What's The Best, No Nonsense, do it all Green Lane Bike?

[Locksmith]

Great to see the TTR get a mention as iv'e just rebuilt one over the last few months . I hope it's as good as some say.

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[PHILinFRANCE]

It was designed in 1996 and you can still buy a BRAND NEW ONE TODAY



Say it all realy B)

[pinball1008]

It was designed in 1996 and you can still buy a BRAND NEW ONE TODAY



Say it all realy B)

A great bike, I did the Continental Divide Route on one of these, but it was too heavy for me on the tight gnarly stuff. More about the rider than the bike I think and that cost me 2 broken fingers and torn ligaments.
It's the one on the left

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Drz400 (thumbs)

[Dazzer]

BMW 1200 GSA :whistle:

[Pathfinder]

NT

[chrisinflight]

+1 drz400!

[interceptor]

Ttr250 - powerful enough to go anywhere, 100 mile tank range and light enough to lift it out of deep mud.

'cptr

[redbikejohn]

all depends on the points you intend to measure them by......

dr/ttr/xr etc are all fine bikes but take out a group all riding those and its in sloppy, muddy clay and rutted ie whiltshire in mid winter and they will all be looking on in envey at the guy riding the ktm450 or 400 (rfs endgined years). way way better in ruts and mud. engines last for years and years even when racing. cheap spares too.
only drawback is lack of oil in engine so it need charging more often. but then its only a ltr at a time.

[picos mestizo]

Suzuki DR250xc Djebel. 30hp, 6 speed, 250miles + range, lighter than a TTR by half a stone, 8" headlight so you can trail ride @ night.
A bit rarer than a TTR although there seems to be a few coming in from Japan @ the moment.
A true allsport sophisticated farm bike workhorse.
I have seen pictures of Jap TTR's with similar Protected Big Round headlights.

The DR350 as a pure trail machine in my book eclipses it because of it's simpler optimum size engine.

Most of these great machines are becoming hard to find & prices are rising rapidly.