[mscuddy]

Does reasonably capable mean chuffing down a fire road, or hitting the whoops at 60+?



I don't know where you live, or what the vehicle codes are in your area but if it were me I'd get one of the Japanese open class 4 stroke MX bikes with a lighting kit.



But due to the bikes not having a cush-hub or other shock asorbing system in the clutch some say that street riding causes undue stress on the transmission.



If that's the case I'd go the XL/XR/KLR route for reliability.

 

[mscuddy]

Man those new Husky 4 strikers are sweet. Did you get the 510? Wonder if any designs came over from the Sweedish made 4 strokes?



Like remember one of the 1st 4 strokes from Husky came on a 2 stroke lower end, with a pint of oil in the cam case with two reed vales for lower end oiling..klazy stuff.

 

[mscuddy]

Re: BMW HP2

"Can be ridden with surprising ease on most motocross courses."

So can an FLH if you go real slow.

C'mon Sean, admit it, these street bikes turned into dirt bikes are nothing more than gussied up posuers waiting to inflict major injury on anyone who tries to ride one semi-fast off road.

450 lbs is still 450 lbs no matter how you suspend it. Maybe nice for fire roads, but I'd hate to take one through some moderate sized sandy whoops at speed.

 

[mscuddy]

What, adjust valves with a scredriver and a 10mm wrench? Madness.



I like two fiftees. 260 lbs for a steet legal bike is really good.



Taken it on any trail rides yet?

 

[mscuddy]

Re: BMW HP2

...for everyone else it'll be tankslap city. Don't forget to pick up some black pens that work good on plaster. Maybe they come in the tool kit.

 

[mscuddy]

And they run the dual-sports with the vintage class at the AGP. Fancy that...



Pretty much the same for me too. The thought of even starting (much less riding) the CR500 is enough to send me back to the cooler for another one (it ruined another right hand copy of cheep Big5 boots again btw).

 

[mscuddy]

Dats da ticket. Don't want to mess up my broughams.