Right first a bit of background.
I'm lucky enough to have a couple of bikes at my disposal but I'm in a bit of a dilemma about a bike off road use.
Firstly I have the BIG R1200GS Adventure.. Yes I can take it off road and yes it's hard work and yes it falls over a lot. Thing is it's just too hard work and without knobblies it's completely hopeless in the soft stuff.
Then I have the XR400. Fabulous off road bike and overkill for just trail riding but most of all it's a pain in the arse getting to the trails. As we don't have many legal trails in Scotland and my local playground has been put out of action by the pit bike boys everything is just too far away to be comfortable.
So what I really need is yet another bike, something in-between. Something that can cover the miles and and when I get there still be light enough to have some fun on the muck. Full knobblies and an electric foot essential. I'm thinking about the G650 Sertao as when I've had a shot of one on the trails it was soo much fun compared to the 1200 which was more a challenge than outright fun. It will fall over a lot so I'm looking for something that could take a bit of a beating and then come back for more.
I did think about buying a van for the XR but on reflection I'd rather have another bike than a van.
So any recommendation?
I'm lucky enough to have a couple of bikes at my disposal but I'm in a bit of a dilemma about a bike off road use.
Firstly I have the BIG R1200GS Adventure.. Yes I can take it off road and yes it's hard work and yes it falls over a lot. Thing is it's just too hard work and without knobblies it's completely hopeless in the soft stuff.
Then I have the XR400. Fabulous off road bike and overkill for just trail riding but most of all it's a pain in the arse getting to the trails. As we don't have many legal trails in Scotland and my local playground has been put out of action by the pit bike boys everything is just too far away to be comfortable.
So what I really need is yet another bike, something in-between. Something that can cover the miles and and when I get there still be light enough to have some fun on the muck. Full knobblies and an electric foot essential. I'm thinking about the G650 Sertao as when I've had a shot of one on the trails it was soo much fun compared to the 1200 which was more a challenge than outright fun. It will fall over a lot so I'm looking for something that could take a bit of a beating and then come back for more.
I did think about buying a van for the XR but on reflection I'd rather have another bike than a van.
So any recommendation?