sounds about right ...certainly nothing is forthcoming and hasnt been for years
there is a strong roumer about a crf 500l ? and thats about it
that old klr wilderbeast was going quite well some of them trails were perfect ...good video food for thought (thumbs)
Re: Death of the Dual Sport?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:40 pm
by cowling
Ooh! A crf500l has me mouth watering.
I'm in antalya, Turkey at the minute Steve.
Taxi into town last night, I always keep an
Eye out for what bikes are about, mostly
Scooters as you would expect, but was chuffed
To see 3 klr650's thought of you instantly.
They looked old as, and battered to bits but
Obviously still providing good service to their
Owners. Great bike! Built to last!
(thumbs)
Re: Death of the Dual Sport?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:37 pm
by minkyhead
you saying i look old and battered to bits ?? :woohoo:
have great holiday (thumbs)
Re: Death of the Dual Sport?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 4:12 pm
by SteveR
Good watch, cheers!
However old news, as the "Thumpocalypse" has already happened in the UK and Yurrup...
Re: Death of the Dual Sport?
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:04 pm
by Nico-D
SteveR wrote:Good watch, cheers!
However old news, as the "Thumpocalypse" has already happened in the UK and Yurrup...
absolutely, not really 'news' here . Husky 701 and SWM 650 only compliant dual sports thumpers available now I think.
Re: Death of the Dual Sport?
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:57 am
by Speedofile
Very sad, but very true!
Great watch though
Re: Death of the Dual Sport?
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 7:22 am
by The Sarge
So, you need to bag a big thumper now and hang on to it, prices will go up too, (thumbs)
Got my 3 favourites !!
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Sarge
Re: Death of the Dual Sport?
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:03 am
by XF650
Love those DR's, Sarge! (thumbs)
Real shame about the supposed death of these great dual sport machines. Been having a lot of fun with my XF650 recently, I do love the character of a big thumper. My recent trip to Ireland, she did 70 - 75 mpg and never missed a beat. Despite her bias for the tarmac, she still likes to have the odd meander on a dirt trail.
Re: Death of the Dual Sport?
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:38 am
by flipflopdog
Hello Gents, bizarrely I have just bought a CRF250L to do the same conversion as three others have done so far using a CBR500 twin engine. If you go on ADVrider and check out the build thread of this guy you'll see why I went for it also.... http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/b ... f.1089900/
Samtech79, done a wicked job and also a brit 'Scutty' done a great job as well... http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/c ... x.1212738/
Great concept.....
