leech~~ Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 What the heck is up with this dead thread?Any Dual Sport riders want to meet up for a ride. I have my DR650 up in Brainerd and could meet up some weekend for a ride through the Bunyan, Outing, Longville areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 What the heck is up with this dead thread?Any Dual Sport riders want to meet up for a ride. I have my DR650 up in Brainerd and could meet up some weekend for a ride through the Bunyan, Outing, Longville areas? No logging road riders out there at all? Great way to do some scouting for hunting areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Ok, it's a year later anyone buy a Dual Sport or Adventure bike since and want to go for a ride some weekend? Now's the time to ride before the heat and bugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 9:28 PM, leech~~ said: Ok, it's a year later anyone buy a Dual Sport or Adventure bike since and want to go for a ride some weekend? Now's the time to ride before the heat and bugs! Bump! Anyone get a Dual sport bike on this forum yet? Great way to see some back roads during the summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trolloni Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Yeah ive always had one XR650R,great fun in everyway,point it any direction and wick that throttle !! Don't get as airborne as years past, but wheelies at 60 mph are a riot ! Sure gets those Harley guys lookin ! ROOST RULES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 I have a DR650 which are suppose to do good wheelies, but I an't going to try it! Keep it up at the camper all summer to buzz around when the wife goes gift shoppen and the fish aren't biting. Have been on a few long trips to the Northshore with some guys from ADV riders. Fun times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 BUMP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Hey any of you 100's of site Lurkers out there. Join up and lets ride some Dual Sport, so far nothing but a few Moped and old Harley rides in here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan n Deb Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 6/13/2017 at 11:46 PM, leech~~ said: Hey any of you 100's of site Lurkers out there. Join up and lets ride some Dual Sport, so far nothing but a few Moped and old Harley rides in here! Ill bump you into 2018. I just picked up a WR250F and put plates on it. Not sure how much riding I will get done now though with the house build. leech~~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan n Deb Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 On 6/13/2017 at 11:46 PM, leech~~ said: Hey any of you 100's of site Lurkers out there. Join up and lets ride some Dual Sport, so far nothing but a few Moped and old Harley rides in here! You ever check out www.thumpertalk.com Lots of guys in your area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, Bryan n Deb said: You ever check out www.thumpertalk.com Lots of guys in your area. Member of ADVRider. Rode with lots of guys on there. I just put out a feeler on here once in a while. Bryan n Deb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) And the bike is ready to ride. Any folks get a new Dual sport this year? Edited April 30, 2018 by leech~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Tension Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Sold my bike because I was riding alone. I've got 3 scooters so got a posse of outlaws to ride with. Thinking about a smaller DS to increase my range, a little. leech~~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 do most of my riding alone, prefer it that way.. there are times when a group is fun to run with.. leech~~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 I keep my bike up at my camper in Brainerd all summer and ride around on the weekends by myself for the most part. I also have joined in on large group rides that mostly ride up on the Northshore. It's a fun way to get out in the woods during the summer. I use to have 4 wheelers which are lots of fun but had to trailer everywhere and with a Dualsport I can ride there! Second picture is our mile long rolling road block leaving Our Place out of Finland MN after breakfast! Mike89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Tension Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Picked up a KLR250. Like any DS they don't do anything great but I opted for a lighter weight DS. If your thinking about a KLR you better have long legs. The Mad Dog ATV seat pad I put on to get some relief added another inch I have to stretch. I fabricated a rear rack too to get hung up on. She hums along at 65 mph with more to give but wouldn't want to keep it at those RPMs for long. So I took off the 15T front sprocket and tried out a 16T and am very pleased with that. Next I'll be adding saddle bags or panniers then adventure into the Arrowhead Trout Lakes for a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Surface Tension said: Picked up a KLR250. Like any DS they don't do anything great but I opted for a lighter weight DS. If your thinking about a KLR you better have long legs. The Mad Dog ATV seat pad I put on to get some relief added another inch I have to stretch. I fabricated a rear rack too to get hung up on. She hums along at 65 mph with more to give but wouldn't want to keep it at those RPMs for long. So I took off the 15T front sprocket and tried out a 16T and am very pleased with that. Next I'll be adding saddle bags or panniers then adventure into the Arrowhead Trout Lakes for a day or two. Nice! 250cc is prefect for wood and logging road riding. My 650cc is nice on the logging roads but doesn't even get to the power band in the woods most of the time. I also put the mad dog ATV seat on for a little added ride comfort on those long days. Not sure if you can get lowering links for your bike or not? I put lowering links on and raised the front forks a 1/2" to lower the bike and it sure is nice in the woods on uneven ground. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave2 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Dual Sport? Is this what we used to call an Enduro? The kids on the neighboring farm to where I grew up had one along with some dirt bikes. I used to want to get one bad but then I got into 3 wheeling, then 4 wheelers so now I stick with 4 wheelers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 29 minutes ago, Big Dave2 said: Dual Sport? Is this what we used to call an Enduro? The kids on the neighboring farm to where I grew up had one along with some dirt bikes. I used to want to get one bad but then I got into 3 wheeling, then 4 wheelers so now I stick with 4 wheelers. Yep. Road and dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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