Big Dual Purpose bikes: is it really worth?

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Dr Daniel

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With the general rise of the cost of living, fuel, food, restaurants, ...
Is it really worth to ride a big DS bike that cost a lot of money to maintain, or to repair?

I mean what's the fun of riding on a plain boring straight dirt road, hit the first corner a bit too fast, loose the rear, and get a repair quote that exceeds half of the value of your bike - just for cosmetic -! Then the insurer tells you that it's a write-off, while there's nothing wrong with your bike. Just the fairing.

Are those R1200 GS Adventures, KTM 990 Adventures, V-Stroms, Varaderos, reaching the limit of the 'DS' concept?

And what's a DS bike anyway? Not a pure road bike that you can get adrenalin from, not a pure light off-roader that you can fall with without worrying about 'how much it's gonna cost me'. It's a bike that's trying to compromise, meaning you're not getting the best of both worlds (tar and off-road).

So maybe it's a bike that you can take you anywhere? But at what cost? Does the liability of owning such a bike exceeds its benefits? I think so.

So long live the KLR!
 
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