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Originally Posted by badou24
Why ........... do we not have a engine about 400 cc and around 40 bhp ?
perfect for a small adventure bike ......
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What, like a KTM 390 Adventure? 
For licensing reasons, 35kw is a cutoff for manufacturers. Anything that crawls over the 35kw/A2 mark is worth making as a much bigger and more powerful engine. So what you're talking about is the CB500X, KTM 390, Versys X-300, F310GS - all bikes that exist and have been reasonably successful for their manufacturers.
And the answer to "why don't they make an offroad bike with an engine big enough for onroad performance" - essentially "why doesn't Honda build a CRF500L from the factory" - is: because the number of people who would spend their own money on a new one at a dealership is maybe triple digits, worldwide.
In practice, the people who are able and willing to spend 10-12-15k EUR on a brand-new machine, either have the skills to use a T700/790R-sized bike for their offroad adventures, or are actually looking for a weekend toy that they can take to the trailhead in a van, and happily buy a CRF450/450EXC/WR400.
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