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Spend my money! (On a dual sport)
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1412865" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>Ive been bouncing around on different off road and dual sport bikes for decades. Grew up riding trail bikes and MX bikes, and had an XR400R Honda for a long time, but trailering to a riding area doesnt have much appeal to me anymore.</p><p></p><p>Had a KLR650 briefly, but it was a dog, IMO. Had an Aprilia Pegaso 650 (same as BMW F650) for a number of years and that was a better version of the KLR. Neither of the 650 bikes was very dirt worthy, and they both sucked moist ass cheese on pavement. My most recent true dual sport was a 2014 WR450F that was plated. It was really an off-road enduro race bike with a dual sport kit and a plate on the back, along the same theme as a KTM EXC. There really wasnt anywhere that that bike couldnt go. But it still sucked to ride on road more than a few miles. It was a trailer to the trail bike IMO.</p><p></p><p>I found I like riding the bigger ADV type bikes more than true dual sports. Sure, you cant go as fast off-road, or get as deep into the woods as on a true enduro bike, but it is way, way more comfortable on the pavement between the gravel sections. I got rid of my old VStrom, which had been a pretty fun ADV bike in its own rights, and replaced it and the WR with an Africa Twin. The AT is lighter than my old Strom was, and much better off road. I never had any issues picking up the Strom, so Im sure the AT will be no different.</p><p></p><p>Again, it all depends on where you think youll want to ride the thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1412865, member: 3828"] Ive been bouncing around on different off road and dual sport bikes for decades. Grew up riding trail bikes and MX bikes, and had an XR400R Honda for a long time, but trailering to a riding area doesnt have much appeal to me anymore. Had a KLR650 briefly, but it was a dog, IMO. Had an Aprilia Pegaso 650 (same as BMW F650) for a number of years and that was a better version of the KLR. Neither of the 650 bikes was very dirt worthy, and they both sucked moist ass cheese on pavement. My most recent true dual sport was a 2014 WR450F that was plated. It was really an off-road enduro race bike with a dual sport kit and a plate on the back, along the same theme as a KTM EXC. There really wasnt anywhere that that bike couldnt go. But it still sucked to ride on road more than a few miles. It was a trailer to the trail bike IMO. I found I like riding the bigger ADV type bikes more than true dual sports. Sure, you cant go as fast off-road, or get as deep into the woods as on a true enduro bike, but it is way, way more comfortable on the pavement between the gravel sections. I got rid of my old VStrom, which had been a pretty fun ADV bike in its own rights, and replaced it and the WR with an Africa Twin. The AT is lighter than my old Strom was, and much better off road. I never had any issues picking up the Strom, so Im sure the AT will be no different. Again, it all depends on where you think youll want to ride the thing. [/QUOTE]
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