[jorian]

If you're riding coast to coast,sounds to me like you are staying on pavement. Adventure bikes (the biggies like the ones mentioned) are in their element on a ride like that. Big, powerful and comfortable. They swallow up the miles with ease and are kind to your body. As others have said, stay off anything more technical than a FSR and you'll be fine.

If you're going by yourself I'd stay on pavement anyway. I have the Ducati Multistrada 1200 and a F800GS with TKC80s on it. Far prefer the Fbike on FSRs but with a short inseam the standover height becomes an issue in anything technical.

The KLR is a compromise bike on all surfaces and is probably best suited for a round the globe trip. Single cylinder bikes get old real fast on the interstate. If I were going coast to coast on 90%+ pavement I'd take the Multi. That Tiger you posted would great too.