Poor man's dual sport

[colin1]

yamaha tdm 850/900
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[chris-red]

[andys675]

fazer 1000?
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[sidewinder]

Vardadero 1000 maybe.or a trans alp

[glenbee]

I had a similar budget and went for a vstrom. I wouldn't take it offroad though.
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[Tiff]

Caponord or Navigator? Would, both of them.

https://www.motorcycle-specs.com/general/Aprilia_ETV_1000_Caponord_Rally_Raid_2003.jpg

https://www.sportbikerider.us/Pics41/navy2.jpg
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[Kradmelder]

[P.addy]

Transalp maybe, Vara 1000 would be monumentally heavy.

[Kradmelder]

[P.addy]

You'll find a Transalp for that.

[c-m]

[Tiff]

https://www.advrider.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=278856&stc=1&d=1311713731

Freewind?
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[Kradmelder]

[nop]

But...none of these bikes are dual sports.
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[c-m]

[G]

A dual sport should be similarly good off and on road.

Most of the ones discussed are merely taller road bikes.

[nowhere.elysium]

I was rather impressed by the behaviour of Vracktal's KLE on the May Day run. Not amazingly powerful, but it held its own without breaking a sweat.
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[G]

My usual suggestions for 'true' dual sports are the G650/690 Enduro/TE610. All singles, but you won't get that low weight twin outside the hand-grenade of a SXV.

[c-m]

Presumably a Tiger 800XC is a good 50/50 split. Way way out of my price range.

My meagre budget needs to buy a bike that's happy in UK towns and citys (think bad potholed roads), can cruise easily on the autobahn. Go off the beaten track a bit in Slovenia. Survive a couple of months in South America, and occasionally carry a 55kg pillion both short and long distances.

Not asking too much am I?
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[G]

I would still consider a Tiger more like 78% road 22% off road.

The singles I've mentioned you can do decent off-road on and only be at a slight disadvantage compared to proper full-on dirt bikes.

The tiger is going to be a lumbering beast in comparison.

Less so if you're talking doing 100mph through the dessert, but much more so on a steep muddy British green lane.

Providing you don't want too silly autobahn speeds, the three mentioned will be capable off what you mentioned.

But, then so will a GSXR750 too .

[STONEY!]

tiger 885i or 955i

I know a guy who ran both of these to just over 100,000miles on each with the absolute bare minimum of servicing, and he wasn't exactly a slow rider either.

they do about 50mpg and will push past 120mph if it takes your fancy.

you can get a nice 885i for £2000 or a rougher 955i to be honest apart from the engine they are the same bike so I would go for the 885i