What crosser for mainly road use?

I'm after a crosser as a toy to mess around on and also to commute on occasionally as an alternative to my GSX-R 750 when i fancy a comfy, mellow commute instead of feeling obliged to wring the Gixxers neck

I used to have a Yamaha DT so am after something similar but bigger and needs to have:

- Good road manners, will be ridden mainly on road but would like to do some occasional green laning, nothing too strenuous though that would warrant a full-on crosser.
- Comfy
- Reliable and hardy (it'll be stored outside as have run out of shed space despite having 3 sheds!)
- Nice looker
- Doesn't need to be a speed machine but lot more power than a 125

Can anyone thing of a model that fits that bill?

Ta.

[rictus01]

DRZ

Is the 400 SM comfy though? Sure i'd heard someone say it was a bit uncomfortable?

[rictus01]

Compared to what ?, it's more comfy than the ccm 404 ds I have and that's good for about 100 miles before it'll get to bad, but not a patch on my old thunderbird sport, but then that has no off road pretensions

Originally Posted by rictus01

DRZ

+1, awesome bikes IMO.

No bike of that type is gonna be a long distance cruiser

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Durbs

when i fancy a comfy, mellow commute

You sure you want a crosser / super moto? not comfy or mellow IME but bags of fun. I did a 250 mile day on a DRZ and it was bearable, but not comfortable.

How about one of these for a 'comfy, mellow commute'?

Originally Posted by specialone

+1, awesome bikes IMO.

No bike of that type is gonna be a long distance cruiser

+2

Awesome little bikes.

You could always get a Transalp or Africa Twin if you wanted a comfy commute, but they are pretty awful off road compared to a DRZ. In anything remotely slippy you'll spend half your time picking the thing up off the deck .

Ta, will get a ride on a DRZ then.

Just gotta be comfier than a GSX-R, but I guess it'd fit that bill (cant be worse anyway, my GSX-R is a relatively comfy bike as far as sportsbikes go but thats like saying being HIV positive is comfier than having full blown AIDS - true, but neither are particularly good).

[hindle8907]

Would a drz be ok for a 30 mile commute 5 days a week ?
What are the service schedules like compared to the sv ?

Originally Posted by hindle8907

Would a drz be ok for a 30 mile commute 5 days a week ?
What are the service schedules like compared to the sv ?

It would lap that up without breaking a sweat and put a huge smile on your face while doing it.

Service schedules according to manual say 4k, but for some reason owners do mini services about 1-1.5k, but air filter is washable sponge which I do about every 500 miles which takes 5 mins.

You would not have a problem if you stuck to 4k IMO, parts are stupid cheap from wemoto or the like.