..a Supermoto bike...to take me on off-road adventures...

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malJohann

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Right. My next bike (late 2008, early 2009) will likely be a Supermoto bike, which per definition should be able to handle 70% tar and 30% dirt. I'm looking at buying either a Husqvarna SM610ie or a KTM 690SMC for this purpose, which one I choose depends solely on the test rides. I also want my next bike to be able to take me on off-road adventures as seen in Ride Reports. So, I have a couple of questions.

1st, would fitting (true) DS tyres to a modern Supermoto change the aforementioned percentages to more of a 50/50 ratio? 2nd, even the newest Supermoto bikes are being touted by the Superbike brigade as having soft suspension, thus would I be able to take one off-road with just bump, rebound and preload suspension adjustments? 3rd, how bad is 17" wheels off-road and would my bike and I be able to live with it?
 
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