Oh, come on! Adventure biking is nothing if you can't fit slicks and top 150!!
No seriously though, I feel your pain...
...but after all, the MCN and the like are writing for the biking masses. LWR upped the profile of the "adventure bike" so now all the manufacturers are putting some out. IMO, they are predominanatly selling the look and image of an overlander rather than a serious RTW option. If they did, you'd have undertuned, torquey, aircooled singles and twins with simple electrics, a powerfull alternator and wheel sizes that offer the widest choice of touring/enduro rubber. Not to mention a hyaooge tank.
Would you take the new Guzzi across Africa?
Look on the bright side, the more people think the Loire Valley with a tent is adventure biking, the more the rest of the world will remain our playground....OURS, ALL OURS....Muuuahahahaha!
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Adventure: it's an experience, not a style!
(so ride what you like, but ride it somewhere new!)
Last edited by Warthog; 12 Jul 2008 at 18:10.
Reason: tank was in there twice, innit!
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