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09/08/24 at 20:38:07

Its been awhile since I been in the mountains. In two years it went from packs of Harleys to very few Harley’s on the road at all. Let’s say 10% of the bikes were Harleys and then a 10% of mixed styles of bikes. Maybe there was an event or ride(s) in the area but it was wall to wall adventure bikes of every brand , a lot of that Royal Enfield. Week before Labor Day almost 0 campers in campgrounds , NO fires of any kind in the area , so no campers! We had a cabin across the river from the road so I all I was seeing was bikes with 3 aluminum boxes loaded for the road !

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Reply #1 - 09/11/24 at 07:17:56

Hay Ruttly

Harley just shot them-selves in the butt with their pricing . A person can get two adventure bikes for the cost of one Harley , and the Adventure bikes are more fun to boot !

The new RE-450 Himalayan or the Kawasaki Eliminator are a lot of bike for a little bit of money ! A person could buy a family of them for the price of a Harley !!

https://www.kawasaki.com/en-us/motorcycle/eliminator/Cruiser/Eliminator/2024-...

https://www.royalenfield.com/us/en/motorcycles/himalayan-450/

I'm afraid that putting a skid plate on my Meteor 350 might be as close as I'll ever get to having one of them ... Grin

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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2224 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #2 - 09/11/24 at 08:20:47 That new Himalayan is supposed to have the power and speed the original one lacked. It is a very appealing bike. The Eliminator is a totally different kind of bike, but it sure is appealing also.
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Reply #3 - 09/11/24 at 10:40:14

Kawasaki Eliminator is a Hoot. Plenty of get up and go, tubeless tires, computer shows MPG, Miles to empty, it's got a clock,
Added bar risers, now I don't hafta put the package on top of the tank to reach them without being bent over.
Redline is 10,500 RPM, 10.5 to 1 compression, but doesn't require The Good Stuff.
It'll go faster than I am willing to experience. I saw 9,500 rpm, but I didn't have the balls for sixth gear,,
A better rider would be able to see shortcomings. I'm really pleased with it. And mounting the milk crate was Easy. It's got two bolts holding the rear seat mount to the fender. The female threads are very structurally mounted, so two bolts through the bottom and the crate is On there. The frame invites add ons. Like Protectors, in case it falls down,,

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Reply #4 - 09/11/24 at 17:54:00

I hate ADV bikes!

They are just versatile standard motorcycles. They can be equipped to carry a small amount of luggage. They have enough comfort and power to cruise the highways. And they handle well enough to get through county roads, canyons, and dirt roads.

But, most of them are too tall, heavy, and powerful to do much more than dirt roads. But you wouldn't want to munch highway miles on a dual-sport bike either so I guess it just comes down to how you use it.

I think they look stupid and that's why I hate them. But that might be the only thing I hate about them. Wait...

I like ADV bikes.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5900 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #5 - 09/11/24 at 19:10:41 JOG ! Where's the pictures ?
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JOG Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1548 Longview, Texas Gender:	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #6 - 09/11/24 at 20:34:05 No comprende peekchures..
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sljob YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #7 - 12/30/24 at 01:06:51 Adventure bikes and Royal Enfields, especially those equipped with larger tires and suspension systems, put a significant load on their wheel bearings kit during long trips on varying terrain. Regular maintenance is essential to ensure these bearings stay smooth, especially after rough mountain roads.
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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2697 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #8 - 12/30/24 at 04:19:11 My adventure bike is a 21 year old Harley. I ride it a lot, and every ride is an adventure.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5245 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #9 - 12/30/24 at 06:08:03 Oh yeah , short ride , long ride , epic ride , they all provide opportunities of adventure ! I haven’t been on a ride with someone else in 40 yrs. When riding solo quite literally every ride is an adventure ! My current adventure bike is my street tracker.
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THESAVAGE YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #10 - 01/02/25 at 07:04:32 my next bike will be a dual sport. love the road but there's so much more to see out there
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10720 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #11 - 01/02/25 at 17:24:32 Living out in the country provides all kinds of dirt to ride on.
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Reply #12 - 01/02/25 at 19:22:15

As Ohiomoto said, most of them are too tall and heavy.

I recently bought a Suzuki DR 200 dual purpose thing sight unseen, I thought I had bought a very small bike and was disappointed when I first clapped eyes on it. I am not a tall bloke, but at 5'8" I would not consider myself vertically challenged either. I can get both feet on the ground sitting on it, but only just.

I am disappointed with the height, for a 200cc bike it's big, it makes my 650 Savage look tiny.

I think the name Adventure bike sounds stupid, it's as if they think they have invented something new.

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Re: Adventure bikes
Reply #13 - Yesterday at 07:49:39

blod wrote on 01/02/25 at 19:22:15:

As Ohiomoto said, most of them are too tall and heavy.

I recently bought a Suzuki DR 200 dual purpose thing sight unseen, I thought I had bought a very small bike and was disappointed when I first clapped eyes on it. I am not a tall bloke, but at 5'8" I would not consider myself vertically challenged either. I can get both feet on the ground sitting on it, but only just.

That's the price you pay for long travel suspension.

I'm 5'6" and shrinking as I age.

When I raced Motocross way back in the 70s I could flat foot most motocross bikes or at least touch the ground with my toes. But MX tracks back then didn't have jumps the size of Mt. Everest either. Now the seats on MX bikes are above my belly button, and most Dual Sports and the big ADV bikes are just about the same.

The thought of tipping over on a forest trail on one of those 1200cc. 450+lb. so called "off road" monsters, with my feet dangling six inches off the ground is not something I want to contemplate.

My old HD Sportster is by no strech of the imagination a dirt bike but it actually does pretty well on dirt and gravel roads as long as I remember that I haven't been 20 years old for a h*ll of a long time now.

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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5245 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Adventure bikes Reply #14 - Yesterday at 09:57:35 Any/every motorcycle is an adventure bike ! Harleys do well off road with that low COG. Just wake up , get on your bike and go find an adventure ! If it don’t fit in my backpack I don’t need it to go riding.
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