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Originally Posted by Goshawk
Sub 400lbs is my rule an' I am sticking to it.
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Goshawk - Good for you. You know what you're comfortable with, and you're standing by your decision. Will a sub-400lb bike check all the boxes of what you want to do all the time? Maybe, Maybe not. But sub-400lbs for you makes you ride comfortable, and that's the key. There's no enjoyment having a little gremlin gnawing at the back of your mind "You know, if you put this thing down for any reason, you'll never get it back up. And I'll be right here laughing at you as you become increasingly frustrated and fatigued trying..." I think the stock DR650 tucks in just below your magic number, and I've found mine to be hugely capable of chewing up whatever I throw at it. I know that several DR's have even been or Round the World trips. I just rolled 10,000 miles on mine, and it hasn't given me a lick of problems.