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dual sport

Discussion in 'Motorcycles' started by tim allan, May 6, 2012.

  1. Mar 17, 2013 at 5:37 AM
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    PAlittlematty

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    They're trials boots. I ride trials. And they are very comfortable but offer very little ankle support
     
  2. Mar 17, 2013 at 8:04 AM
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    Something similar to this? I just feel like they won't offer too much ankle protection but maybe I'm wrong.

    Well that blows. Gotta keep looking around then.
     
  3. Apr 8, 2013 at 1:20 AM
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    I was hoping after all these years Honda would have made the 'barn door' 650 liqued cooled by now but they keep stamping out the same exact bike year after year, after decade after decade. It's almost as bad as the first Gen KLR 650. Honda had the XR650R off road enduro (no L) a few years back but they never used that engine on the street version.
     
  4. Apr 8, 2013 at 6:30 AM
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    I wear a set of red wings that cover the ankles. This way I can wear em all day at work too
     
  5. Apr 8, 2013 at 6:34 AM
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    Tried trading my sport bike for a dual sport last weekend and....





    no dice :( The bike was a DRZ400S, low miles but was set up as a woods bike with very aggressive knobbie tires and was a little too tall for me (I'm a towering 5'9" on a good day). Going to look for something with a slightly lower seat height now... Possibly a supermoto :cool:
     
  6. Apr 8, 2013 at 6:49 AM
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    you may be able to get an aftermarket seat that will lower the seat height.

    if not i recommend the crf250l
     
  7. Apr 8, 2013 at 7:56 AM
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    It was overpriced and had the wrong tires on it for me so the seat height was just the final straw. If I find one that I like, I would think even softening the preload on the spring could bring it down enough to be comfortable for me to ride. I did notice a WR250XXL next to it and it seems all they did was make a really dipped seat for really short riders. The thing almost looked like a trials bike!
     
  8. Apr 8, 2013 at 8:43 AM
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    I didn't think the crf was over priced. It's like 4300 bucks new.

    Those WR's are sweet bikes.
     
  9. Apr 8, 2013 at 9:00 AM
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    You could buy Lowering Links for it... In fact, I just removed lowering links from my DRZ400 because it sat too low...

    I'm going to be putting Dunlop 606's on mine which look like an aggressive knobbie tire, but has great street manners.
     
  10. Apr 8, 2013 at 9:07 AM
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    No, I meant the bike I was looking at was overpriced, not a CRF. It was a dealership bike, 2002 DRZ400S and they wanted $3,295 for it. I'm trying to work out a deal with a DR650 now :D

    For the right bike, I'd consider lowering links but I'd like to avoid them if possible. I see lowering links as the same thing as a spacer lift for a truck (not quite the same but the same principle). They change how the shock sits but because you still have the same amount of travel, you can bottom out and make the tire contact the body before the shock bottoms out. I'd rather either get a bike that's set up for my height, or respring it for me with the correct weight springs and good oils. New springs can make the world of difference with bikes!
     
  11. Apr 8, 2013 at 9:31 AM
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    Good choice. The dr650 is a solid bike
     
  12. Apr 8, 2013 at 11:44 AM
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    I'm in the same boat dude, I'm 5'9" and I wanted a DRZ real bad until I sat on one. I am just not tall enough for that bike. I would hate to drop all this money on one and then have to spend even more lowering it or getting a new seat. I miss the days when they made bikes that were sized for normal people, I don't know what is going on with some of the designs they have been coming out with, they just keep making them bigger and bigger. I saw one of those new BMW K1000's or whatever they are, and it's so big it barely even looks like a motorcycle at that point. I always thought Hayabusa's looked swollen and ridiculous, but they are starting to look more normal compared to some "beefcake" designs I've been seeing.
     
  13. Apr 8, 2013 at 12:00 PM
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    Check out the 650, it has a lower seat height than the 400. I'm hoping that it'll be a nice size for me. It'll be a little heavier than I'd ideally like off road but that just means I'll have to use the extra power to keep the bike in line :D
     
  14. Apr 8, 2013 at 12:06 PM
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    Yeah the DR650s are nice bikes, that is one I could ride. Or the DRZ supermoto, it's a lot lower than the dual sport model. But if I were buying one I'd rather have the dual sport, I already have a street bike. Good luck with your DR650.
     
  15. Apr 23, 2013 at 6:16 PM
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    I also was looking at the DR650, they are pretty much bullet proof; but I ended up bring home this instead. Loving it so far, now if the dang weather would improve, ended up snowing again up here tonight!!! :mad:
    2013 250 liquid cooled, can't wait for it to warm up! 10 miles trips are getting old & cold!

    [​IMG]
     
  16. Apr 23, 2013 at 6:22 PM
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    I also was looking at the DR650, they are pretty much bullet proof; but I ended up bringing home this instead. Loving it so far, now if the dang weather would improve, ended up snowing again up here tonight!!! :mad:
    FWIW I'm 6' on a good day and can flat foot this bike easily.
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  17. Apr 23, 2013 at 6:35 PM
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    the new crf is great little bike.

    runs perfect like a sewing machine.
     
  18. Apr 23, 2013 at 6:59 PM
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    She sounds like one too... Such a quite little thumper!
     
  19. Apr 23, 2013 at 7:05 PM
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    i heard the best dual sports kit really wakes the bike up too
     
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