A new Suzuki adventure bike?

[nooles]

There can be only one.

There can be only THREE

[dino3310]

There can be only THREE

ya only need the DR bro

[Oscar]

Actually what you need is in yer shed now.

I did some fantastic rides on my XR400 (and one I borrowed in Andorra) and my DRZ400. Some great rides on my TDM, my V-Strom and whatever was handy.

Riding the 950Adv up the Turkina Valley was an adventure, but I have to say that the first trip up there on my old TDM was probably more fun (and certainly more of a challenge) because of the road tyres and the old bike..if you get my meaning.

[gav24]

[QUOTE=Oscar;1130079177]Actually what you need is in yer shed now.

QUOTE]

I think this combo has some serious merits...

http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46633

Reads like a fairly straightforward conversion too...
Usually a few CX400, 500 or even 650's around as well - If you can find one that hasnt been "triked"!
Didnt Honda also build a Turbo cx as well?

[gav24]

[QUOTE=gav24;1130079754]

Actually what you need is in yer shed now.

QUOTE]

I think this combo has some serious merits...

http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46633

Reads like a fairly straightforward conversion too...
Usually a few CX400, 500 or even 650's around as well - If you can find one that hasnt been "triked"!
Didnt Honda also build a Turbo cx as well?

Just found this...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=381845186

Better MX type forks and 21' front wheel and brakes, longer shocks, some adv tyres and good to go...Hmmm.
The voice on my left shoulder says NO NO NO! You dont have time, you'll lose interest before you run out of $$$
BUT
The voice on my right shoulder keeps saying YES YES, and how it will end up better than a Beemer HP2 for under $500

So... Who should I listen to? The voice of reason or the voice of treason?

Damn you imaginative Texans, and your detailed 'how to' forum posts!

[warewolf]

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.

The run-out 640E was pretty good value at $11K-ish. Compared to a DR/KLR at $9-10K it was outstanding value, and that's the apples-to-apples bike.

The 640A was always an expensive beast, but again, bang for buck. Much of what gets fitted after-market on DR/KLR bikes the 640A has factory standard. There aren't many bikes in the class that you can buy and ride away. I looked at DRs but decided I didn't want to build up from that base; I had a DR-Z at the time and it wasn't economic to do so to it. I looked at getting a crashed F650GSD and doing a Touratech Rallye rebuild on it, but that would cost $30K and still not be as dynamically capable as the 640A is out of the box. Easy decision in the end, I only cried once when I wrote the cheque.

[warewolf]

Actually what you need is in yer shed now.

Yep. I've said before, my first adventure bike was a CBX250. I didn't know adventure had a name, and I didn't know you weren't supposed to load up a road 250 with camping gear and ride dirt roads.

[clint640]

No it's not

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Ride across island in comfort; check

Ride hell muddy track, fall off multiple times, cartwheel into ditch, recover without aid of heavy machinery, ride home with intact fibulae having fixed all damage with 2 zip ties; Not a chance.

Defintions of adventure vary... Crashability has got to up there for me Overlaps quite a bit with lightness I reckon.

Cheers
Clint

[Gremlin]

Ride across island in comfort; check

Ride hell muddy track, fall off multiple times, cartwheel into ditch, recover without aid of heavy machinery, ride home with intact fibulae having fixed all damage with 2 zip ties; Not a chance.

Defintions of adventure vary... Crashability has got to up there for me Overlaps quite a bit with lightness I reckon.

Actually... I happened to know of one that bounced/tumbled into a field. Happened in Oamaru, rode it out of the field and rode it back to Auckland... it was mine OK, so it wasn't two zip ties, it was a couple of months, some excellent practise for the mechanics, and insurance picked up an $18,500 bill.

[Crisis management]

Crashability has got to up there for me Overlaps quite a bit with lightness I reckon.

Cheers
Clint

That about sums it up for me, crashability is something I make an earnest attempt to test on my bikes.

[pete376403]

Do Suzuki have anything in the line up that could be converted to adventurer like this? (The 'strom motor is physically too big / long)

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1130081371

[XF650]

What about the Suzuki 700 / 750 quad bike motor in a decent adv bike?

[dino3310]

sv650 motor be a good 1

[pete376403]

What about the Suzuki 700 / 750 quad bike motor in a decent adv bike?

Is that a single or twin?

[warewolf]

What about the Suzuki 700 / 750 quad bike motor in a decent adv bike?

Is that a two-stroke or four?

Fixed.