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A long time ago, spanish magazine La Moto put a fast rider on a DR650 on road tires, and compared it to a CRB600 on a stretch of road used for what can best be described as a mix of motorcycle hillclimb and wrc tarmac rally, they used to have that kind of racing back then. Result was pretty much a tie.

And then you get that quote "just doing what the bike was designed for" It didn't go down well with some when i pointed out the bike was designed to wear the tyres out before the bodywork.

I had one 10 years ago! Great bike! Does well on the tarmac.......plenty of pull in it. They haven't been sold in Europe since 1996.......if they were I'd buy a new one one right now!

Thanks for the comments so far. Just what I hoped for. #confirmationbias To me... Adventure is a state of mind. In keeping with the root of the word. "Middle English: from Old French aventure (noun), aventurer (verb), based on Latin adventurus ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive" No, as far as two wheeled adventures go the previous two days had it all... unless your measurement of 'it all' needs to include soft gravel and dropping machinery through ineptitude. Anyway. Maybe I'll share the trip. I have maps, and two pointless photos... but adventure is about personal experience and not just superficial Facebook type grandiose ego massage... right?

Poor deluded fools, imagine the disapointment after months of walking accross Africa and risking their lives in a shoddy boat, enduring months of refugee camps, to end up in the uk.

Ahh, now come on, it can't be all that bad, plenty of people try and live in the UK, they even risk their lives to get here, missing out the chance to stay in plenty of European countries on the way. I mean, it can't be for our brilliant climate can it. I'd be more worried if I lived in a desolate wasteland with no people in it, I'd wonder why no one was there!

The DR650 is about 19kg (41lb) lighter than the RE, the only down side is the DR is a lot taller but that can be sorted if needed

Yeh.....it's very nice round there!

Only when you’re not there, ya shit!

There’s a nice bit on the Cotswolds ?

Mine has done several trips to France and Spain, 2000 miles trips, roads and trails.

Suzuki should use the tag line “At least it’s not a Kawasaki”.

It's history repeating!

I just noticed that now @yen_powell. Just admit you're from Essex FFS! The whole of England is shit anyway so it won't make any difference.

Exactly......because that's where it's ended up now. If you look on AdvRider there's pics everywhere of guys with seriously expensive bikes posing with them when they're on the deck in some offroad location. I can remember when binning your bike wasn't something to be proud of! Now it seems to be the measure of peoples' credibility!

Yes Bob. He's my best and closest mate.

I voted for @MooN because he is a cunt.

Hi Bruce - welcome! Everytime I ride my bike it seems it's an adventure of some sort. Doesn't have to be off road or around the World - could be a nip down to the shops.

I've never bought into this adventure stuff that gets thrown about everywhere, to me the word Adventure just adds money to products for wannabees to buy. Every time i ride doesn't matter if its 5 mile or 500 mile its what i consider an adventure.

Adventure? I think most people think of it as offroad stuff.......but I'd say it was whatever anybody wants it to be given their their specific circumstances. Real names.....forums traditionally have worked on usernames. Whereas Social Media came along later and worked on real names. Followed back! ?

Whats the point when he could just google a random photo of a bike and pass it off as his, we'll never know

Where's @Buckster........out buying a camera?