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Thread: Which trail bike bike is the best for my adventure?

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    Bart Bart Bart, had a feeling you knew what you were talking about.

    By saying the klr won't handle the rough stuff, what do you mean? the bike will rattle apart or that they can't be ridden off road?

    My 2 cents is that a klr can be ridden off road and in some pretty shitty terrain too, and while there are a few fragile bits on them its all cosmetic, and if you were doing a rtw I would assume you would grease and loctite everything anyway.

    DR or KLR or whatever really.
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    Dollars aside:

    Smooth roads in Europe... litre-class twin would be best/most fun, but really there's no need for an adventure bike, pick your favourite road bike.

    Back blocks of Mongolia, Russia, Africa... thumper single (esp. DR/KLR) best by far. Spend the money to get the suspension rebuilt to suit.

    As well as advrider.com, see Horizons Unlimited esp. the "Bike Stuff" section, and similar RTW sites.
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    owning a ktm Supermoto and having broken sump bolts, lost several bolts from vibrations, broken the rear sub frame twice, and still riding NZ roads, I can't say I'd do rtw on a ktm... I see the gs as a globetrotter, but make no mistake, its a huge bike.

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    i stick with my original choice TDM

    end of the day mate the bike you most comfortable on will be saffice, the bike can be adjusted to suit the ride your planning
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    Quote Originally Posted by dino3310 View Post
    end of the day mate the bike you most comfortable on will be saffice,
    I think that sums it up best.

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    Jo and Gareth Morgan, who could probably afford any bikes they wanted, choose relatively simple, relatively lightweight single cylinder bikes for their trips. Reading their ride reports suggests they have had mostly trouble free rides.
    Ewan and Charlie on the other hand used the biggest, heaviest, most complex bikes available. They did however have the advantage of a full backup support team, truckloads of spares and a full time mechanic riding with them.

    Personally I'd prefer the Morgan approach (but on a KLR)
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pete376403 View Post
    Jo and Gareth Morgan, who could probably afford any bikes they wanted, choose relatively simple, relatively lightweight single cylinder bikes for their trips. Reading their ride reports suggests they have had mostly trouble free rides.
    Ewan and Charlie on the other hand used the biggest, heaviest, most complex bikes available. They did however have the advantage of a full backup support team, truckloads of spares and a full time mechanic riding with them.

    Personally I'd prefer the Morgan approach (but on a KLR)
    +1,but i would go with the dr as it is a bit more forgiving if you drop it.
    coming back from the cape york last year ,met up with 3 kiwis on a couple of occasions ,2 late model klrs and a transalp and by the time they got to laura,both the klrs radiators had split open from the corrigations(sp)

    just my 2c

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    eek Here we go again

    interesting how this turned into the usual kwakasucki & spewzuki pissing contest

    The DR 650 is a throwback to the 70's, it is an agricultural machine @ best & not the best option for long distance (RTW) riding without spending a lot of cash on getting it up to spec.
    The KLR 650 is only slightly better, a budget bike for those that don't know any better. Dohicky kinda says it all

    As it stands the BMW F650 G/S , F650 Dakar or G650 G/S is arguably the best option for what the thread starter has in mind.
    Ask a simple question, why are most of the hire bikes in this size BMW & NOT Suzuki or Kawasaki ??
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    Funny thing is - I've never been on a ride with anyone riding a BMW 650. Must be plenty around ...Where are they? Rental companies own them all?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jafar View Post
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    As it stands the BMW F650 G/S , F650 Dakar or G650 G/S is arguably the best option for what the thread starter has in mind.
    Ask a simple question, why are most of the hire bikes in this size BMW & NOT Suzuki or Kawasaki ??
    Until the fuel pump shits itself, the electrics crap out, the back shock explodes & the forks break in half

    The beemers are actually not bad, comfy & a very reliable motor, the thing that puts me off is the weight of them, for many people, especially women, they break the golden rule: thou shalt be able to pick up yer own 'sickle. Some twin cyl adv bikes are lighter.

    The reason most hire bikes that size are BMW's is cos that's what people want to hire. It is also worth noting that you are not usually allowed to take your hire bike off the tarseal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jafar View Post
    interesting how this turned into the usual kwakasucki & spewzuki pissing contest

    The DR 650 is a throwback to the 70's, it is an agricultural machine @ best & not the best option for long distance (RTW) riding without spending a lot of cash on getting it up to spec.
    The KLR 650 is only slightly better, a budget bike for those that don't know any better. Dohicky kinda says it all

    As it stands the BMW F650 G/S , F650 Dakar or G650 G/S is arguably the best option for what the thread starter has in mind.
    Ask a simple question, why are most of the hire bikes in this size BMW & NOT Suzuki or Kawasaki ??
    I could care less about Kawasakis or Suzukis, but I can tell you that an F650 is not an adventure bike - I owned one.

    If you take an F650 beyond anything more than easy gravel, you'll find that they're too heavy (and worse, top heavy), too peaky, too easy to break, expensive to fix and simply not fit for purpose.

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    Same here, I owned an F650GS and I can tell you even the Transalp I had after was an easier bike to ride in the rough although it was harder to pick up.
    The F650 had just more mechanical and electrical faults than the rest of my bikes and it was harder to work on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Transalper View Post
    Same here, I owned an F650GS and I can tell you even the Transalp I had after was an easier bike to ride in the rough although it was harder to pick up.
    The F650 had just more mechanical and electrical faults than the rest of my bikes and it was harder to work on.
    The fact that it was covered in torx heads was an indication that they didn't want you to work on it...

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    Africa twin or TDM ARE MY BET....AND THE MIGHTY XT600.......

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    XLR125.

    So easy they'll even ride themselves.

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