Depending upon how much off road riding you’re going to be doing a V-Strom 650XT or V-Strom 1000XT (the wire wheel models) could be an option. There are a shit load of after market farkles available for them.
Get a DR650SE for $9k, spend another $3k getting it set up for your specifics. Now you still have money in the bank and a bulletproof adventure bike that will outlive mankind, no matter what you throw at it. You can thank me later ;)
Has anyone asked Lofty when he’s selling his dirt bike?’
Thanks Geoff, the V-Strom looks very capable for what it is - but not exactly what I'm after.
V-Strom 650 if you are not going to do single track loony riding, very capable (with the right tyres fitted) and they last for over 150,000 km’s. A lot of bike for $11k
Second the v strom , i love mine , there will be better dirt bikes around , but for bugger all money i done the seat screen and other things and use it for touring , really comfortable tourer , and you can save thousands , with stock suspension mine handles firetrails , dirt roads with ease , if i was to do serious stuff , its cheap enough to buy you could get some real good suspension with what you save , v strom for me is the perfect second bike , a bmw 1200 if i could reach to get on it , would be good and probably a lot better , but with the cost it would be my first not secondbike , V strom 650 a lot of bike for very little money . Perhaps Lofty can chip in , he does serious dirt shit , i know he's owned lots of them , and read somewhere he bought a v strom for commuting , hie could point you in the right direction message him
Started test riding yesterday.
BSA Bantam with school bags......
Have you considered a KTM 625SXC? or 640ADV. same bike just front fairing and few other cosmetic changes
