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Re: Never did like the look of the Tiger XC...
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Now, what part is impracticle again? |
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Yeah and nick sanders used a R1 to get round the world so really it's not just the bike.
I'd rather go round the world on a tiger 800 or gs than a xt anyway (even though they are good bikes). With respect mate, you're talking out your rear end, just because not all adventure bikes aren't used to go the article circle or the Dakar, they are impractical? Every bike has pros and cons, adventure bikes tick more boxes than any other genre of bike. Get yourself on the abr forum and see how many handy people on there can throw a big gs around. |
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You squeezing a load of stuff on your bandit is one thing but it will always feel and look like an over loaded bike, the big adventure bikes are designed with this in mind and will handle the job better. My sprint will carry loads too, but I wouldnt wanna go through a ford on it or 40mph on gravel tracks, I wouldn't think twice on an adventure bike. There isnt a single bike out there that wouldn't need some mods if you wanted to ride to Africa and back, £4k is a bit of an exaggeration. |
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so how many buy one and take it to Africa? |
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yeah but you can go on a off road riding experience to teach you the skills of riding it off road. Just like Porsche owners getting a driving course so they don't exit every bend backwards because they have lifted off the throttle lol
and if you buy a bike that is too big for you then of course you're gonna struggle riding it however you might be built like a tank and can bench press the bloody thing lol |
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Who said you have to use metal mule boxes, there are plenty that are a fraction of that, a lot of bikes come with them now too. There are a number of people who buy the gs and never take them off road, but they also are a very good road bike, I was speaking to a guy in his 50's at a rally who had a 1200 and never went off road but he could get his knee down on the track in the fast group on track days and overtook sports bikes on mountain passes in the French alps, so they are capable. Adventure bikes don't have to be axel deep in mud and gravel to make sense, this is where you're missing the point, they do virtually everything better than a normal road bike. |
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