Adventure bikes

[george formby]

Have you considered a Super Ten? Like this. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-910072220.htm
Just sayin, I like to put cats and pigeons together. Looks like a pukka bike with lots of farckles. And I am a Yamaha fan.

[J Brown]

Yes George I have, I thought they were a bit on the heavy side.

I also looking at the 660 ten as well, I suppose its a hard compromise between weight and size and power, and comfort.

I will be test riding a number of brands and sizes very soon.

I was just looking for others experience with adventure bikes.

I will be test riding, f800 - Yamaha 1200 ten, - 660 ten - ktm 990 Dakar bmw 1200 gs and maybe the tiger 800

If you have anything else you know of that worth a look let us know.

Cheers


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[Bams]

I have both the bikes in question 1200 gs and f800gs . I first brought the 1200 to do what your thinking of 2 up and its the bike for it.
On gravel / trails its capable and fine ,on the road its "amazing" but 2 up when the real trail hits you wouldn't want to be 2 up it would be tough. You really need to be on your game in the rough the bike can do it sure! but but you really need to be the rider the trouble with the big bikes you can really do a lot of damage when you put it down and if some one stops in front of you they can be really hard to get going again the weight I a factor.
But the 800gs feels light and very capable after hopping of the 1200 the 1200 feels heavy and stable after hopping off the 800.
So To sum it up if your going to do 2 up and adventure "touring" 1200 but if your going to do mainly adventure riding with abit of 2 up which is probably the case then 800 would be fantastic and put a air cushion on the back for her she won't notice the difference its all about you mate.
But you could always do my trick buy the 1200 first do some touring then convince her we need to down size they like that and just never quite get around to selling the 1200 then you have it all.
My favorite bike to ride is still the 1200 you can't beat that smooth power

[dino3310]

anyone wanna swap a Tiger or Scambler for a rebuilt XR600

[young1]

I rode the Nevis two up on my KTM 990 last year, a great ride. Bike was more than capable.

[That looks like fun]

Get 2 bikes
Big is good
Little for when you want to get somewhere that big is not good for

[JimmyC]

I'd recommend trying the F800 GS Adventure too. It sits in between the standard 800 and the 1200 in terms of weight, but for a little extra over the cost of the standard 800 you get quite a bit more. Better wind protection, much more comfortable seat (even more gel than the accessory comfort seat option for the standard 800), bash plate as standard, and the bigger gas tank of course. All makes for a superbly comfortable mile muncher.

I had the opportunity to test both the 800GSA and the 1200GS back to back last year which was quite the eye opener. Despite the extra weight, the 1200 seemed the smaller of the two. Lower seat and narrower through the middle. Fit like a glove when standing on the pegs, felt very agile, whereas the 800GSA felt like a really big, heavy dirt bike. Couldn't pick the better of the two for long rides to be honest, both had pros - cruise on the 1200, that seat on the 800, and cons - harsher ride on the 1200 over crappy back roads, perhaps too plush on the 800 in the corners...

Off road, again a tough choice. 800GSA just soaked up the bumps, that plushness again, whereas the 1200 referred quite a lot through the bars. Factor in a much taller 1st gear on the 1200 too if you're thinking about doing anything technical.

If money were no object I'd go the 1200GS 'cos I'd prefer the shaft drive and all the electrickery, but at $7k less I think the 800GSA is priced very well for what it offers, especially for the small increase over the standard 800.

One of them will be mine at the end of the year, but fwiw I'm also awaiting more news on the Honda Africa Twin...

[J Brown]

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[J Brown]

I rode the Nevis two up on my KTM 990 last year, a great ride. Bike was more than capable.

What year is your 990

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