rogson
28th June 2006, 19:55
Turning roaders into dual or all-purpose bikes is a fun part of adventure biking.
This is my Suzuki Freewind (XF650) with all the plastic bodywork around the tank removed, but with the headlight fairing still in place. Looks unfinished as you would expect, but I think Suzuki would have sold more of them if they had styled them along these lines. I have a 21" front wheel that I put-on for rides that comprise significant gravel/off road but, as photographed, it has the 19" wheel with the standard mudguard.
Much like the DR650? Not really, the Freewind has the 19" front wheel as mentioned above, a bigger (18.5 litre - and its plastic!) tank, a lower, wider, longer more comfortable seat that has genuine pillion capability, a carrier with integrated grab handles and a more powerful (top-end) twin carb version of the 650 single engine.
This is my Suzuki Freewind (XF650) with all the plastic bodywork around the tank removed, but with the headlight fairing still in place. Looks unfinished as you would expect, but I think Suzuki would have sold more of them if they had styled them along these lines. I have a 21" front wheel that I put-on for rides that comprise significant gravel/off road but, as photographed, it has the 19" wheel with the standard mudguard.
Much like the DR650? Not really, the Freewind has the 19" front wheel as mentioned above, a bigger (18.5 litre - and its plastic!) tank, a lower, wider, longer more comfortable seat that has genuine pillion capability, a carrier with integrated grab handles and a more powerful (top-end) twin carb version of the 650 single engine.