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Honestly, with the spread of bikes I have, they really all do one thing really well. For my short errands around town, either the Hawk or V-Star are my go-to's. The Hawk really does well off road, but that's because I have some pretty aggressive knobbies on it. It's ok enough on surface streets, but the top speed is a super limiting factor. Even if I could get it rolling along at anything faster than about 65mph or so, the bike is so light that it gets super squirrelly and sketchy at those speeds. The Ural is a great all-around bike if you don't need to get anywhere fast, and it's a real crowd pleaser at the local drive-ins and get-togethers. Finally, there's the DR. That bike is AMAZING for pretty much anything I throw at it. It does great in sand, rocks, hills, and roads. The biggest variable is always going to be the matching the tires to the task. If I were take it on another long cross-country, I would buy a set of road tires, and a set of knobbies, and change them out depending on what terrain I'm trying to tackle. Right now I have a pretty good set of Shinko 705's on it, and they're good for just about anything I see day-to-day, but they wear pretty quick on the road, and aren't aggressive enough for soft sand or slick mud. Overall, I hope to hear you find a bike that fits your needs really well!