A new Suzuki adventure bike?

[Eddieb]

Build one with the VTR1000 engine, 21 inch front wheel and under 200kg.

Too thirsty, you could never get very far from a gas station.

[Woodman]

2 cylinders (or one )
6 gears
20 litre tank
21 inch front wheel
160 kg weight max

Also needs:
Good easily/factory upgradable suspenders.
Handling and ergos biased to off road.
No easily breakable bits hanging off it.
Comfy seat.
Must be simple.

[young1]

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2010/...venture-bikes/

on that web page, half way down is the Yankee vstrom with bags and an engine guard

[young1]

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/598/10...ing-Bike-.aspx

This is what motorcycle USA has to say.

[Monstaman]

An 800 entry would be mint, parrallel twin? .... and with Suzuki reliablity... hmmmmm

DR still wins us over for height, weight and simplicity tho, those three things alone make it a great contender and I agree with Clint completely that a DR650R or S etc with better suspenders and the like is something that would drag money out of my pocket.....even being dutch as I am.

[dino3310]

2 cylinders (or one )
6 gears
20 litre tank
21 inch front wheel
160 kg weight max

Also needs:
Good easily/factory upgradable suspenders.
Handling and ergos biased to off road.
No easily breakable bits hanging off it.
Comfy seat.
Must be simple.

apart from the 6th gear you just discribed my bike

[dino3310]

What ever Suzuki bring out i hope it has the reliability and the longativity the DR has givin us, i just hope it dosent look like another adv tourer like the rest of them

[Taz]

There can be only one.

[marks]

There can be only one.

that with a triumph scrambler engine would light my fire.

even a modernised 640 with a 690 motor in it would be pretty awesome (with normal tank/subframe/perimeter frame etc)

its a great pity that the 640a/e/sx had such a paint shaker motor and such a high (relative to dr/klr) new price.

pretty close to the perfect weight/suspension/riding position compromise for a mid size adv bike.

[pete376403]

Kannys KLE500 comes very close to that,
para twin though.

Parallel twin is the most compact multi cylinder layout possible. If you want the firing characteristics of a V twin, use a 270 degree crank.

There are several threads on advrider about using the versys 650 twin as the basiis for an adventure bike engine. Double the power of a klr650, only 7kgs more weight (engine).
It's really hard to understand why Kawasaki are not doing this, the KLR motor is real old tech and having a carburettor, won't pass coming US emissions regulations

[tri boy]

that with a triumph scrambler engine would light my fire.

Your not worthy to even be within ear shot of such a fine sounding engine

So, a little recap then.
Tri boy has the scrambler in the garage, and an XRL, and a KLE500.
All I need now is some 1970's acid, and motivation, (extremely rare with me)and a hell fire adv beast could be produced.
Either that,or I would consume the acid, and watch dairy cows do take off and landing practice while the trees did a samba in pink leotards.

[dino3310]

mmmmm the LSD sound good

[Taz]

With bikes having only one rear wheel I think an LSD would be wasted

[dino3310]

With bikes having only one rear wheel I think an LSD would be wasted

was relating to Triboys post..... 70s acid commonly known as LSD ya nob

[BMWST?]

i have always thought a kle 500 would be good,but they got a little tank and they are too heavy for what they are