Worlds most powerful Enduro motorcycle video
 

Deal with it. It's the cheapest, it's the toughest, it's the best.

Not entirely sure what I'm supposed to deal with, but it is a nice video.

As for descriptions like "toughest"and "best", that is subject to interpretation and dependant on a number of minor factors including riding conditions and rider skill. You are of course more than welcome to have your own opinion, and liking one's bike is a great thing. Ride it like you stole it...

Hah! My Guzzi is even cheaper, tougher and better ;-)

Cheapest? Possibly.

Toughest? Debatable.

Best? I doubt it.

Considering how far you can go with a C90 I think cheapest and lightest are out of reach, and as for tough... how many C90's are still in daily use for asian commuters? Most of them. :)

Not saying I'd want to ride round the world on one, but then, I don't want to do that on a KLR either!

Give me a DR650SE any day. About 20kgs lighter ;-)

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What bike does Motoguzzi have that sells for less than the KLR?

A 2nd hand Quota...? Or even V65TT and NTX 750.

Posers bike:Beach::stupid:

Okay, so an older bike. I was a little confused. I'm sure there are no new Motoguzzi's that can touch the KLR in the "price" department.

........If Ted Simon can manage on a 1973 Triumph 650 twin..... :mchappy:


Any half decent bike thats been well prepared has as much chance as the biggest & best :thumbup1: (Wouldn't wanna try it on a Cossack/Dneiper/Ural... etc)

Its probably just a bit easier/comfier on a GS1200 or similar :(

You could ride through Central America on a Goldwing if you wanted to. I just made the video to make sure people know they don't need big expensive bikes to make big trips like they do on the "Long Way" series. Chase trucks, mechanics, doctors, sat phones, some one to wipe your ass etc.

Behold world! You can have your own adventure with out someone holding your hand across Africa. And you'll probably have a better time without them. Well.... better stories anyway.

"Adventure is just bad planning." -Roald Amundsen

I wasn't going to comment, I resisted commenting for days, but then the bit about US marines and Special Forces adopting it got to me. I mean they're the ones who adopted the M16 in Vietnam, and that was a right POS when it first appeared. There's hundreds of reasons why the armed forces use things, very few of them matter to the rest of us.

No?

Don't worry: Ill let you know how we get on!!:scooter:

I expect it was mostly because that dept got a good bulk buy discount....

@Warthog; Ural+1

Id rather go on something a bit old and classic, but thats just me!

Also I think the military bikes used by UK and US, and a few others, are modified off road Harley Davidsons, specially built by the company.

The mil are moving on from the HD MT350 (hence you can buy them on ebay etc) to adopt diesel as the only fuel available on the battlefield - getting petrol there for bikes is a pain 'cos everything else is running on diesel.
I believe the UK MoD will buy (maybe already have??) the KLR diesel engined bike that the US forces have - trouble a while ago was that a much bigger demand for this bike came from the US forces, so the UK went backwards in the queue to buy it.

very interesting dave, makes sense. Id quite like one of those hercules millitary bikes made for the german army, but thats :offtopic:

I read that the diesel powered KLR gets around 95 MPG when cruising at speeds around 55 MPH. The company that builds them is trying to put out a civilian model of the diesel bike, but demand is just to high from the military.

Seems like they cost around $18,000. Sure would have to ride a lot of miles to make that pay for itself!

Hmm, but I get about 85 mpg when cruising at 55-60 mph on my 125, and it only cost me about $4500.

Yeah the diesel KLR would only be worth it if it was bought with tax payer money. But then you might also be getting shot at....

Its is a real pity that diesels seem so expensive though, I can see they make a lot of sense.

And I hear the Italian model has a reverse gear?

A diesel adventure touring bike is a great idea. In most third world countries it is easier to find diesel than it is to find regular gas. My buddy Mitch once got pulled over by Mexican Police whose cop car had run out of gas. The stopped him cause they knew the bike would have gas, when everybody else passing by would be running on diesel!

Made for a good picture anyway.

http://halfthrottle.smugmug.com/phot...80_n47eY-L.jpg

This is an excellent comment Alex. The M16 got a lot of guys killed in Vietnam. But I have heard that it was more the ammunition's fault than the weapon's. Because the ammo was getting the inside of the weapon so dirty it was jamming a lot. Giving the early M16 a bad name, when it may not have deserved it.

I also heard it was to do with the way the mags stocked the ammo; that what the whole bagging the mag on helmet thing is all about, to ensure any loose rounds pop away and dont jam the weapon. this didn't matter in early M16 models as the mag was poorly designed anyway, so they updated it to the one in use now.

still though best to avoid discussions on weapons of war on a nice friendly motorcycle touring website...

I had heard that the MOD has decided to go "Four Wheels Only" and phase out bikes altogether (except for a certain unit based in Hereford)

What makes the KLR the mosr powerful enduro bike?

It's more of a DS / Trailbike rather than an Enduro bike. Various KTM's are both lighter & powerful.

The price of the bike. The lighter more powerful KTM's will cost you much more. You might be able to buy 2 KLR's for the price of one KTM.

Can't see the connection between price & power?

With your reasoning, a 10 year old Honda 125 would be more powerful due to being very cheap? You could buy 4 such 125cc bikes for the cost of the KLR, doesn't make it a more powerful bike.

I was referring to new bikes.

Also I'm going for entertainment value/pissing off GS owners with this video, more than unbiased journalism. Most of my video's are goofy and full of :censored:. Your better off watching my stuff for a laugh rather than education.

How's this for the worlds most powerful bike? Are you okay with this one?

Nah... Looks too much like the GS, that one. The narration was funny, though.

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Yeah it does look a little like a GS;)

I had a good time writing the narration for that video. I was cracking myself up. I guess I just like to make fun of those guys who are fanatically loyal to a certain brand of bike. It's all about having a good time, and that can be done on any type of bike.

Also BMW can go a little overboard with it's advertising campaigns. I just wanted to see if I could out do them.

Turbo!
 

To much power is still not enough, saw this GS a few weeks ago:

http://www.actiontouring.com/pic/gsturbo.jpg

http://www.actiontouring.com/pic/gsturbo2.jpg

Hmmmmm... you might have something there Ali...

Although technically I'd say this one is still the most powerful enduro bike?:

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Let there be no mistake...

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CBX - sideways :thumbup1:

http://www.youtube.com/v/Re_DshNKHIY..._embedded&fs=1

Damn, that was one piece of hefty CBX! I agree! This one is the most powerful!

Great picture. How many cc's?

"Great picture. How many cc's?"

about 5000! unless the bike sandard size and there just really small....

Just for your future information, Ted Simons bike was a unit construction 500cc bike ( actually 490cc), I had one back in 1961 and they were great bikes.