Overweight, underpowered, and available for two grand at any used bike shop in the world.
But yeah, lots of people have put long-travel suspension and knobbly tires on sportsbikes. If you are excited by the idea of a bike like that and want to build a unique one yourself - awesome! Make sure to take lots of pictures and make a nice build thread, we'll read it with interest.
But if you just want a lightweight nimble green-lane basher, you'll probably spend less money just getting an old dual sport.
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