DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:38 pm
Warning: language and coarse humor.
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DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
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Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:07 pm
It does NOT make 46 horse power...
Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:20 pm
Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 6:23 pm
Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:45 pm
I actually watched the whole thing.
He isnt wrong saying how dualsports “kinda suck” at everything. People do buy dualsport and adventure bikes often with false expectations. The big one I read online is people thinking they will ride their dualsport 1-2 hours on the highway to get to their offroad/offpavement riding spot. Or how they can actually do any offroad (and still have fun) with a huge adventure bike.
That said I really do like my DR650 and I had such an awesome time on the last 2 big dualsport trips I did. SkinnyJ’s PA trips was AWESOME and the Kentucky Adventure Trail was epic. (I kinda want to do that one again, maybe backwards in a few years). For what they are dualsport bike are great.
He isnt wrong saying how dualsports “kinda suck” at everything. People do buy dualsport and adventure bikes often with false expectations. The big one I read online is people thinking they will ride their dualsport 1-2 hours on the highway to get to their offroad/offpavement riding spot. Or how they can actually do any offroad (and still have fun) with a huge adventure bike.
That said I really do like my DR650 and I had such an awesome time on the last 2 big dualsport trips I did. SkinnyJ’s PA trips was AWESOME and the Kentucky Adventure Trail was epic. (I kinda want to do that one again, maybe backwards in a few years). For what they are dualsport bike are great.
Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:05 am
+1 i love my DR. Its a great platform. The 777 was one of my favs! I would love to do more daulsport rides! That video was painful to watch!Bucho wrote: ↑Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:45 pm I actually watched the whole thing.
He isnt wrong saying how dualsports “kinda suck” at everything. People do buy dualsport and adventure bikes often with false expectations. The big one I read online is people thinking they will ride their dualsport 1-2 hours on the highway to get to their offroad/offpavement riding spot. Or how they can actually do any offroad (and still have fun) with a huge adventure bike.
That said I really do like my DR650 and I had such an awesome time on the last 2 big dualsport trips I did. SkinnyJ’s PA trips was AWESOME and the Kentucky Adventure Trail was epic. (I kinda want to do that one again, maybe backwards in a few years). For what they are dualsport bike are great.
Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:03 am
When I could afford only one bike, I had a Honda NX650 and loved it. I commuted on it, went on smaller trips, used it as a cargo hauler 
and participated in a couple of offroad events as well as did ride it in forest dirt roads and a bit off-road.
But then I realized it does nothing of it very well and decided to split - get a real pavement bike (Honda VFR800) and a dirt bike. If I had a huge garage and funds I'd have a ton of bikes and a dualsport 650 would be one of the first I get. But until that I will have a street bike and a dirt bike instead.
and participated in a couple of offroad events as well as did ride it in forest dirt roads and a bit off-road.
But then I realized it does nothing of it very well and decided to split - get a real pavement bike (Honda VFR800) and a dirt bike. If I had a huge garage and funds I'd have a ton of bikes and a dualsport 650 would be one of the first I get. But until that I will have a street bike and a dirt bike instead.
Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:13 am
I hear you.
A huge garage with tons of bikes would be great. But I need more time and money for such things.
I consider myself fortunate to have two bikes.
A huge garage with tons of bikes would be great. But I need more time and money for such things.
I consider myself fortunate to have two bikes.
Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:30 am
Having multiple bikes, even for the same apparent purpose, is really nice. For instance, when I had the CBR1000RR and the Versys 650 for riding to work I really enjoyed the differences between the bikes (for instance strong motor on the CBR, agility on the Versys).
Re: DR650 on Regular Car Reviews
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:39 pm
I saw parts falling off of it at about the 45 sec mark. Thought it was a KLR for a moment!