… or should that be Desert Schled?
Anyway, trying an XSR7 for Morocco this autumn; a ’poor-man’s T7’ with a fruitier, 270-degree motor than the
Rally Raid CB500X I used a couple of years back (and which remains one of the most viewed posts on my www, so people clearly like this concept).
Like any bike of this size/configuration, should be fine for getting there (unlike my recent
WR250) and good enough for the pistes I ride (also unlike WR which ate them up and spat them out).
Once travel-ready, tanked up but unloaded the XSR has come in ~10% lighter than the CB-X (199kg vs 221kg) though I can’t say I really notice.
It did cost much less than half to set up though, even if the Honda is probably 15% more economical and my adaptions are fewer and cruder.
Nice low seat too, even with the +10mm Wilbers, but I expect that Motech ’Spoiler’ will get good and spoiled.
Main changes: 19-inch front wheel; RURTS; Wilbers shock; K60s.
Looking forward to the ride. See the website for more.