km, but it was because of a lack of oil, not anything wrong with the bike. I have had only to replace the fork seals and wheel bearings on the GY7 so far at over 10000km. A pretty solid bike, especially considering a lot of the terrain that we've been over!

However, GRF_Pete's bike has broken and broken and broken. Plenty of issues, but I may chalk it up to the fact that he lays it down a lot more. However, again back to ChinaV's post: I would go with anything he says :D. I love my bike and would recommend it to anybody, but again, it seems like the experiences are quite varied.

Also, thanks to Felix for giving us a bump. Best of luck with your prep and I will definitely be following!

Best of luck with the Yamaha, though. Hooray for motorcycle trips!\

Edit: ~19 liter tank is good for about 500km a fill for me at about 20 to 25 USD per tank. Also, forgot to mention, as for parts, the GY-7 is pretty much a 1990s XR-250 knock-off. The engine and chassis parts are pretty easy to come upon, the only difference being a shorter stroke. I'm not really sure where the swingarm design is lifted off, though...

Anyways, I feel like I'm kinda derailing the thread because you've already made up your mind, but I thought I'd rep the Green Monster a lil bit!