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Every bike has compromises, especially adventure bikes. You simply can't build a bike thats great off-road and also great at touring but that's what the end goal of an adventure bike is. 250cc engines are underpowered for freeways and a slightly bigger engine (300cc or so) should be able to get better gas millage at speeds with little sacrifice to city gas mileage.
My idea of the perfect adventure bike would be a single cylinder engine (300-400cc) capable of freeway speeds with ease while keeping the bike as light as possible for off-road. That being said I'm a bigger younger guy who has no problems picking a bike up on the side of a trail. Someone who's smaller or older could have a different idea of the perfect adventure bike. I'm still waiting for someone to build my ideal bike.
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