Wilsons Sandbox

Well said Mr. Hines.  There are in fact many ways to find good motorcycles that get the job done for much less money.  It's about impossible to find one bike that does it all but there are a few Swiss Army Knives out there which cover a good spectrum.  Best part about dual sport these days are all the choices.  Back when the KLR was one of the few choices it wasn't hard to head this way.  As we've all seen from aftermarket parts to forums and groups such as this the KLR longevity speaks volumes.  Monty ---In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote : Ok, I still have my highly modified 2003 KLR and I sold my 2006 Wee this year.  Both have been great bikes and I have enjoyed them.  They have limitations.  I got a great deal on a BMW F800GS (2013) earlier this year and went this route.  Not sure if I would regret it.  The bike is great.  It does the highway as good as the wee and it does the off road better than my highly modified KLR.  The only problem, I still spent more money on the BMW than I did on both of the other bikes.  (KLR bought in 2004 with 2,000 miles on it for $3000 and the mighty wee bought in 2008 with 8,000 miles on it for $4000) (about $1500 more for the BMW). .  I have another $3000 worth of mods on both bikes  I have not spent that much on the mods on the BMW yet , because it came with about $2500 worth of mods already.  I just came back from Colorado where I did the first two days of the COBDR and the Gunnison Adventure Rally.  Rode up and back.  I put over 2600 smiles on the bike.  It performed perfectly both on rode and off rode.  I had about 4 days of the trip were highway speed of 80+ miles an hour and I could still throttle it and get out of peoples way.  The KLR and the Wee, for the money, are great deals.  I have numerous riding buddies with over 70,000 smiles on there KLR (one had over 95,000 before it gave up and he is working on his third one now).  But if you want one bike that can do both the BMW is hard to beat.  The KTM 1190R and the new triumph may be another good choice, but now we are getting into more money.    The best bike out there is the one that let's you to get out and ride.