What would you buy for £5000
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
I agree , I think the tenere is a brilliant bike but it's way over the 5k budget mentioned. I've ridden one briefly at the abr festival and loved it but I did think it was big and quite top heavy compared to the bikes I've owned in the past (Mx bikes ,DRZ 400 , and road bikes such as Street triple ,mt09 etc);which are all small and light so I suppose it would do.
If it was a little bit smaller and lighter i think it'd be perfect though.
If it was a little bit smaller and lighter i think it'd be perfect though.
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
KTM 950/990 Adventure well within your budget.
Yes there are 'issues' but nothing that can't be sorted. Loads of info on line.
Yes there are 'issues' but nothing that can't be sorted. Loads of info on line.
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
It’s like a big dirt bike in realityLexinoo wrote:I agree , I think the tenere is a brilliant bike but it's way over the 5k budget mentioned. I've ridden one briefly at the abr festival and loved it but I did think it was big and quite top heavy compared to the bikes I've owned in the past (Mx bikes ,DRZ 400 , and road bikes such as Street triple ,mt09 etc);which are all small and light so I suppose it would do.
If it was a little bit smaller and lighter i think it'd be perfect though.
I rode one at the ABR festival and bought one - done 5000 miles now
Great all rounder for a 200 mile day and slipping in a few chosen green lanes - be perfect for Pyrenees or Spain on hard pack pistes
Of course a smaller enduro bike is better in all off-road situations and that’s why I have one of them too
But the Tenere 700 fills the gap between an enduro bike and the bigger GS Adv (road tours only) for me
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With money we don't have
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With money we don't have
To impress people we don't even like
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
"Off Road" means so different for different persons. So it is easy to misunderstand each other.
Some call everything except tarmac for off road.
Others (like me) call gravel and dirt roads for on-road, Unpaved roads.
Off roads = No road, just trail.
If you want to do some dirt/gravel roads. I propose that you change tires on the Tiger, and you will be fine.
Some "50/50" tires, Brand is not important.
Start with easy rides and gain confidence.
Suzuki DL 650 with 20/80 tires does well on gravel roads. With 50/50 it will be even better.
Limit when going off road: ground clearance and suspension.
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
Strictly speaking off road riding is not allowed in the UK, France and many other countries except on private land. I presume the OP would like to ride some trails which may be gravel roads, forest tracks etc. which in the main can be tackled on a biggish bike with mixed tyres but which can get quite difficult especially in the wet, which it often is in the UK! This means trying to make a big bike useable of the tougher trails means fitting quite aggressive tyres which then don’t work so well on tarmac and wear quickly.
It’s all a compromise.
It’s all a compromise.
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
https://www.ktmforum.co.uk/threads/2006 ... st-5882943
leaves you £2k contingency to sort out the oil leak.
Looks hideous IMHO, but who cares.
leaves you £2k contingency to sort out the oil leak.
Looks hideous IMHO, but who cares.
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
I must admit out of all the bikes out there a 990-950 takes my fancy quite a lotRichard Simpson Mark II wrote: ↑Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:30 pm https://www.ktmforum.co.uk/threads/2006 ... st-5882943
leaves you £2k contingency to sort out the oil leak.
Looks hideous IMHO, but who cares.
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
I've had my 950 since 2005...have ridden other 'comparable' bikes but there's nothing that really compares to it...not even later KTM twins. It has an appetite for distance and the ability to tackle at least moderately tough lanes etc. With a good strong rider on it, it could go almost anywhere...but I'm not as good or a strong as I once was.
I haven't ridden the Yam T7 or the aprilia 660 yet, though...
I haven't ridden the Yam T7 or the aprilia 660 yet, though...
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Re: What would you buy for £5000
Richard Simpson Mark II wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:55 am I've had my 950 since 2005...have ridden other 'comparable' bikes but there's nothing that really compares to it...not even later KTM twins. It has an appetite for distance and the ability to tackle at least moderately tough lanes etc. With a good strong rider on it, it could go almost anywhere...but I'm not as good or a strong as I once was.
I haven't ridden the Yam T7 or the aprilia 660 yet, though...
From what I’ve read and listened to it seems like a good do it all bike not without faults of course. Lots of aftermarket parts about I’m not put off with a older bike that has a few miles on it and I do love a bit of tinkering someone has to ride these older bikes . Any pictures of yours