What the hell is wrong with me?

[VladTepes]

Been scouring bikesales.com.au and watching youtube vids and I have this unholy feeling I should get a 2nd hand  DR650.



or maybe even a Quackasaki KLR650.



Aside from the fact I have no money...

Tell me why I shouldn't.

[Andre]

Since you don't have the money think about getting a new one.

[VladTepes]

This guy doesn't like 'em
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZAWeR46z_Q

[T 24]

These guys don't either. We are liwing in Orwell's world here. This youngster had too loud pipe!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw9a04ca5BY

[Taniwha]

DRs are awesome. I sold mine to get on The Express and if it wasn't for the 1402 being so awesome, I'd probably regret selling The Dr.

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[VladTepes]

These guys don't either. We are liwing in Orwell's world here. This youngster had too loud pipe!

Yeah literally the 'fun' police.

[Snapey]

I loved my '05 model especially with the Yamaha wheels.

[VladTepes]

gsxr muffler?

[Beaker]

Nothing wrong with you Vlad - completely different world out there when you get off the hard stuff - am going through that process now with the GS and I can say that I will not be returning to a bike that I cannot comfortably negotiate dirt/gravel/mud with.

[Snapey]

gsxr muffler?

Staintune.

[VladTepes]

ANd why the Yammie wheels?

[Snapey]

ANd why the Yammie wheels?

Because I had a couple laying around and the axles were a perfect fit. It meant I could have a set of designated dirt tyres on the stock rims & something to piss off the over dressed, all style & under skilled litre sports bike riders.

[VladTepes]

hehe i hear ya.  Back in the day of BEARS racing at Lakeside there was a bloke who punted a bike really well around that circuit - a Guzzi Quota - putting a number of 'sport bikes' to shame.

[grog]

Similar story from me, bloke had single Suzuki , are they called trail bikes, had super sticky tyres, reckoned now one got away from in our hinterland. He also had two sets of wheels, others fitted for off road.

[VladTepes]

Indeed. Knobblies on hinterland mountain twisties would be much less... desirable.