On a tight twisty bumpy backroad I think a 30-40hp dual sport/supermoto is about as good as it gets. I actually think a dual sport on knobbies might have the edge, I liked how I could feel the rear tire start to "walk" on the knobbies in a corner on my old KLR650 so I knew exactly how much grip I had.
Nice .
Nothing quite brings out the stupid in a man like a Motard .
Light weight bikes are serious fun at any speed .
Twitchy isn't an issue when there's so little weight .
-Nate
On a tight twisty bumpy backroad I think a 30-40hp dual sport/supermoto is about as good as it gets. I actually think a dual sport on knobbies might have the edge, I liked how I could feel the rear tire start to "walk" on the knobbies in a corner on my old KLR650 so I knew exactly how much grip I had.
It's zippy enough in traffic. The SM is an odd duck to me but I guess it's up against the old ass DRZ400.
It was a delight suspension wise riding on the crap roads that are standard around here.
Supposedly Kawasaki put money into suspension vs Honda's CRF300 which also makes it suited for real trail riding.