As I’ve said before to anyone who’ll listen, mostly the cat, you don’t need a big bike to have a big adventure.
I had my first one in 1998 riding an Enfield Bullet which I bought new in Delhi for £865 back to the UK, and the biggest bike I’ve taken on a big trip was the BMW R 1200 GS I rode around the world following the 1912 journey of Carl Stearns Clancy 100 years on.
The books on those are Way to Go and In Clancy’s Boots, if you fancy some armchair travel or inspiration for your own jaunts.