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[project_mayhem_]

Okay, this pretty much cements my decision to get a dual-sport as a second bike next year. This looks like way too much fun. I'm actually impressed at his choice of machine, there- the R1200GS is *not* a small bike

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[miss_adventure]

Of course he uses Bavarian iron.

Note to self: this summer, get some training on riding in the dirt.

[project_mayhem_]

Not too shabby, for a bike that weighs 560lbs.

Did you ever read Long Way Round?

Yeah, I can't wait to play in the dirt. And there are some roads around here in the mountains that make an abrupt, unannounced departure into Not Paved- dirt if you're lucky, gravel if you're not, so I'd like to get something a little better suited to that than the Speed Triple.

[miss_adventure]

Right? I want to see someone do that on a Triumph Scrambler.

I haven't read it yet. Jupiter's Travels, though, I highly recommend. (And not just because Ted Simon rode a Triumph.)

Yeah, when I had my Vermont and New Hampshire adventure I was staying on a dirt and gravel road halfway up a mountain, and I was terrified of dropping Not My Sportster and Not My Monster on it. I figure that the traction skills you learn riding in the dirt are probably transferable in common low-traction Toronto situations, e.g. fallen leaves, streetcar tracks, black ice...

[rogerdoger]

I loved my GS but I never felt comfortable to just throwing it around in the dirt. the trouble with these videos including long way round is they don't show all the out takes where the rider is having a hernia trying to pick that damn bike up. I'm still loving my DRZ it's great for quick road runs and really excels in the dirt.

[project_mayhem_]

There was a part in the book where Ewan MacGregor was talking about how they were riding this road near Russia that was mostly just thick, sloppy mud, and how tired and sore they were at the end of the day from having to constantly pick up their fallen bikes- especially because there was nothing really solid and stable to use as a leverage point.

A DR-Z is my first pick, but I've also seen older DR350's going for, uh, less than what I planned on spending on my next mountain bike. So I'll see how things shake out as that time comes closer.