Official Dual Sport BS Thread

Honda has some cool stuff coming down the pipes! Lets hope this hits the showroom!!

http://expeditionportal.com/motorcycles/2957-honda-hints-at-africa-twin-1000-for-2015.html

 

I'd be interested if it was 350 lbs or less no way that's happening with a liter engine.

 

Anyone planning to attend our clubs dual sport ride? Check out the website for info www.durtydabbers.com

 

Nice! I'll look into that!

Got the bike out today! Quickly realized that I need to rebuild my rear brake master cylinder, off to the store I go!!

 

sweet ride
you know yellow is the fastest color

 

Thanks!

This is actually my first Suzuki, I owned a KDX220r and a couple Honda's before that. They've all been great, but I'll take this DRZ any day! Every time I ride I come back

 

Nice machine. The drive up would be well worth it. Great weekend of riding and great people. Usually 500+ riders for the weekend.

You comin down for it NYDB?

 

finally got my registration in the mail for my 300 this week.

now just to order a few switches to wire up the brakes and she'll be good to go.

 

Ive been looking at these as well, would only be hauling 240+ pound bike, I'm just leary of havin it hang out back. I know I should be a riding it rather than totting it but I don't have the room for a trailer and the truck bed gets old. Anybody have any personal experience with the versahaul or similar?

 

harbor freight has a hitch haul for around 100 bucks, buddy has one we use it for our bikes whenever we go riding, throw the quad in the back and strap the bike on the haul. works extremely well for a HF version. I was VERY surprised of it. I don't feel nervous hauling my bikes on it at all. the wr weighed 275ish pounds and the ktm 230ish. never tell they were back there. the back and front tire sits down in a sorta hole and it won't roll in or out, then the normal tie downs for the side to side movement.

 

I would still tie the back tire down so it can't move. Like a strap across the center of the wheel and hooked into the carrier. One bounce could pop the back tire out then you're dragging your bike

 

we throw one over the seat towards the rear fender for extra

 

Sweet! I'll have to look into this too! Having a camper shell on most times makes hauling my bike a pain in the ass!

Edit: is this it?

 

thats the one

 

versahaul is the best for the money
the hf one sucks in comparison

 

its also 4 times the money and they both work. if you wanna spend 400 on a versahaul good for you but the HF works fine for me.

 

i also have the hf one now and it SUCKs in comparison to the versahaul....
i just happened to sell mine to a guy and he wont give it back
so i had to buy the hf one......
its rocky, the bolts have been known to break......."as per reviews"
i don't see it lasting very long.....
and its not much lighter then the versahaul.....
and with the versa there is no stupid pins to pull to roll bike on......
you get what you pay for.....

 

After a day in the dirt. Was nice a tacky, muddy with puddles in other places though.

 

I've heard the versahaul carriers are sweet! Who did you sell yours to scott?

 

Some DB in pa