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Off-topic Climbers who ride version 2; MOTORcycles 20-Jan-2009 At 3:52:55 PM GravityHound

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On 20/01/2009 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>Triumph Tiger @ 860 cc; KTM Adventure @ 950 / 990 cc; Honda Transalp @ now >approx 700 cc I believe, Suzuki V-Strom 650 cc?; would all fit the bill nicely.

Also add the BMW G650 series and G800 series to the list.

>It got along OK but had no fairing so mate knew he was in the
>weather. It would cruise at 110 but only had a short range tank so was
>looking for fuel after 200 km. It was definitely lower geared than my Katie
>and lighter as well, so was much more suited to goat tracking. For road
>use and open firetrails the stronger KTM was in it's element and would
>have performed equally well two up. I would not want to have been two up
>on the KLR!
>

Steady on M9, they aren't that bad :)

My guess is this was an older model. Not much has changed but the newer ones (2008 and 2009) do have some fairings and a 21 litre tank. I get 350 km before reserve and would get over 400 km from a tank. I am constantly waiting for my mates to fill up their G650 X's! A long range tanks is only $1k extra. I two up on the KLR as well. Road only though....

If you are leaning to a dual sport just research on the net. Plenty of comparisons out there.