Hi everyone,
I want to buy a bike that I can use as Super motard 75% of the time and rest as a dual sport/advanture for short and long trips. I'm not so interested in any sort of agressive dirt riding but more basic adventure touring of the beaton path.
1 - I am a long time agresive road/track rider and the bike will be used agresively as a
street SM for most of the time.
2 - Also I can see puting on at least 15k a year on the bike.
3 - I'm not scared of maintenince (but do want decent amount of reliability) and I'm plenty
capable in doing my own work.
4 - I want to set it up with motard wheels, larger tank, better seat etc., and second set of
dirt wheels for those adventure trips.
As the news of the KTM 690 roled out It seemd that this would fit the bill pretty good, but as I started researching SM and duel sport forums I descovered couple of bikes I know nothing about, Husaberg and Hukgverna. Where I live I never see either of these and upn recent inquary finding out theres only couple of dealers within 200klm radius.
What realy cought my eye with the Husaberg is the weight, or the lack of it, pretty darn good for a 650 and of corse the power.
How will this bike put up with the milage and will it meet all my above requirements.
All input will be greately aprechiated.
Thanks in advance and sorry for such a long post.
I want to buy a bike that I can use as Super motard 75% of the time and rest as a dual sport/advanture for short and long trips. I'm not so interested in any sort of agressive dirt riding but more basic adventure touring of the beaton path.
1 - I am a long time agresive road/track rider and the bike will be used agresively as a
street SM for most of the time.
2 - Also I can see puting on at least 15k a year on the bike.
3 - I'm not scared of maintenince (but do want decent amount of reliability) and I'm plenty
capable in doing my own work.
4 - I want to set it up with motard wheels, larger tank, better seat etc., and second set of
dirt wheels for those adventure trips.
As the news of the KTM 690 roled out It seemd that this would fit the bill pretty good, but as I started researching SM and duel sport forums I descovered couple of bikes I know nothing about, Husaberg and Hukgverna. Where I live I never see either of these and upn recent inquary finding out theres only couple of dealers within 200klm radius.
What realy cought my eye with the Husaberg is the weight, or the lack of it, pretty darn good for a 650 and of corse the power.
How will this bike put up with the milage and will it meet all my above requirements.
All input will be greately aprechiated.
Thanks in advance and sorry for such a long post.
