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Just picked up my 2022 Desert X! Long time rider (40 years). For 35 of that on-road, cruisers, super nakeds, and sportbikes. Spent a fair amount of that roadracing! Got the itch to try and ADV bike. What an "adventure" (pun possibly intended) it's been. Never rode off-road of any type a HUGE learning curve and still learning. I consider myself a low intermediate. And no that I'm old, tend to keep the off-road to fairly safe type roads. I have ridden parts of the COBDR and plan to do the whole thing in 2023.
The Desert X is my 11th ADV bike in as many years (actually less years). It's just been hard for me to find that "goldilocks" bike, which I finally figured, there is no such thing. The big ADV bikes regardless of how or the weight is carried is still a large, heavy ADV bike. The smaller ones can be buzzy. I won't divulge what I feel is the best all around ADV bike IMO...
But I started on a Yamaha Super Tenere, then a Triumph Tiger XC, Honda Africa Twin DCT, BMW 1200 GSA, Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sport, BMW GS850, Ducati Multistrada 1260 Adventure, Multistrada V4S Travel and Radar, KTM 890S (Modified to resemble a Dakar bike, with fully reworked suspension), and find finally my Desert X. I owned multiples at several times.
Like I mentioned above I was trying to find a bike that was equally GREAT on road and GREAT off-road. Doesn't exist, IMO.
Anyways really looking forward to comparing the capabilities of my KTM against the DX.
I've farkled my fair share of these ADV bikes and haven't kept them to make it worthwhile. I plan to ONLY add what I absolutely need as I go. Crashbars are in order as I'm short in the inseam 30" so my experience has been with these tall bikes, I'm going to drop them, just a fact for me. I will be looking for a low seat that drops the height by at least an 1" and not the .5 inch offered by Ducati. I don't want a lowering kit as I don't want to mess up the rake and trail.
Looking forward to contributing to this board and learning! If any of you want to go ride hit me up!
Art
The Desert X is my 11th ADV bike in as many years (actually less years). It's just been hard for me to find that "goldilocks" bike, which I finally figured, there is no such thing. The big ADV bikes regardless of how or the weight is carried is still a large, heavy ADV bike. The smaller ones can be buzzy. I won't divulge what I feel is the best all around ADV bike IMO...
But I started on a Yamaha Super Tenere, then a Triumph Tiger XC, Honda Africa Twin DCT, BMW 1200 GSA, Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sport, BMW GS850, Ducati Multistrada 1260 Adventure, Multistrada V4S Travel and Radar, KTM 890S (Modified to resemble a Dakar bike, with fully reworked suspension), and find finally my Desert X. I owned multiples at several times.
Like I mentioned above I was trying to find a bike that was equally GREAT on road and GREAT off-road. Doesn't exist, IMO.
Anyways really looking forward to comparing the capabilities of my KTM against the DX.
I've farkled my fair share of these ADV bikes and haven't kept them to make it worthwhile. I plan to ONLY add what I absolutely need as I go. Crashbars are in order as I'm short in the inseam 30" so my experience has been with these tall bikes, I'm going to drop them, just a fact for me. I will be looking for a low seat that drops the height by at least an 1" and not the .5 inch offered by Ducati. I don't want a lowering kit as I don't want to mess up the rake and trail.
Looking forward to contributing to this board and learning! If any of you want to go ride hit me up!
Art