Opinions on KTM Adventurer?

pleeeze read...I said it was not at touring bike...but for hot runs over
the hill from mill valley to the coast.

 

Yes indeed...thats 1" of the finest closed cell rubber pipe insulation.

For an additional $2,500 you can get it with a splayed head that some
claim 90 hp for on aviation gas..well over 100 hp on nitro methane.



Larry needs one of those... he is only 53 you know...not too young to go
flat tracking...thats a very safe sport, no bumps... and very short duration
only 5 minutes or so. Woods builds those to suit.. for an extra grand you
could get dual discs up front . I think its better than a compromise
bike.... too heavy to be fun on the dirt, too heavy to be super good on
tight pavement and short on breathtaking HP.

A man needs two bikes..one for short fast rips over the hill and one for
touring...mixing them is like taking your sister along on a date.

Phil Scott

 

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 04:10:49 GMT, "Hank Murphy"

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Hank, do you think those "adventure tourers" would cut right through
the above? Hell, even the "real"dirt bikes were struggling.




Bob Nixon
Phoenix AZ
01 Sprint ST "RED"
03 Suzuki GSXR1000 "SILVER"
78 GS1000E "Blue"
91 Kawasaki Mojave 250

 

ya...rocks under water is a problem no matter what you are riding...but
those trails looked pretty much like highways to pure dirt bikes.

You can get used to horsing a heavy bike though rough stuff...I used to take
a 450 cc honda twin up a vertical bluff about 12' tall, last 4' was
virtually vertical..and land it on the back wheel straight up and down
almost . The KTM would be twice as good at 100 lbs less wt and with more
ground clearance.

Larry should get a test ride to make sure he doesnt really want another
Tiger.

 

Well it depends on how "long distance" is defined, but I took a prior
Triumph Tiger to Yosemite, and upon return went over Mt. Hamilton in the
snow. All day, part night ride on dry asphalt, wet, and snow.

I took a Speed Triple through Norcal, Oregon (Grants Pass in pouring rain)
for a three day trip, although I cheated and stayed in a motel with a pot
belly stove to dry out my leathers and gloves.

I did the connector between Mt Madonna 152 and Skyline on the Tiger, which
was several miles of deep gravel.

I took the side roads off of Stage Road on the Tiger.

I did the dirt connector from Highway 25 to J8 over New Idria Mines back
down to Highway 25.

That's not true adventure touring, but it did seem to work a lot better
with a monster trailie than on most sportbikes. I tried about 1/4 mile of
mud on the CBR 929 RR, and decided I'd never do it again.

And CalBMW's own Kari leads a number of dirt rides catering to GS riders,
one of which included a sand and water crossing, which I tried on my Speed
Triple, but couldn't pull it off. (Fort Bragg ride)

That's the kind of thing I was thinking of.

 

For some reason, I like the vertical twin better for that kind of riding.
it shorter wheel base and lower saddle height maybe? that would be a big
issue.

A long legged bike in the dirt for someone who isnt real used to it can be a
total pain in the ass.

There are other reasons I like the Triumph but cant put my finger on them.

If I were to go with the KTM it would be a single for sure...then you would
at least have a good weight advantage over the triumph...and that is a big
deal in the dirt especially if you get off onto steep trails or no
trails...which is some real good adventure. The single though is not going
to burn the highway up.

so Im down with the Tiger Twin on that basis.


Phil Scott

 

People in New Zealand, for starters. If you head to places like the
Cardronas, the Coromandel, the Mavora Lakes, and various other prts of
the country there are entensive chunks of gravel and dirt roads, plus
lots of DOC and loggin tracks that are accessible via 4WD or dual
purpose bikes.

The latter is not hard core trail bike/4WD with winch territory, but
it's nothing you'd take a regular road bike or car onto unless you
enjoy getting stuck and ripping chunks out of your vehicle.

A dual purpose bike can very practical over here; hell, people make a
living out of catering to them:
http://www.adventureride.co.nz/tours.html.

 

It/they are aimed at wannabes. Ffs, in the real world who actually does
there are usually around 30 bikes from the bigtrailbikeclub at the Stella
every year, not to mention hundreds of foreign johnnies doing the same
thing... or a bit of trail riding on the big bike, or riding down to the
Cambrian Rally on yer GS to compete and ride home, along with a couple of
hundred other bikes.... small market admittedly, but fun nevertheless

BTW I had a demo on the 950 and it is really, really good.

bfn,

Tony B

 

I've owned mine for a little over two years, and have completed the
Sheetiron 300 Dualsport twice, with nothing but smiles on my face.
However, the garage is getting a little crowded and it's time to thin
the heard:

1997 KTM 620 Adventure EGS-E
608cc single cylinder, dual-sport, similar to the KTM rally bikes used
in the Dakar rally. OEM instrumentation includes a white-faced
tachometer, and an IMO digital speedo/odo/dual-trip/clock unit. The
dual trip meters can be set for 1/100-mile increments.
Cromoly steel frame, cromoly subframe and a large section, aluminum
swing-arm. Long suspension travel, provided by a WP 50mm conventional
fork and a WP rear shock.
The nylon fuel tank holds 7.4 gallons and will take you over 250 miles
between fill ups, perfect for loosing civilization!
The bike has 13,079 miles on the clock and some scratches on the right
hand side, due to a small slide out. Aftermarket bits are a custom
made Titanium Remus high-mount pipe and a removable Ventura rack
system (no bag included). Pirelli MT-21's on the hoops. Own a piece
of Rally history for $4,200.
Located in Santa Cruz. 831-465-0253

 

Jason Beren wrote

What colour is it?

 

All plastics are classic KTM Orange.
Black fork slide protectors.
Clear wind screen.
Blue upholstered saddle.

 

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