Thinking about dual sport/ ADV bike

[Jewcati]

I think the only downside to the KTM is Husky's soon to release 901. I'm not a fan of the ORANGE!!!!!!! Give me Husky white/blue and a bit of yellow and I get wood. LOL

Also the lack of praying Mantis face on the 901 works for me as well.

This is very true, I am particularly fond the design of the norden, but the definitely looks to be a bit of a different beast. I like the idea of it being more dirt bike resilient.


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[Paul_E_D]

Looks pretty good in my truck.

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[Jewcati]

Looks pretty good in my truck.

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That a new 700?


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[ducatirdr]

I'm curious what Tony will do with that. What suspension bits GMD will add to the cost.

[Chippertheripper]

Yeah, the prospect of searching just seems overwhelming, I don’t want to spend more time looking for stuff than actually riding.


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Foster, and then nurture your sense of exploration. There’s not enough of that in this modern world.

[typeone]

Honestly the only thing at this point that is preventing me from pulling the trigger is the lack of knowledge on how to find these dirt roads.

to echo bubba, the whole point of this style bike is to explore and find the treasures. you'll def get recommendations over time, like what's already happing in this thread, or review an area on a map, look for the smaller curvy stuff, then branch off when you see cool dirt roads. there is tons of great stuff west of you that would make for fantastic day rides. i miss those rides on the sumo.

EDIT: Chip said it better. +1

[loudbeard]

Yeah, the prospect of searching just seems overwhelming, I don’t want to spend more time looking for stuff than actually riding.


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So...you’re saying you’re not up for the ADVENTURE?

[nhbubba]

One of the best days I ever had in the saddle was when I had a day to get from Heath MA to Montpelier. I started the morning just taking left turns and went from there

[loudbeard]

I think we’ve struck at the root of it; buy the BWM Aria. I think you can add “adventure” as a factory equipped accessory

[csmutty]

Looks pretty good in my truck.

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That styling is vanilla. Totally a Tony purchase.

[nhbubba]

I like it. Especially from that angle

[Jewcati]

So...you’re saying you’re not up for the ADVENTURE?

I like the adventure if you tell me how to get there!


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[Jewcati]

I think we’ve struck at the root of it; buy the BWM Aria. I think you can add “adventure” as a factory equipped accessory

Hahahaha...dick.


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[Jewcati]

The difference here is most of you live in areas that are somewhat near these roads. I am a suburb dweller. Not a dirt road in sight and I get lost just looking for these towns!


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[Jewcati]

That being said...I am going to give it a go I think


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[csmutty]

I like it. Especially from that angle

I think you and Tony have similar "style".

[Jewcati]

Ok...I am convinced. Just called and put the deposit down.


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[Paul_E_D]

I think you and Tony have similar "style".

It has grown on me.


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[csmutty]

It has grown on me.


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Well of course it looks better with mom on it...

[boosten lebaron]

This thread nakes me want to go buy a crf250l or a dr650.

[MattR302]

Honestly the only thing at this point that is preventing me from pulling the trigger is the lack of knowledge on how to find these dirt roads.

I guess like anything maybe jump on a few rides with people and begin to learn. I just struggle knowing where legal dual sport riding exists. I don’t want to take a big bike to HVD or wrentham, would rather take the appropriate tool for the job there.

Which gps would be good for finding and mapping routes? How do you identify dirt roads?


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Here’s the Northeast regional section of ADV rider.
https://advrider.com/f/forums/northe...f-the-carp.26/

Join and do some serious poking around there, I’m sure there’s a few Mass riders threads. I’ve joined a few guys recently for dualsport rides around CT, rode some cool roads I never would’ve found on my own.

[aldend123]

So plated bikes are allowed on the atv trails?

In MA, the street plate means nothing for a trail. You'll technically be expected to have an OHV sticker as well. However I'm not sure many people know that, or if it's really enforced that way. The OHV sticker doesn't have a displacement or weight constraint though.

[Chippertheripper]

The difference here is most of you live in areas that are somewhat near these roads. I am a suburb dweller. Not a dirt road in sight and I get lost just looking for these towns!


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Hah, I live in the center of town across from an elementary school. The closest dirt road, of which is just a section, is probably 6-7 miles away, headed out towards Rochester.

I can take you around a good sorta countryside/dirt road mild trail loop down here in cranberry country in the spring. It’s sandy, so it drains off pretty quick; aka no mud season.

[Jewcati]

Hah, I live in the center of town across from an elementary school. The closest dirt road, of which is just a section, is probably 6-7 miles away, headed out towards Rochester.

I can take you around a good sorta countryside/dirt road mild trail loop down here in cranberry country in the spring. It’s sandy, so it drains off pretty quick; aka no mud season.

That would be sweet. Looking forward to it!


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[Jewcati]

Hah, I live in the center of town across from an elementary school. The closest dirt road, of which is just a section, is probably 6-7 miles away, headed out towards Rochester.

I can take you around a good sorta countryside/dirt road mild trail loop down here in cranberry country in the spring. It’s sandy, so it drains off pretty quick; aka no mud season.

I’ll probably do a little commuting and I am so used to having bags. What would you recommend for a bag solution? Don’t want side cases, but would not be opposed to racks with soft bags or rackless soft bags.

May get a top case to house my work stuff and double as a backrest for the girlfriend, that way I can just remove it when not in use.


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