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« Reply #150 on: May 23, 2013, 07:39:35 AM »
Some of the budget minded options put head to head
http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/02/27/dual-sport-motorcycle-comparison-test/
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« Reply #151 on: May 23, 2013, 08:54:11 AM »
Quote from: Slide Panda on May 23, 2013, 07:39:35 AM
Some of the budget minded options put head to head
http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/02/27/dual-sport-motorcycle-comparison-test/
The Honda really looks tempting compared to the others: cheapest, best mileage, and lowest seat. Only negatives are weight and basic suspension.

The Yamaha is the best overall bike, but you have to pay for it... ("48 percent more expensive than Honda; Only (!) 26 percent more power" - 24.8 vs 19.6 hp  laughingdp )

The Kawasaki is just there for people who don't like FI.

But overall, I think a big thumper is still better: more power on the highway (maybe the Yamaha is close) and still ok off road...    but then I really suck off road...  Embarrassed
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« Reply #152 on: May 23, 2013, 10:56:12 PM »
Quote from: BlackdogGS on May 16, 2013, 06:54:25 AM



Love the Yamaha! They just need a bigger cc model in the US..660!!  Evil

How many miles after a fill up can you get on that?
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This just in..IZ is not that short..and I am not that tall.
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« Reply #153 on: May 24, 2013, 10:26:25 AM »
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on May 23, 2013, 08:54:11 AM
The Honda really looks tempting compared to the others: cheapest, best mileage, and lowest seat. Only negatives are weight and basic suspension.


YES... LET THE RED PIG OUT.......
I dont know about the low seat I am pretty freaking tall and I am on my tipy toes sometimes Embarrassed
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« Reply #154 on: May 24, 2013, 10:32:25 AM »
Quote from: ducati culture on May 24, 2013, 10:26:25 AM
I dont know about the low seat I am pretty freaking tall and I am on my tipy toes sometimes Embarrassed
Put some meat on them bones!  laughingdp
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« Reply #155 on: September 03, 2013, 04:45:23 AM »
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« Reply #156 on: September 03, 2013, 05:34:58 AM »
Nice! Where is that?
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« Reply #157 on: September 03, 2013, 05:45:21 AM »
There's Nothing Like Australia
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« Reply #158 on: September 03, 2013, 06:24:06 AM »
Quote from: Slide Panda on September 03, 2013, 05:45:21 AM
There's Nothing Like Australia
I was thinking about something a bit more specific...
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« Reply #159 on: September 03, 2013, 06:57:42 AM »
'Down Under'

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« Reply #160 on: September 03, 2013, 08:26:20 PM »
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on September 03, 2013, 05:34:58 AM
Nice! Where is that?
on the southern edge of the Strzelecki State Forest, south east Victoria....
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« Reply #161 on: September 11, 2013, 06:26:23 AM »
Lately dual sport riding has taken over our interest and time.  Since retiring last January, I spent 6 months prepping our 2 dual sports for a ride up the Continental Divide route.  The route is about 2800 mi and 80% of that is dirt.  I fabricated crash bars and racks to hold our aluminum panier boxes.  The fork internals of our BMW F800 GS were replaced with fully adjustable ones and an auto tune power commander installed.  I really can't remember all the mods I did to get the bikes ready.  Here are a couple of pics of the bikes while on the trip.  We did the trip in July and had an awesome ride; we are very seriously considering doing it again next summer.  



 
I edited the video we took on the trip.  It is a sampler of the types of roads and landscapes encounter on the trail.  Unfortunately we have no video of the most difficult sections.  We were too busy trying to stay upright to turn on the camera at those times, but what is here is typical.

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« Reply #162 on: September 11, 2013, 10:16:25 AM »
Just been out last week...






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« Reply #163 on: September 12, 2013, 02:19:01 AM »
b]akmnstr[/b],

some great riding country you have going on there  waytogo.

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spectacular scenery, great pics  waytogo.
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« Reply #164 on: September 12, 2013, 06:32:17 AM »
Quote from: ungeheuer on September 12, 2013, 02:19:01 AM
b]akmnstr[/b],

some great riding country you have going on there  waytogo.

picard,

spectacular scenery, great pics  waytogo.





Thanks for taking a look.  Yes, it some of the best scenery that America has to offer and you have to ride the dirt to see it. 
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