An African Twin is nothing to sneeze at, thats a big bike
I cant imagine riding any of these big adventure bikes in such extreme off road conditions, the Dakar certainly highlights what these bikes are capable of though (riding the Dakar is a dream of mine, not a goal, just a dream
).
I'm on the other end of the compromise. I ride an off road race bike (ktm525) for adventure riding. I have to travel VERY light, and highway travel is not very comfortable, but on tough off road it shines
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