Importance of high tailpipe for offroad adventure
I'm looking for my next adventure bike and I'm between the new Vstrom 650xt and the Versys300. After touring South america on a 150 and not feeling that short on power I'm definitely looking small.
My one concern is that both of these bike place their tailpipes relatively low. I'm very weak mechanically but my impression is that could cause an issue during a water crossing if a bunch of water was to get in there. Is that true? Is there any other reason to be wary of a low pipe or is this really a non issue? The other part of me feels like if this was a real problem the manufacturers wouldn't be designing them this way...
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