Thinking about an budget ADV. Gravel and some suitable trails.
What say you all? KLR, DR650 etc etc.
XTZ 660 Teneŕe, XTR 660 A good strong reliable injected motor.
flashg
dr650 or drz400E both bargains -- xt660 is a PoS
will do gravel fine, just don't tip it over
KLR has "slightly" better road cruise comfort (nice seat/wet weather fairing on torso/legs), but I'd still go for a DR650, you can abuse the dr650 and it'll want more, where if you drop the KLR its game over unless you feel like tacking on KGs of tip over bars or let your fairing take a pounding (its already much heavier than the DR) ---- KLR nice to have the big tank by default though suzuki usually sell the dr650 with a big acerbis tank for free/discount when you buy anyway
the DR650's engine is a peach and easy to service, it's a farmbike strength build, just looks like a farmbike/is utilitarian but not a bad thing in my books
ergos are a bit different between the 2, but both have many aftermarket options to suit --- if you want to get dirty and not be afraid of the bike tipping over (more fun) then i'd get the DR
if you wanna do single track and not long days on the open roads, a DRZ400E is a great option / has probably the lowest service requirement per power/abillity in the DS segment and you can get new ones for 8K at the moment ! just not that fun on the highway only (but why'd you buy one to do just that? :P) a lot more fun in gravel and single track but long KMs on road gets tiresome pretty quick even with a good seat (bit o vibes in pegs and bars at 100KPH)
[yargh if my wife wasnt 36 weeks prego i'd be buying another drz right now @_@ such a bargain / the possibillites for adventure]
What about one of these ?
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...1403556360.htm
Thanks for that. Yeah i get the point. I wouldnt buy new.
Road performance is not a big issue but I do have to travel to get places. DR650 is sounding more the go.
Something like this one. https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Lis...?id=1409007263
if you want budget you cant go wrong with a DR or KLR but you get what you pay for.
The DR needs more add-ons from the factory than the KLR but is a more manageable off-roader. The KLR is a better road bike so theres the trade off. If you buy 2nd hand look for a DR that has a seat upgrade, bigger tank, luggage carrying, exhaust and carb upgrades. You have to be a little patient....good DR deals are there but there are loads on TM that are way over priced for a 2nd hand bike....considering new cost is 9K.
....wherezz that track go
plate the KDX melt the engine getting from place to place
if you don't mind slow goings on the road TO the off-road places, get an XTZ125 neat little bikes for so cheap new / capable offroad and in gravel at speed
https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...post1131061427
buy this just run in
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