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Opinions on best dual sport bike?
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[QUOTE="sparkymarky, post: 102968, member: 21936"] interesting. so you're saying that adding 100 lbs (!!) and subtracting an inch or so of ground clearance and subtracting 3" of suspension travel on each end makes no difference to you in dirt handling?? you must be a heckuva lot better rider than me. that's some of the difference between a klr650 and a TDM. it's also pretty close to the diff between a purpose-built dirt bike (xr, klx, whatever) and the klr650, and i know that makes a HUGE difference to me, but then i'm not such a great rider. for the benefit of those who aren't familiar with the TDM, it's basically along the lines of the bmw g/s bikes. a freakin' HUGE, really ugly street bike with slightly longer suspension (about 6" travel) and plenty of motor. some people love them. they seem like good traveling and commuting bikes, as long as you don't get too crazy with the dirt-roads you get on. they were only imported into the US for a couple years, but i think they still sell them in europe. i don't know much about parts or reliability, but it might suit your purposes if you could live with the weight. the klr and drz are excellent choices. one is much more street-like (and pretty bulletproof) and one is much more dirt-like, but both are capable of plenty of street use, 200 mile rides, fire-road use, and light off-road. the klr would also be a reasonable bike to ride to argentina and back (i wouldn't use a drz for that). the drz would be a reasonable bike to enter in an enduro (i really really wouldn't use a klr for that). everyone's idea of dual-sport is a little different. sounds to me like you're looking at the right bikes for the riding you want to do. [/QUOTE]
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