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Best bike ever owned ..........

We are all ride our own bikes, and love them !
but..... if you had to only have 1 bike what would it be ?

For me it would be my WR250R.this bike does every thing !
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For me it is a toss up between these two, a BMW R80GS and R80G/S which I think are the best all round bikes of their age, I prefer riding the monolever G/S but the paralever GS is a better travelling bike. I would now use something smaller on a long trip.
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Good old bmw's
rode a PD 850 i think in Morooc some years ago, very nice and easy to ride, but a bit heavy on petrol
Love my new crf1000 Africa twin.
Love my xt600.
but my wr 250 r is the best !
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KTM lc-4 military

really the 400cc adventure bike everyone is looking for. Nothing similar on the market these days... .

cb sevenfifty: good fun but not good off road
Transalp: functional but boring, lots of wind noise
BMW F650gs dakar: boring, lot's of wind noise
KLX 250 FI: nice torque, but not good for long motorway stretches
WR250R: closest to the KTM I had, but not quite as stable/fast on motorway. could do with some more low rpm torque.
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For shure my 900 $ Honda Transalp. It took me more then 200.000 km all over the world, is very easy to repair with no computer technik if I had an accedent and very comon so all parts are easy to get: Adventure experience - motorcycle trip riding across Africa

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My 1970 Triumph Trophy. 650 cc last of the pre oil in frame models.

Triumph Trophy 650


I have however learned to separate Triumph from Hinkley having had a year or so with a 1993 thunderbird. Loved Triumphs from 1961 until then but as i say I now very clearly differentiate between these entirely separate companies. Will never buy another Hinkley nor am I likely to sell my Enfield.
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best bikes ...

1. Yamaha XT600Z Tenere, 252.000km around the world
2. Honda Africa Twin 750, 170.000km Europe and South America
3. Suzuki DR650SE, 30.000km South America
4. Suzuki DR350SHC, 45.000km Africa, Europe, Asia, South America
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125. Yamaha XTZ750 SuperTenere, 5000 km and than stolen in Syria in 2010


... but bikes 1. to 4. I still own.

just my 2p worth

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1. Yamaha XT600Z Tenere, 252.000km around the world
2. Honda Africa Twin 750, 170.000km Europe and South America
3. Suzuki DR650SE, 30.000km South America
4. Suzuki DR350SHC, 45.000km Africa, Europe, Asia, South America
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125. Yamaha XTZ750 SuperTenere, 5000 km and than stolen in Syria in 2010


... but bikes 1. to 4. I still own.

just my 2p worth

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Man after my own heart, good choice Mika

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Hard to say, as a bike that is good for one type of riding might be lousy in other ways.

I once rented a Honda CX400 for a couple weeks. It was slow, ugly, and kind of boring, but it was (for me) the perfect bike for ergonomics. I found it surprisingly comfortable, and could ride it all day long without the slightest issue.
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