Greed or need, the case for multiple bike ownership

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by derf

If the guy is looking to get rid of one, its fairly easy to narrow the selection down to two bikes.

The Monster and the XR are very specialized bikes at each end of the spectrum, they stay. The Vstrom and the KLR both fill the same niche. The KLR being more dirt oriented with the Vstrom being more street/touring ready. If the guy wants a more dirt oriented touring dual sport then all he really needs to do is put a sump guard and some knobbies on the Vstrom and he will have a trail ready tourer, it wont be good for much other than established single track, but the KLR isn't the greatest dirt bike either.

Yep, my thinking as well... I'd probably drop the Vstrom... If it was a 1000, it'd probably be a harder choice...

[derf]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Yep, my thinking as well... I'd probably drop the Vstrom... If it was a 1000, it'd probably be a harder choice...

It depends on what he rides most. if it is long stretches of distance followed by a few short trail runs then the Vstrom is the way to go (also if he rides 2up at all), if hes more into running over to the local dirt trails with some highway riding then the KLR, but yeh they both fill the same niche