what bike?

**stormsearcher** · #1 18 Aug 2002

hey all, greetings to all the adventure tourers,i am from india/ i do adventure touring,i ride an yamaha rd350 aircooled with an aftermarket cdi kit./lol/ have ridden bout 200,000kms in he country/ all kinds of roads/even took it up to khardungla pass@18,500ft/ 2 up/ no hazzles/well i ride this bike as i dont have anyother choice.its fast on a good highway and i have learned to adapt to it on dirt ,sand, slush roads.am migratin to australia where i plan to ride thro the outback fer starters.i need a light efficient off road on road machine(am bout 65kgs and 5'8)/ i researched and have decided either a dr650/ or a klr 650 will be fine/ would like some comments on how good a tenere would be off road.how bout xr650? u r comments would be appreciated/

**edseven** · #2 20 Aug 2002

Hello Stormsearcher, I think I just ran into a reply of yours to an earlier thread. I must say that if you managed to tour India on a RD350, you deserve respect! Great stuff!
I don't think any of the bikes you name would give problems in Australia - try them if possible as many off-roaders are incredibly uncomfortable on long rides, especially if you are tall. Good luck!

**stormsearcher** · #3 24 Aug 2002

thanks ed/ since we dont have much choice in terms of mobikes we make do with whatevers available/ guys ride rallies,dirt racin, etc with street 100 -140cc streetbikes/with street tires/i take my bike with street tires thro sand ,slush, gravel anything.anyway i aint very tall /only 5'8/after goin thro the forums i have decided fer a klr/(/i want 3 bikes/lol/hypersports,dirt and dual tourer/
)fer starters the klr is my choice/by the way i gotta say this is one helluva site!its a real boon fer guys like me to know a lot of stuff bout particular bikes.

**Hombre** · #4 24 Sep 2002

Hey Stormsearcher,

come "Down Under" and stay at our place in Melbourne. We'll help you out, looking for a bike and tips on where to go. It's the good time of the year coming up, especially if you want to visit the lower part of Australia.

Cheers