Buying a dual-purpose!

[BMWST?]

a slection of dual purpose bikes on tm at or near price required

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[mattsdakar]

I never went for the BMW Dakar. The range, the cost and the things that go wrong when you are half-way over the Motu sort of dissuaded me....[/QUOTE]


I don't understand the Anti-Dakar crowd???
I have had mine for over 6 years having done dozens of full on adventure rides including first bike home out of 20 odd in last two 1000km Dusty Butt 1day events.
Never spent any money on repairs bar one broken indicator and have dropped it many times.

As per above, range (260km b4 reserve not enough?) cost (compared to a KTM640A ?) think I have answered the things that go wrong point made above.

[Padmei]

I don't understand the Anti-Dakar crowd???
I have had mine for over 6 years having done dozens of full on adventure rides including first bike home out of 20 odd in last two 1000km Dusty Butt 1day events.
Never spent any money on repairs bar one broken indicator and have dropped it many times.

As per above, range (260km b4 reserve not enough?) cost (compared to a KTM640A ?) think I have answered the things that go wrong point made above.

Quick run - you own a f650 - you're not supposed to like them - they're ssshhhBMWs

[mattsdakar]

Quick run - you own a f650 - you're not supposed to like them - they're ssshhhBMWs

What was I thinking, burn them at the stake :-)

[NordieBoy]

What was I thinking, burn them at the stake :-)

I'll bring the petrol

[warewolf]

cost (compared to a KTM640A ?)

The Dakar is $1000 dearer than the 640A, except one year when KTM put the price up to match the Dakar. Guess when I bought mine . Same thing happened with the TDM850

The cost argument is frequently levied against the 640A - particularly annoyingly by the Septics - yet the Dakar is more expensive and no-one ever seems to mention the price of them, even relative to the KLR or DR. Must be blinded by the flash when they hand over the Gold Amex for the blue & white badge??

Never spent any money on repairs bar one broken indicator and have dropped it many times.

Give it to Woodman for a week. I'll run the Book on how long it takes him to break something - but I guess in that case I'll have to be on the rides too, damn shame. Ante up, folks! Woody reminds me of those torturers that steadily break/cut more bits off their victims, prolonging the time until they die. Maybe he should change his username to KLR_Torturer

[Woodman]

If I cut more bits off then there are less bits to break when /if i do succumb to gravity/trees/small ravines. Thats what we call futureproofing.

[monchopper]

Adventure riding has at least two different types. Adventure/trail and Adventure/soft (Gravel roads, nothing technical)
I've got an XR400 with a few performance extras an I think it'ls the best bike for the kinda budget I have (3-4k)
It's no good for doing lots of km's on gravel roads but when the going gets rough it's the best bike (in my opinion) buck for buck that you can get.

Pros: 100 km/h no probs, light, super reliable (bullet proof), many free mods
Cons: 5 speed gear box

If you've got a limited budget and like the trail side of adventure riding get yourself an xr400!!

[Woodman]

Adventure riding has at least two different types. Adventure/trail and Adventure/soft (Gravel roads, nothing technical)
I've got an XR400 with a few performance extras an I think it'ls the best bike for the kinda budget I have (3-4k)
It's no good for doing lots of km's on gravel roads but when the going gets rough it's the best bike (in my opinion) buck for buck that you can get.

Pros: 100 km/h no probs, light, super reliable (bullet proof), many free mods
Cons: 5 speed gear box

If you've got a limited budget and like the trail side of adventure riding get yourself an xr400!!

Sometimes we forget what we are riding

[HungusMaximist]

Ok had a squizz on a brand new 09 DR650 with 20 kms on the clock at colemans. Bit boring, it was wet though so I didn't really open her up but the salesmen agreed, because it hasn't been runned in properly and the restricting exhaust adds to effects. However I need to ride a runned in second one with some free flowing pipes.

However the 02/03 second hand KLR650 at Mt Eden Motorcycles was pretty mean, loud too on stock pipes where the DR suffered. Slightly bigger than the DR. At the moment I can't really make a judgement based on these two short test rides.

Yet to ride the Yamaha, Hondas and the DRZ series.

[TLDV8]

Ok had a squizz on a brand new 09 DR650 with 20 kms on the clock at colemans. Bit boring, it was wet though so I didn't really open her up but the salesmen agreed, because it hasn't been runned in properly and the restricting exhaust adds to effects. However I need to ride a runned in second one with some free flowing pipes.

A new DR650 will be a POS until 500 kms plus,at 2000 kms better and so on.
The thing with any bike with only 34 HP is you actually have to ride it and use the gearbox.
I have no problems sitting on 140 kmh (indicated) on the open road but in the twisties they are more like a Morris Minor you have to keep the momentum up,revving the crap out of them will only make more engine noise.
My DR is one of the most fun bikes i have owned,kind of like less is more.

[NordieBoy]

A new DR650 will be a POS until 500 kms plus,at 2000 kms better and so on.
The thing with any bike with only 34 HP is you actually have to ride it and use the gearbox.
I have no problems sitting on 140 kmh (indicated) on the open road but in the twisties they are more like a Morris Minor you have to keep the momentum up,revving the crap out of them will only make more engine noise.
My DR is one of the most fun bikes i have owned,kind of like less is more.

Your carb/motor is stock is it not?