I think you got it wrong. These bikes were made to cover distances on any ROAD surface. from fresh asphalt to any kind of dirt or gravel, but still on ROADS. If you go to places in Africa or Asia or even australia, where roads as we know them are a tiny percent of a country's road network, you will see how these bikes come into their own.
Try going anywhere in thailand or Africa
with your cool new R1 or your goldwing tourer. You will not get far. Either your tires or your suspension or worse, your engine will give up long before you get to your destination. I am not being disrespectful to any street bike. I myself have a CBR600F4. But as much as I love my bike it never won the paris - dakar rally.
Give each one his own. These are not motocross bikes. But they will take you almost anywhere and that's a lot further than any street bike...
Try going anywhere in thailand or Africa
with your cool new R1 or your goldwing tourer. You will not get far. Either your tires or your suspension or worse, your engine will give up long before you get to your destination. I am not being disrespectful to any street bike. I myself have a CBR600F4. But as much as I love my bike it never won the paris - dakar rally.
Give each one his own. These are not motocross bikes. But they will take you almost anywhere and that's a lot further than any street bike...
