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"Chris Hornberger" <chris_nospam_ DeleteThis @chornbe.com> wrote in message
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 > "Demetrius XXIV and the Gladiatores" <caesar DeleteThis @casaputana.it> wrote in
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  > > So I sold the R6 racebike today and I'm down to two bikes. Got a nice
  > > chunka change for it as well. This leaves me with several
  > > possibilies...
  > >
  > > 1. Get a later model 600 with radial brakes and upside down goodies.
  > >
  > > 2. Get a Duke, trick it out, back it in.
  > >
  > > I think I will sleep on it.
 >
 > 3) buy the Yamaha YZF600 I've got for sale.
 >
 >

How about the KTM Adventure with the big twin?


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 >How about the KTM Adventure with the big twin?
 >
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or the suzuki big? DR750/850 oh wait we can't get that in the states...damnit!


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Demetrius XXIV and the Gladiatores <caesar DeleteThis @casaputana.it> wrote in message news:<otc170tsl6b1ndtgjtc5q25v976uparso8 DeleteThis @4ax.com>...
 > So I sold the R6 racebike today and I'm down to two bikes. Got a nice
 > chunka change for it as well. This leaves me with several
 > possibilies...
 >
 > 1. Get a later model 600 with radial brakes and upside down goodies.
 >
 > 2. Get a Duke, trick it out, back it in.
 >
 > I think I will sleep on it.

Forget the Duke, supermoto your DR650 (you just got one, right?). Get
a set of road wheels and tires, and you can swap between trailbike and
supermoto whenever you want. That's what I'm planning on doing when
I'm ready to get my next bike. But I'll probably go with the Suzuki
DRZ400.

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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 22:04:36 -0700, "Andrew"
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  >>"Chris Hornberger" <chris_nospam_.RemoveThis@chornbe.com> wrote in message
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  >> 3) buy the Yamaha YZF600 I've got for sale.

Wha? That's a major step down!

 >How about the KTM Adventure with the big twin?

Only if I replace my current streetbike. Otherwise I want the sideways
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On 5 Apr 2004 08:51:41 -0700, lubecki DeleteThis @hotmail.com (Gniewko) wrote:

 >Forget the Duke, supermoto your DR650 (you just got one, right?). Get
 >a set of road wheels and tires, and you can swap between trailbike and
 >supermoto whenever you want. That's what I'm planning on doing when
 >I'm ready to get my next bike. But I'll probably go with the Suzuki
 >DRZ400.

I've ridden the DRZ400 and DR650. For the road the 650 takes it. The
400 has less torque and makes about the same power at what feels like
twice the rpm.

If you're going mostly offroad or staying in the city then the 400 is
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  > >
  > >How about the KTM Adventure with the big twin?
  > >
Vastly overpriced....

 > or the suzuki big? DR750/850 oh wait we can't get that in the
states...damnit!

I had a DR750, It`s front brakes made the KLR`s seem like a pair of
dual-piston brembos... ;o)

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Demetrius XXIV and the Gladiatores <caesar.DeleteThis@casaputana.it> wrote in message news:<ph2370t5n82e19tk9h64vgab0p05qk8c4k.DeleteThis@4ax.com>...
 > On 5 Apr 2004 08:51:41 -0700, lubecki.DeleteThis@hotmail.com (Gniewko) wrote:
 >
  > >Forget the Duke, supermoto your DR650 (you just got one, right?). Get
  > >a set of road wheels and tires, and you can swap between trailbike and
  > >supermoto whenever you want. That's what I'm planning on doing when
  > >I'm ready to get my next bike. But I'll probably go with the Suzuki
  > >DRZ400.
 >
 > I've ridden the DRZ400 and DR650. For the road the 650 takes it. The
 > 400 has less torque and makes about the same power at what feels like
 > twice the rpm.
 >
 > If you're going mostly offroad or staying in the city then the 400 is
 > nice, but for any highway work or longer distance touring you will be
 > annoyed.

Yeah, but the 400 is so much lighter and has better suspension... It
wouldn't be my only bike and I probably wouldn't go touring on it. But
yeah, I'm going to test-ride it before I buy anything (I found a
Suzuki dealer in NJ that will sometimes allow test rides). That
probably won't be for a while anyway.

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On 5 Apr 2004 21:14:42 -0700, lubecki DeleteThis @hotmail.com (Gniewko) wrote:

 >Yeah, but the 400 is so much lighter and has better suspension...

It happens to be perfectly weighted for me so I don't notice. You
don't need all those clickers if they don't need to go anywhere.

OTOH the 400 feels too "hollow". Singles don't make big HP... they're
wimpier than an EX500. It's all about the torque and the 650 wins
here. They both have the same top end but the 650 spanks it from a
light time and time again.

 > It wouldn't be my only bike and I probably wouldn't go touring on it.

That's what you say now but the nearest twisties/dirt is 60 miles from
here, so unless you also own a pickup you're going to have to do some
"touring". And believe me, on the "heavy" 650 you're being flapped
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