M38A1
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....which way to try this off-road thing.
I'll be the first to admit, I'm ok on a mountain bike but I don't really like the feeling my R1150GS has on anything other than pavement. Gravel kind of gives me the tremors, and I can't imagine mud or sand or loose stuff on the big bike. So I'm 100% convinced the GS will remain the 'road' bike.
So I've been looking at options and really narrowed it down to a few requirements which are still in flux.
1) I'd like to be able to pick the thing up more than a few times and not be totally spent. The GS I get one or two shots at it and I'm toast. So it's out. That means looking in the 200-350cc range for weight.
2) I "think" I'd like to be able to ride it to and from events (within reason). Otherwise, I'd get a hitch hauler, which again says it's gotta be fairly lightweight.
3) Riding it to/from events dictates street legal or a conversion to make it so
4) Electric start required
I've budgeted around $2k for this and my short list is:
a) Suzuki DR350SE
b) Kawasaki KLX250S (which would be a tough find at $2k)
c) Honda CRF230 (converted to street legal)
d) Kawasaki KLX400 (just a lot of them out on the road at RTB)
I've not ridden any of them, but the DR350SE has electric start and capable of highway as well as the KLX250S.
Please, enlighten me. RTB seemed like a lot of fun to have a little bike.
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I'll be the first to admit, I'm ok on a mountain bike but I don't really like the feeling my R1150GS has on anything other than pavement. Gravel kind of gives me the tremors, and I can't imagine mud or sand or loose stuff on the big bike. So I'm 100% convinced the GS will remain the 'road' bike.
So I've been looking at options and really narrowed it down to a few requirements which are still in flux.
1) I'd like to be able to pick the thing up more than a few times and not be totally spent. The GS I get one or two shots at it and I'm toast. So it's out. That means looking in the 200-350cc range for weight.
2) I "think" I'd like to be able to ride it to and from events (within reason). Otherwise, I'd get a hitch hauler, which again says it's gotta be fairly lightweight.
3) Riding it to/from events dictates street legal or a conversion to make it so
4) Electric start required
I've budgeted around $2k for this and my short list is:
a) Suzuki DR350SE
b) Kawasaki KLX250S (which would be a tough find at $2k)
c) Honda CRF230 (converted to street legal)
d) Kawasaki KLX400 (just a lot of them out on the road at RTB)
I've not ridden any of them, but the DR350SE has electric start and capable of highway as well as the KLX250S.
Please, enlighten me. RTB seemed like a lot of fun to have a little bike.
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