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LOVE my FJR but thinking of adding some "Adventure"
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<blockquote data-quote="beemerdons" data-source="post: 681755" data-attributes="member: 4296"><p>No One: Sounds like you need to decide what you are going to do with your dual sport! If you, per your first post, only want a machine capable of fire roads, then either the V-Strom 1000 or a BMW R1200GS or a KTM Adventure 950 fills the bill.</p><p></p><p>But, in your 3rd post, you're referencing Adventure Riding as you see it on ADV websites; and this is where KLR or KTM 690 or Honda XR650L come into play. If you don't mind my two cents, start with a used KLR and see if it satisfies your ride needs.</p><p></p><p>As Shiny says, where the KLR falls on its face is getting down the highway to the off road areas you are seeking out to ride.</p><p></p><p>Case in point, October of 2007 five of us left Phoenix for Mexico's Copper Canyon. Dave Cooley, Martin Osete, Brian Boles, Marty Reidl and yours truly. Those four were all on BMW GS's, and I was mounted on my 2006 Kawasaki KLR 650 "Mule II".</p><p></p><p>Long story short, for 3 riding days down to Creel, 1 in Estados Unidos and 2 crossing Sonora and Chihuahua, I only saw the other four at desayuno and at the hotel for la Comida in the evening. The KLR was simply way too road slow to keep up.</p><p></p><p>Didn't matter to me, even though they offered to wait for me, I've been riding solo into Mexico for over forty years now.</p><p></p><p>Now, once we descended onto dirt in Copper Canyon, all things once again became equal. The GS's had no real dirt edge.</p><p></p><p>Now, don't sell the 1995 or 1996 BMW R1100 GS's short; they are great machines. Chuy's R11GS wound up with 154K on it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beemerdons, post: 681755, member: 4296"] No One: Sounds like you need to decide what you are going to do with your dual sport! If you, per your first post, only want a machine capable of fire roads, then either the V-Strom 1000 or a BMW R1200GS or a KTM Adventure 950 fills the bill. But, in your 3rd post, you're referencing Adventure Riding as you see it on ADV websites; and this is where KLR or KTM 690 or Honda XR650L come into play. If you don't mind my two cents, start with a used KLR and see if it satisfies your ride needs. As Shiny says, where the KLR falls on its face is getting down the highway to the off road areas you are seeking out to ride. Case in point, October of 2007 five of us left Phoenix for Mexico's Copper Canyon. Dave Cooley, Martin Osete, Brian Boles, Marty Reidl and yours truly. Those four were all on BMW GS's, and I was mounted on my 2006 Kawasaki KLR 650 "Mule II". Long story short, for 3 riding days down to Creel, 1 in Estados Unidos and 2 crossing Sonora and Chihuahua, I only saw the other four at desayuno and at the hotel for la Comida in the evening. The KLR was simply way too road slow to keep up. Didn't matter to me, even though they offered to wait for me, I've been riding solo into Mexico for over forty years now. Now, once we descended onto dirt in Copper Canyon, all things once again became equal. The GS's had no real dirt edge. Now, don't sell the 1995 or 1996 BMW R1100 GS's short; they are great machines. Chuy's R11GS wound up with 154K on it! [/QUOTE]
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