Most important thing on an Adventure bike is...

**Pampera** · 6th June 2011, 10:40

After 2 1/2 years of bitter experience of the opposite, that it starts in the morning.

Michael

PS - does the existence of this thread suggest it may be a wet long weekend?

**BMWST?** · 6th June 2011, 10:44

the main difference(and requirement) between a road bike and an ADV bike is ground clearance

**MXNUT** · 6th June 2011, 10:54

Good power to weight ratio

**Box'a'bits** · 6th June 2011, 11:19

Reliability. You can adventure on anything. Buit if you can't rely on it getting you home....

**nooles** · 6th June 2011, 11:40

+1 for reliability

**young1** · 6th June 2011, 11:41

Originally Posted by Pampera

Michael

PS - does the existence of this thread suggest it may be a wet long weekend?

After the comments that were posted about what people thought the new Suzuki ADV bike should have I was interested in what people thought was the most important thing for an ADV bike. The replies that are coming in are quite varied which suggests that an Adventure ride to one person is completely different to someone else.

Wet weekend, actually had a couple of days in Auckland (saw the KTM dealer in Newmarket yesterday but luckily for the wallet it was shut...) and am now at work trying to catch up on "stuff" .....

**MIXONE** · 6th June 2011, 11:50

Cigarette lighter.

**Gravel Man** · 6th June 2011, 11:58

That it puts a smile on your dial.

**Ender EnZed** · 6th June 2011, 12:20

Two wheels.

**Underground** · 6th June 2011, 14:27

the ever increasing number of km's on the clock

**Transalper** · 6th June 2011, 14:52

Crashability maybe wasn't to be the first thing I was thinking but it is now.

**bart** · 6th June 2011, 15:09

This has got me stumped. I guess weight is a big thing for me. With the places I like to go, I need a bike I can pick up, and manhandle out of a bog hole.