For All You Dirty DS Minded FJR Riders On This Forum!

[CHRIS_D]

Yesterday I went to a local dirt bike park and rode a KTM 250 all day. It was crazy :blink: I was going off jumps and even went down a 3 diamond single track. The weird part is that I actually felt like I was in control. :dribble: Wow, I now understand what the difference is between a heavy and light dirt bike. Before yesterday, I was really starting to question my abilities on my big "o" gurl :dribble: when whole time its been mostly due to the weight. I now feel a whole lot better about my off road abilities. I'm here to say that if you haven't yet rode a light weight dirt bike, you need to go do it ASAP! Not only will it improve your skills, but it will make you a more confident rider.

Ok here's the bad part, I now finally see how much of a pig my gurl is. :blink: I really hate to admit this, but I truly believe it will be more fun on a lighter DS. I'm hoping that maybe the moons will align just right and the wife will have a weak moment and allow me to pick up either a 450 or 530 EXC (as long as FJRrider doesn't buy it from under me ). However, you all need to understand that if by some slim chance that this does happen, I WILL OWE HER BIG & NEVER EVER HEAR THE END OF IT! And yes, I will be cursing Don the whole time.

Hey Shiny,

I'm glad you now know how to change a tire on side of the road. This is really great because now you can be the official tire changer for our group! :yahoo: :yahoo:

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Yesterday I went to a local dirt bike park and rode a KTM 250 all day. It was crazy :blink: I was going off jumps and even went down a 3 diamond single track. The weird part is that I actually felt like I was in control. :dribble: Wow, I now understand what the difference is between a heavy and light dirt bike. Before yesterday, I was really starting to question my abilities on my big "o" gurl :dribble: when whole time its been mostly due to the weight. I now feel a whole lot better about my off road abilities. I'm here to say that if you haven't yet rode a light weight dirt bike, you need to go do it ASAP! Not only will it improve your skills, but it will make you a more confident rider.
Ok here's the bad part, I now finally see how much of a pig my gurl is. :blink: I really hate to admit this, but I truly believe it will be more fun on a lighter DS. I'm hoping that maybe the moons will align just right and the wife will have a weak moment and allow me to pick up either a 450 or 530 EXC (as long as FJRrider doesn't buy it from under me ). However, you all need to understand that if by some slim chance that this does happen, I WILL OWE HER BIG & NEVER EVER HEAR THE END OF IT! And yes, I will be cursing Don the whole time.

Hey Shiny,

I'm glad you now know how to change a tire on side of the road. This is really great because now you can be the official tire changer for our group! :yahoo: :yahoo:

I'm not sure who's in deeper sh*t. Me or you.

 

[fjrrider]

Hey Chris, I will see if I can work out a "buy one get one free" deal! :lol:

 

[beemerdons]

https://www.roof-of-africa.com/ I know all of my fellow dual sporters have heard of the Paris to Dakar Rally. But did you guys know that there is a yearly rally that has been going on since 1967 that is much tougher than the Paris to Dakar Rally?

Only year in the event's 42 year long history that the event could not continue was in 1998. When the AK-47 and mortar fire between warring rebels on the rally's route forced the competitors to stop competing! I have never understood why the Roof of Africa rally has not gotten the attention in North America that Paris to Dakar does. Check out this Rally's progress!!!

 

[beemerdons]

My Fellow Dirt Donks! How about this trip? Entire Australian Continent! We can stop in and have a spot of tea with our Thug!

SCOUTING AUSTRALIA

Sydney to Perth

SEPTEMBER 16 – OCTOBER 18, 2010

This Edelweiss Scouting tour is a special Enduro Event for sure. We did run the first tours on the fifth continent starting in 1990. Since that year we covered the southern coast, Tasmania and the North West from Cairns to Darwin.

This Scouting Tour is something quite different:

We cover the whole continent, from Sydney to its south-western tip along the southern coast to Adelaide then straight up north to Uluru, Alice Springs, Jabiru in north only to turn west along the magnificent coast of the Indian Ocean all the way down to Perth in the southwest of the continent. It’s over 6,000 miles in about 4 ½ weeks, endurance required!

It will be a true Scouting Tour, which we have never done in it’s entire before. It will have some long days, some with around 500 miles! There will be gravel and dirt portions (about 15%) and long, long straightaways

There are also 9 rest day to see, understand and experience Australia. Riders and passengers who want to join this tour will have to be very good on-road riders, with some off-road experience as well, good stamina and health. They also have to be flexible and good team members to enjoy this adventure.

SPECIFIC HIGHLIGHTS

Sydney is a special place with its harbour, opera, harbour bridge and golden beaches

Canberra the capital of Australia is worth a visit with its special architectural layout with some similarities to Washington DC

The Alpine Park: Skiing in July and August, and riding like in Austria in the Australian Spring in September

Melbourne with all its charm and a great night life

The Barossa Valley with some of the greatest vineries in Australia

Coober Pedy, a town that’s underground and thrives on Opal mining

Uluru, the holy place for Aboriginal Australians. We’ll be humble around here!

Alice Springs almost in the middle of the continent with plenty of desert surrounding it

Kakadu National Park with plenty of crocs and an incredible versatility in wildlife

The Kimberley Region in the northwest with plenty of desert, canyons, rocks and the Gibb River Road with more than 400 miles of gravel

Broome and Coral Bay on the Indian Ocean with beaches and a water fauna hard to imagine and still unknown to many tourists!

And finally Perth which has it’s own attractions and many golden beaches

ITINERARY

Sep 16, 2010: Arrival in Sydney

Sep 17, 2010: Sightseeing in Sydney

Sep 18, 2010: Sydney – Canberra

Sep 19, 2010: Canberra – Alpine Village

Sep 20, 2010: Alpine Village – Melbourne

Sep 21, 2010: Rest day in Melbourne

Sep 22, 2010: Melbourne – Portland

Sep 23, 2010: Portland – Barossa Valley

Sep 24, 2010: Look around Barossa Valley

Sep 25, 2010: Barossa Valley – Port Augusta

Sep 26, 2010: Port Augusta – Coober Pedy

Sep 27, 2010: Coober Pedy – Uluru

Sep 28, 2010: Experience Uluru

Sep 29, 2010: Uluru – Alice Springs

Sep 30, 2010 Alice Springs – Termant Creek

Oct 1, 2010: Termant Creek – St. Katherine

Oct 2, 2010: St. Katherine – Kakadu N. P.

Oct 3, 2010: Look at the crocs in Kakadu N. P.

Oct 4, 2010: Relax at Kakadu N. P.

Oct 5, 2010: Kakadu N. P. – Timber Creek

Oct 6, 2010: Timber Creek – El Questo Station

Oct 7, 2010: El Questo Station – Mt. Hart Wildness Lodge

Oct 8, 2010: Mt. Hart Wildness Lodge – Broome

Oct 9, 2010: Relax at Broomes beaches

Oct 10, 2010: Broome – Port Hedland

Oct 11, 2010: Port Hedland – Karijini

Oct 12, 2010: Karijini – Coral Bay

Oct 13, 2010: Sun and water bathing in Coral Bay

Oct 14, 2010: Coral Bay – Monkey Mia

Oct 15, 2010: Monkey Mia – Geraldon

Oct 16, 2010: Geraldon – Perth

Oct 17, 2010: Celebration in Perth

Oct 18, 2010: Departure from Perth

PRICES PER PERSON

Rider on a Suzuki V-Strom or a BMW F 650 GS US$ 13020

Rider on a BMW R 1200 GS US$ 13470

Passenger US$ 10320

Single room supplement US$ 1440

SERVICES INCLUDED IN TOUR PRICE

All preparations for this Enduro Tour

Hotel overnights and breakfast everyday (We will go for 3 and 4 star hotels where available)

Welcome and farewell evening

One dinner and beverage every week

Motorcycle rental

Basic motorcycle insurance

Tour guide on motorcycle

Tour guide in support vehicle

Support vehicle for luggage (one bag per person)

Transport and space permitting passengers not wanting to ride on a given day

Entrance fee to all National Parks

Tour info letter and road maps, GPS waypoints if available

Tour gift and stickers

Activities as on tour schedule

AT A GLANCE

A great adventure Down Under covering the whole continent, Endurance on- and off-road with many different regions from the metropolis of the southwest to the gigantic red deserts in the center and the emerald Indian Ocean in the west.

Date: September 16 – October 18, 2010

Start/Finish: Sydney/Perth

Route: Total distance over 6,000 miles. Daily rides 200-500 miles.

85% tarmac, 15% gravel and some sand portions.

Accommodation: Comfortable middle-class hotels, some first class, some basic resorts.

Rest days: Sydney, Melbourne, Barossa Valley, Uluru, Kakadu N. P., Broome, Coral Bay, Perth

This Australian Adventure will also be part of the DISCOVER OUR EARTH EXPEDITION in 2011!

For this September/October 2010 scouting tour we will accept a maximum of 20 riders! If you are interested get in touch with the EBT agency below!

You should act quickly since the interest for Australia has been mounting among Edelweiss Worldtourers in the last couple of years!

I am looking forward to ride with you, stop when a road train comes the other way, look at the crocs from a safe distance and race the kangoroos when appropriate.

Werner Wachter

Founder + Owner

Edelweiss Bike Travel

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30 YEARS EDELWEISS BIKE TRAVEL

September 10th - 12th, 2010

It’s time to celebrate: 30 years of touring around in this world have left many lasting impressions, we’ve met many new and old friends and these experiences might have changed some of our perspectives for the future of our world. So let’s get together and talk about these experiences at our 30 year celebration in the Alps in September 2010. Come along and celebrate with us!

Information at www.edelweissbike.com/30-years.edelweiss

 

[beemerdons]

https://www.roof-of-africa.com/ I know all of my fellow dual sporters have heard of the Paris to Dakar Rally. But did you guys know that there is a yearly rally that has been going on since 1967 that is much tougher than the Paris to Dakar Rally?
Only year in the event's 42 year long history that the event could not continue was in 1998. When the AK-47 and mortar fire between warring rebels on the rally's route forced the competitors to stop competing! I have never understood why the Roof of Africa rally has not gotten the attention in North America that Paris to Dakar does. Check out this Rally's progress!!!

https://www.bmwmoa.org/news/racing_stories/...er_podium_glory The results are in: KTM took 1st, 4th and 5th podium places. Yamaha took 2nd and BMW took 3rd. You just can't beat Pumpkin Orange Katoom's for Enduro Offroad Racing!!

 

[fjrrider]

I hope everything is still on for this trip, have not seen much activity lately, then again it is a ways off. If there are still afew slots left, I will sign up next week!

Anyway I got a new ride in the stable today, a KTM 530 EXC, its a champions edition and man that dude looks sharp. Runs pretty stout too! Gonna do a little break in ride tomorrow at www.cavehilloffroadpark.com if you check out this site, go to the "virtual rides" and get a look at some of the single track stuff we have to practice on.

Chris_D couldnt swing a buy one get one free, I tried! :lol:

Hope to post a few pics of the KTM next week!

Scott

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

I hope everything is still on for this trip, have not seen much activity lately, then again it is a ways off. If there are still afew slots left, I will sign up next week!
Anyway I got a new ride in the stable today, a KTM 530 EXC, its a champions edition and man that dude looks sharp. Runs pretty stout too! Gonna do a little break in ride tomorrow at www.cavehilloffroadpark.com if you check out this site, go to the "virtual rides" and get a look at some of the single track stuff we have to practice on.

Chris_D couldnt swing a buy one get one free, I tried! :lol:

Hope to post a few pics of the KTM next week!

Scott

Just awesome! Glad another forum member will be going!!!

That KTM is a great bike rider. Good going! I'll take a look at the video tonight.

Today I broke down and washed the KLR for the first time because I couldn't see the off-road license tag on the front forks due to mud. I scored some used rear racks to protect plastic and keep soft bags off the muffler; I installed them today. I had to replace the plastic cable tie I had holding one end of my tool tube on, so I painted some stainless ties black and used that. I'm waiting on an ordered Stebel horn to match with a bracket and wiring to replace the wimpy stock horn. Still trying to decide whether to rent or upgrade the suspension and use La Poderosa Diabla. So in short, Yes! preparations are ongoing for the trip.

I'm really pleased so many forum members will be going.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

fjrrider, that park looks like awesome fun! A little flat though, isn't it?

I don't think my pig would do well in that tight woodsy stuff, but I'd give it a try in a heartbeat. Ya lucky bastage.

Give us ride reports. I take it you have a lot of off-road experience?

Edit: Don, how many does that make on the trip? Any idea how many are from the forum at this point?

 

[beemerdons]

Nice work fjrrider on scoring a new KTM 530 EXC, you will love that Katoom. Make sure to tell Skip you're with FJR Forum.

Here are Forum participants in November's Copper Canyon Mexico Expedition and motorcycles they will be off roading on:

Don Stanley - BMW F650GS Twin

Brian Boles - KTM 525 EXC

fjrrider - KTM 530 EXC

Chris_D - KTM 990 Adventure

Joe Alonge - Kawasaki KLR 650

Mike McNamara - Kawasaki KLR 650

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

For those with KTM 525/530 EXC enduros: I ran across a thumper thread on ADVrider. com @ turning them into adventure motorcycles. I thought it might hold some interest for you. 69 pages of light reading:

https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201026

 

[CHRIS_D]

FJRrider, Congrats on the new bike! That's a great bike. Give us the low down on how she does on thighway. Also what oversize fuel tank and other farkles do you plan to buy to make it more of an Adv bike?

I came across a 2008 KTM 690 Enduro with 780 miles for only $5800. As much as I knew it was a great deal I just couldn't pull the trigger. I keep thinking about all additional money it would take to get it up to the Adv standards Oh well maybe next time.

Today I'm going to install my 2 to 1 exhaust with a Remus (quiet) can. This will lower the weight on the gurl of about 15 lbs.

 

[beemerdons]

https://www.motodiscovery.com/tours/mexico/xccx.html With this thread now on its 5th page, thought we better refresh the topic, so potential adventurers can consider joining us. Six of your fellow FJR Forum Members are riding through Copper Canyon's Southern routing to the Sea of Cortez through El Fuerte and on to Los Mochis. After spending a night partying on the Gulf of California, tequila-cerveza-camarones, we turn it around Eastward again, going through Alamos on the Northern Routing of Mexico's Barrancas del Cobre-Copper Canyon. 12 days riding on 2,000 miles of dirt. Manly men and tough women!

FJR Forum Members participating in this: Joe, ShinyPartsUp, fjrrider, bbolesaz, Chris_D and beemerdons. Threee openings on this trek are still open. Like the Marines, if you have the right stuff, please join us. If you can handle adversity well and are adaptable to ever changing situations, this's the trip for you. If you like RenoJohn's wild M/C reports, this is the trip for you!

Hola, amigos! We are riding with MotoDiscovery next November 2010 from Mexico's Copper Canyon at Creel, Chihuahua to the Sea of Cortez on Gulf of California at Guaymas, MEX. I'm inviting my FJR Forum Friends with dual sport bikes weighing less than 400 lbs. and having a 4 gal. fuel tank to join me on this trip. We are going November 7-18. Price is $2,995 in total!
If you book with MotoDiscovery before 10/01/09 price is reduced $200 to $2,795. You cannot do this ride any cheaper solo!

My BMW F650GS Twin is much too heavy for this gnarly terrain; this ride is much tougher than my trip to Real last spring!

I'm looking at buying a used BMW X Challenge for this tough track, but I'll need to outfit it with at least 4 gal. fuel capacity!

I may also just rent a Suzuki DR 650 from Skip Mascorro, owner of Pancho Villa Moto Tours, already dirt work equipped!!!

If you're interested in riding Mexico offroad con Chuy Medina "El Burrito Ballerina" contact Don S. at [email protected]

11 nights / 12 days. Starts & Ends in El Paso, TX

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This event is recommended for those who have already participated on a MotoDiscovery Copper Canyon or Road to Reàl Expeditions and wish to return for a more intensive and challenging off pavement adventure. The Sierra Madre Occidental beckons the moto-adventurer to explore its remote canyons, tackle its wide rivers ascend its towering peaks, and navigate through its arid chaparral. Along the way you will encounter those who live off the land; the cave dwelling Tarahumara, the Mayo and the Tepehuan Indians. If you love to ride, don’t mind getting dirty, and love Mexico as we do, then let this be your next motorcycle adventure.

The following highlights are representative of what you will encounter on this advanced Copper Canyon ride.

Highlights of Itinerary (Revised August 18, 2009)

Special Notes:

This event is limited to nine (9) riding guests and is intended for experienced off road riding enthusiasts. Motorcycles are to be street legal and a recommended limitation of 650 c.c. Non- riding guests may join the Expedition in the support vehicle on a space availability basis.

The concept of this event is to get you to the best riding as quickly as we can. To do this the tour gathers in El Paso, Texas where MotoDiscovery will provide transportation of bikes and tour participants to Creel and our base for beginning the Explorer. Less pavement, more dirt. The Copper Canyon is four times larger in size than the Grand Canyon of the USA. In actuality, the Copper Canyon is but one of a series of canyons that seem to collide and intersect for thousands of square miles, a geological confluence of high mesas, steep gorges, arid chaparral in its depths and cool pine forests at its heights. It will all be yours to explore. The pavement will run out quickly and then it is on to Cerocahui from where we descend to Urique, a village founded by Conquistadores in 1690 situated along a river and in a canyon of the same name. It is the deepest canyon of the Sierra Tarahumara complex. Like a number of villages, here Spanish Colonists discovered silver and gold. Urique is not your normal tourist town. The decent into this canyon is dramatic. After tackling the Copper Canyon region there will be two nights on the Sea of Cortez to relax, get a little sunshine, enjoy some sea food and prepare man and machine for the return leg to Creel. Before heading into the high Sierras, there will be a single night in Alamos, a stop that has provided MotoDiscovery riders with tastes of Colonial charm for decades. It will be a welcomed stay, civilization with some exquisite dining and comfortable lodging.

Chinipas is a hidden Sierra Madre town founded in 1626 that enjoyed a mining boom through much of the 18th and 19th century. The population today is not much more than a thousand and getting there will be a challenge. But once there you will certainly know you have found the real Mexico. You have to ford the river first, always a heart thumping and fun experience. Returning to the area of the Copper Canyon rim, the group reunites with the support vehicles that will transport bikes and road tested riders back to the USA. Includes

11 nights of best available hotel/lodge accommodations

Transportation of participants and motorcycles round trip from the border to Copper Canyon region

All breakfasts, dinners and most lunches

Refreshments and water supplied in the support vehicle

Well prepared Copper Canyon Explorer support/luggage vehicle with staff assistant

Satellite phone communications

Bilingual staff team

Critical GPS waypoints

Maps and pre tour preparation materials

MotoDiscovery Apparel gift

Dates

Nov 8 - 19, 2009

Feb 21 - Mar 4, 2010

Nov 7 - 18, 2010

Price $2,995 US per person

Single occupancy $440 US

If you desire a single room or for any reason we are unable to obtain a room mate for you, the single occupancy supplement will apply.

Motorcycle Rentals Available

Suzuki DR 650 specially prepared with larger gas tank, tail rack, skid plate and after market seat. $960.US. Includes liability Mexico insurance.

Deposit $400 US per person deposit.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

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[beemerdons]

https://video.aol.com/video-detail/copper-c...830437479?flv=1 Here's ShinyPartsUp crossing Rio Urique! Go for it, Old Michael!

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

https://video.aol.com/video-detail/copper-c...830437479?flv=1 Here's ShinyPartsUp crossing Rio Urique! Go for it, Old Michael!

It may be me in 11 months time, I'll give you that. But I am generally the more foolhardy, "Damn the torpedo's" type.

That guy should have just walked beside the bike if he wanted to go that slow. [spoken in my best professorial voice since I am such an expert :haha: ].

 

[beemerdons]

https://video.aol.com/video-detail/copper-c...830437479?flv=1 Here's ShinyPartsUp crossing Rio Urique! Go for it, Old Michael!

It may be me in 11 months time, I'll give you that. But I am generally the more foolhardy, "Damn the torpedo's" type.

That guy should have just walked beside the bike if he wanted to go that slow. [spoken in my best professorial voice since I am such an expert :haha: ].

Brother Michael, We have to cross the Rio Urique three separate times heading to the Sea of Cortez and four times coming back. I intend to walk each of these 7 river crossings on foot before attempting it with Salma Hayek, my BMW F650GS Twin.

If I see something I don't like about the river bottom, I intend to walk alongside Salma, feathering her throttle in first gear!

 

[CHRIS_D]

https://video.aol.com/video-detail/copper-c...830437479?flv=1 Here's ShinyPartsUp crossing Rio Urique! Go for it, Old Michael!

It may be me in 11 months time, I'll give you that. But I am generally the more foolhardy, "Damn the torpedo's" type.

That guy should have just walked beside the bike if he wanted to go that slow. [spoken in my best professorial voice since I am such an expert :haha: ].

Brother Michael, We have to cross the Rio Urique three separate times heading to the Sea of Cortez and four times coming back. I intend to walk each of these 7 river crossings on foot before attempting it with Salma Hayek, my BMW F650GS Twin.

If I see something I don't like about the river bottom, I intend to walk alongside Salma, feathering her throttle in first gear!

All I can say, it's good thing we have a support truck (if we happen to drop it in the river)

 

[beemerdons]

https://video.aol.com/video-detail/copper-c...830437479?flv=1 Here's ShinyPartsUp crossing Rio Urique! Go for it, Old Michael!

It may be me in 11 months time, I'll give you that. But I am generally the more foolhardy, "Damn the torpedo's" type.

That guy should have just walked beside the bike if he wanted to go that slow. [spoken in my best professorial voice since I am such an expert :haha: ].

Brother Michael, We have to cross the Rio Urique three separate times heading to the Sea of Cortez and four times coming back. I intend to walk each of these 7 river crossings on foot before attempting it with Salma Hayek, my BMW F650GS Twin.

If I see something I don't like about the river bottom, I intend to walk alongside Salma, feathering her throttle in first gear!

All I can say, it's good thing we have a support truck (if we happen to drop it in the river)

Amen Brother, I hear you loud and clear! Luckily, unless Mexico gets an early winter, should be crossing Urique at low water!

 

[fjrrider]

fjrrider, that park looks like awesome fun! A little flat though, isn't it?I don't think my pig would do well in that tight woodsy stuff, but I'd give it a try in a heartbeat. Ya lucky bastage.

Give us ride reports. I take it you have a lot of off-road experience?

Well it's flat in some places and hilly in others, we put on a couple harescrambles every year, and have 20+ miles of mostly single track stuff, but its all we got right there close to home. Its tight and rough enough, that if you can ride multiple laps at this place, you ought to be able to ride just about anywhere.

Nice work fjrrider on scoring a new KTM 530 EXC, you will love that Katoom. Make sure to tell Skip you're with FJR Forum.

I'm official now, talked with Skip got it all set up. Skip says this trip is for sure a go regardless if anybody else signs up or not.

FJRrider, Congrats on the new bike! That's a great bike. Give us the low down on how she does on thighway. Also what oversize fuel tank and other farkles do you plan to buy to make it more of an Adv bike?

Still learning about some of the terminology, Dual Sport, Adventure Bike etc... until now I've always been on one end of the spectrum or the other, road bike to a dirt bike. But in preparing the bike for the kind of riding I would really like to do there are for sure a few things...

Larger fuel tank

steering stabilizer

rotor and hand guards

some type fender pack for flat tire stuff

I thought about an oil cooler, but I really have no intention of riding extended highway miles.

Thats about it...for now anyways!

later

Scott

 

[CHRIS_D]

fjrrider, that park looks like awesome fun! A little flat though, isn't it?I don't think my pig would do well in that tight woodsy stuff, but I'd give it a try in a heartbeat. Ya lucky bastage.

Give us ride reports. I take it you have a lot of off-road experience?

Well it's flat in some places and hilly in others, we put on a couple harescrambles every year, and have 20+ miles of mostly single track stuff, but its all we got right there close to home. Its tight and rough enough, that if you can ride multiple laps at this place, you ought to be able to ride just about anywhere.

Nice work fjrrider on scoring a new KTM 530 EXC, you will love that Katoom. Make sure to tell Skip you're with FJR Forum.

I'm official now, talked with Skip got it all set up. Skip says this trip is for sure a go regardless if anybody else signs up or not.

FJRrider, Congrats on the new bike! That's a great bike. Give us the low down on how she does on thighway. Also what oversize fuel tank and other farkles do you plan to buy to make it more of an Adv bike?

Still learning about some of the terminology, Dual Sport, Adventure Bike etc... until now I've always been on one end of the spectrum or the other, road bike to a dirt bike. But in preparing the bike for the kind of riding I would really like to do there are for sure a few things...

Larger fuel tank

steering stabilizer

rotor and hand guards

some type fender pack for flat tire stuff

I thought about an oil cooler, but I really have no intention of riding extended highway miles.

Thats about it...for now anyways!

later

Scott

Scott,

It was selfish on my part, but the main reason I asked about how she does on the highway is that I have about 75 mile ride on the slab before I get to the GA mountains and I'm curious how the 530 does.

By the way, an Adventure Dual Sport bike is typically a bike with an extended fuel tank, a better seat, baggage and some type of wind protection in the front.

Are you going to buy a Scott steering stablizer? This is one my wish item for my bike.