IAmA M0t0r Ridεr
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Hello all,
I'd like to start with ideas for a cheap adventure bike. Just local back unpaved roads, flat dirt - but that takes some highway time to get there. No overnight trips planned, so I'm not looking for cases and storage necessarily.
I take my touring bike with lots of those heavy adventure bikers go, but the only problem is the ground clearance over rocks and those little elevations that sometimes separate/permeate unpaved roads.
I like the big twins, and if not, loads of engine noise and character. I'd rather have more advanced suspension (or upgrade paths) than engine power. I'd prefer a 19" wheel, but if the 17" wheel bike has ample clearance, I'd go for that.
Budget would be 3k-4k bike, but I may have to stretch that a bit for a great deal.
Here is the BARF classifieds we have the Cagiva Grand Canyon (3.5K), Aprilia Caponord (3.5k) and the Suzuki V-Strom (3.9k) - which I think it's too heavy for the 650 engine, and the 1000 engine looks too heavy too, but at least the engine may compensate? I've seen on CL a couple of Cagiva Elefants, 1994 Ducati Elefant E900 (no OEM tank salvage, possibly 1.5K?), I like those too. I'd love to afford a Ducati Multistrada 1st generation, but I think most owners are delusional on it's value, and has the 17"front which may not be ideal. I have good memories of the Transalp and the Teneré of yore, but I think the engine (parallel twin) sounded like crap even with decent exhaust, compared to say the Suzuki or the Ducati engine options. Also Japanese bikes IMHO usually have stock crap suspension, compared to the Europeans, confirm?
Bike is meant to be ridden hard. So I'm concerned about a 20year old bike options I'm seeing lately.
Thanks all!
I'd like to start with ideas for a cheap adventure bike. Just local back unpaved roads, flat dirt - but that takes some highway time to get there. No overnight trips planned, so I'm not looking for cases and storage necessarily.
I take my touring bike with lots of those heavy adventure bikers go, but the only problem is the ground clearance over rocks and those little elevations that sometimes separate/permeate unpaved roads.
I like the big twins, and if not, loads of engine noise and character. I'd rather have more advanced suspension (or upgrade paths) than engine power. I'd prefer a 19" wheel, but if the 17" wheel bike has ample clearance, I'd go for that.
Budget would be 3k-4k bike, but I may have to stretch that a bit for a great deal.
Here is the BARF classifieds we have the Cagiva Grand Canyon (3.5K), Aprilia Caponord (3.5k) and the Suzuki V-Strom (3.9k) - which I think it's too heavy for the 650 engine, and the 1000 engine looks too heavy too, but at least the engine may compensate? I've seen on CL a couple of Cagiva Elefants, 1994 Ducati Elefant E900 (no OEM tank salvage, possibly 1.5K?), I like those too. I'd love to afford a Ducati Multistrada 1st generation, but I think most owners are delusional on it's value, and has the 17"front which may not be ideal. I have good memories of the Transalp and the Teneré of yore, but I think the engine (parallel twin) sounded like crap even with decent exhaust, compared to say the Suzuki or the Ducati engine options. Also Japanese bikes IMHO usually have stock crap suspension, compared to the Europeans, confirm?
Bike is meant to be ridden hard. So I'm concerned about a 20year old bike options I'm seeing lately.
Thanks all!
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