First time poster here...
I've been riding and racing dirt bikes my whole life basically. I'm not great but a solid B rider depending on physical fitness levels.
I have never once ridden a street bike or even a motorcycle on the street (with maybe the exception of the Caney Creek Enduro which had some long sections on the road). I've always been a little bit interested in it but I'm scared of cars and drivers. So that's kept me away thus far. I have two little kids so safety is definitely important to me.
All that being said, I've gotten the bug for an adventure bike. I'm an enduro guy at heart so I'm oriented towards something that would work on trails too but I feel like I would dig dual sport riding. I could definitely see making some trips to Terlingua, Arkansas, Colorado, etc for dual sport rides. Something is really appealing to me about that idea. I would also love to do something bigger too - a family friend did the Great Divide mountain bike ride last year and all I could think about was how much fun that would be on a dual sport bike... I mean mountain bikes are fun and all but motorcycles are way cooler IMO.
With that bit of background, the heart of my question and reason for my post is this: is there enough to ride near me to justify the cost of getting in to an adventure bike? I'm in the process of moving to Celina, so I'll be pretty far north of town and basically in the country already. I don't see myself being able to take longer trips more than 2 or maybe 3 times a year... and it seems hard to justify a $10k toy that sits in the garage most of the time. Is there enough out north of me that I could go out and stay off of the main highways (like 75) for a 2-3 hour afternoon ride on the weekend occasionally? Or is that a crazy thought?
Open to any thoughts!
I've been riding and racing dirt bikes my whole life basically. I'm not great but a solid B rider depending on physical fitness levels.
I have never once ridden a street bike or even a motorcycle on the street (with maybe the exception of the Caney Creek Enduro which had some long sections on the road). I've always been a little bit interested in it but I'm scared of cars and drivers. So that's kept me away thus far. I have two little kids so safety is definitely important to me.
All that being said, I've gotten the bug for an adventure bike. I'm an enduro guy at heart so I'm oriented towards something that would work on trails too but I feel like I would dig dual sport riding. I could definitely see making some trips to Terlingua, Arkansas, Colorado, etc for dual sport rides. Something is really appealing to me about that idea. I would also love to do something bigger too - a family friend did the Great Divide mountain bike ride last year and all I could think about was how much fun that would be on a dual sport bike... I mean mountain bikes are fun and all but motorcycles are way cooler IMO.
With that bit of background, the heart of my question and reason for my post is this: is there enough to ride near me to justify the cost of getting in to an adventure bike? I'm in the process of moving to Celina, so I'll be pretty far north of town and basically in the country already. I don't see myself being able to take longer trips more than 2 or maybe 3 times a year... and it seems hard to justify a $10k toy that sits in the garage most of the time. Is there enough out north of me that I could go out and stay off of the main highways (like 75) for a 2-3 hour afternoon ride on the weekend occasionally? Or is that a crazy thought?
Open to any thoughts!