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Originally Posted by Mezo
Well there we have it, define "Adventure Bike"
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What`s an adventure? going to the pub with Touratech panniers on? call me a snob if you wish but at least i don’t look like a complete
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When you say "Adventure bike", that's exactly what I imagine. 1300Kg's of multi-cylinder behemoth loaded down with the TT catalogue and a rider who's talk will be of "extreme this" and "Adventure that" but who either because he's a stock broker with three kids or because he doesn't know how to order a Double-Choco-Latte in French will be trading it for a bigger one in two years having never got further than Margate.
I have a similar mental block with Cruisers.
Now a travel bike. That's something that's something that evolves to fit what the rider does. As we all do different things I'm afraid I found the original article (remember that?) rather hard work and not to my taste. There again, I view off-road bits as something to be got past to where the decent restaurants are rather than a play ground, so it isn't really a surprise I switched off.
The ultimate bike for adventure is an Enfield Bullet converted to Diesel by an idiot. You'll never be bored!
Andy
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