Yamaha 660z or KTM 690R for newbie

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Skyfire

Skyfire

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KTM 690 Adventure
Hi guys,

Ive been wrestling with this for a while now. Im not a good motorcyclist and offroad junkie but I desperately want to tour Namibia and Botswana and then sell the bike again. Yes I will be doing offroad.  I had an Africa Twin but had to sell her unfortunately. Ive done about 4000km on bikes in total. I was wondering which of the 2 bikes will suite my tour the best...

Any comments welcome.
 
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