Huh. I just checked the disc that I got in the mail last week and it is a 8.10.
Oh, well. Let me know what you think of the new one.
Oh, well. Let me know what you think of the new one.
If I ever do a major upgrade, I always trash the partition and re-install from scratch. It's so much cleaner and it don't take too long - basically, I did my two Ubuntu partitions in a few hours (it also involved re-downloading the some of the software and so on). I left the WinXP partition as is, though.LooseCannon said:Worth it to take the time to upgrade? Did you nuke and pave?
Albie said:If I ever do a major upgrade, I always trash the partition and re-install from scratch. It's so much cleaner and it don't take too long - basically, I did my two Ubuntu partitions in a few hours (it also involved re-downloading the some of the software and so on). I left the WinXP partition as is, though.
I'll let you know how it feels after I've used it a bit more.
@Wasted, download it.
Wasted CLV said:Suzuk, DL650 (or 1000) aka V-Strom. It is a great 'dual purpose' bike, good for road riding, fire road (dirt,sand, gravel) riding and the occasional creek crossing. The 1000 would be better overall (i have a friend that rode one from Alaska to the southern tip of South America), but it is a pretty big bike for a beginner.
now, if you aren't gonna be in sand/dirt/water, i would have some other suggestions-- but I am thinking that your tour is gonna take you to some dirty places and the Suzuki would be great for it!
As to the licensing, yeah, I recall that Germany has an age limit on licensing, and that the insurance is insane if you aren't the right age. The thing you wanna check (and I don't know) is if different countries will abide by your German license, or if you have to follow the licensing laws in the countries you go to...