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Chosing between a dual sport and street bike ? |
I'd really like to have a dual sport but then i live far from offroad areas and at the same time i dont want a pure street bike.. altho if i bought a dual sport id be using it mostly on the street and maybe once a month or two off road... and not to mention i got no one to go offroading with ! what should i do ? i cant buy 2 bikes nor have space in my apt complex for a trailer. In my opinion, you don't have to choose; that's exactly what a dualsport is built for--on-road and offroad. But I would limit my choices to the larger displacement dualies, which would also limit how technical your offroad forays will get (unless you just happen to get really good at swinging around 400lbs of bike in the rough stuff). BMW is coming out with the G 650 X and the motard version of it, the G650XMoto, which might be just what you're looking for, which might open up some options for you. But the KTM 650 Adv is also a real solid performer. And of course, if you want to go cheap and reliable (minust the doohickey), there's the KLR. Personally, I love how versatile they are. I wouldn't outfit mine as a motard if I really wanted to be ready for offroad. It's just a pain in the butt to keep switching to knobbies every time you want to head out. And normal street tires are only good for fire-roads and light offroad duty. If you're serious about getting offroad, I'd stay away from the larger dualies (KTM 950Adv, R1200GS). Those are just huge for offroad work. Source(s): Check out the thumper section of www.advrider.com. You have some very experienced folks on that site. Check out some of BMW's enduros. Some them are more street then enduro. Do yourself a favor and get a VStrom 650 from Suzuki. They are BY FAR the most competent on/off road bikes around. You could go with something smaller, but the VStrom has tons of horsepower to get you where you want to go, as fast as you want to get there. Good luck, and be safe. you should go dual sport.either ktm or suzuki Yes, BMW has some good bikes and so is KTM/KLR. Also look at the new Buell Ulysses. Kawasaki has been make their 650 for a long time. Just remember to figure in for the maintenance issues and parts availability too. http://www.buell.com/en_us/bikes/ulysses... |
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