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Do you ever get the urge to try something totally different?
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<blockquote data-quote="Murph" data-source="post: 527022" data-attributes="member: 5136"><p>You and a million other people. Those bikes are everywhere. When I was in Colorado last summer, it seemed that every other bike was a GS dressed exactly like the one Evilmedic has on order.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the bike or wanting one. In fact, I enjoy Advrider since IMO it has the best ride reports on the net (the "face plant" section is always interesting too). However, I wonder how many people are just buying DS bikes to do nothing more than gravel and some flat, hard-packed dirt....and you don't absolutely need a DS bike to do that (just ask Wheaton <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ... or read some of the Utah 1088 ride reports). Furthermore, with the size of some of the Adventure bikes (and the tires that most people run on them), they're really not friendly towards anything more than gravel or hard-packed dirt anyway. Finally, I see alot of DS bikes for sale in a variety of places (including ebay and Advrider) and I'm always amazed at how many look pristine with descriptions that mention they've seldom or never even been off pavement! So one should honestly ask themselves the question, "What am I REALLY going to do with this bike?" Then choose wisely. And if you <u>really</u> want to ride in the dirt, I recommend considering bikes with displacement less than 950cc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Murph, post: 527022, member: 5136"] You and a million other people. Those bikes are everywhere. When I was in Colorado last summer, it seemed that every other bike was a GS dressed exactly like the one Evilmedic has on order. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the bike or wanting one. In fact, I enjoy Advrider since IMO it has the best ride reports on the net (the "face plant" section is always interesting too). However, I wonder how many people are just buying DS bikes to do nothing more than gravel and some flat, hard-packed dirt....and you don't absolutely need a DS bike to do that (just ask Wheaton ;) ... or read some of the Utah 1088 ride reports). Furthermore, with the size of some of the Adventure bikes (and the tires that most people run on them), they're really not friendly towards anything more than gravel or hard-packed dirt anyway. Finally, I see alot of DS bikes for sale in a variety of places (including ebay and Advrider) and I'm always amazed at how many look pristine with descriptions that mention they've seldom or never even been off pavement! So one should honestly ask themselves the question, "What am I REALLY going to do with this bike?" Then choose wisely. And if you [U]really[/U] want to ride in the dirt, I recommend considering bikes with displacement less than 950cc. [/QUOTE]
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