I researched for 1.5 years while owing a Honda XR150L as my daily commuter and kept coming back to the DR650. I feel i made the best choice for my application (daily commuting, lite weekend trails) and it can handle much more. So much down low torque and you can actually enjoy it at lower rpms and speeds. I have also been interested in the Tenere 600, and another bike thats rare is the KLX650. They only made it for a few years in the 90s, check it out.
@TheMotorcycleMessenger thanks for sharing your experience. I have a question? How is your DR650 in the cold weather? Here in the winter, the temperature goes down to 25 F° and 32 F° , and I keep commuting with my Super Tenere, it always start and the traction control keeps me safe when there's black ice. I just don't know how a bike without ABS and TC is safe to keep commuting all the year around.
@@ADVDad-hw9ls I have a stock setup and it has done well so far, this will be my first winter having it. I plan to go up one size on the main jet, change the needle position, and turn up the idle some. You should have no issues if you do that, or already have that set up from the previous owner. I can't remember if he said in the video but if he put an aftermarket exhaust and he most likely already went up on the jet size. I hear most people have the best results from changing the position on the needle. I will say that I had a close call one time and had the back wheel lock up so most definitely be very careful.
@TheMotorcycleMessenger good to know. It would be a great addition to the garage for sure. They look great, and I have seen so many positive reviews about this amazing machine. Thanks again
@@ADVDad-hw9ls arguably the most well rounded dual sport machine out there. Huge aftermarket, many directions to go whether you setup for commuting, adventuring, supermoto, trail, Enduro, etc. simple, reliable, easy to work on. Tried and true, getting up to 100k with minimal maintenance and repairs from proof from other rider reviews. Prob. The best RTW base for a build. Take care, and ride safe.
@tribalbc I got the info from a European page. The US has more stringent emission standards than many European countries, forcing manufacturers to make adjustments to engines to reduce pollutants, which can result in lower horsepower.
Look I have been riding fast bikes since the 1970s, road, enduro and touring around the world owning and hiring. Yes I've crossed the Himmalayas on a Royal Enfield. I love an Enduro, my Suzuki PE175 was a sex toy, Kawasaki 300R a Babe. However, to go touring onroad offroad two up honestly you need a bit more. A Honda Transalp does the job superbly but does not set you afire. Buy one, it will look after you. What will? I went touring yet again in Turkey superb on road off-road. Hired a Yamaha 660. OK it is the single cylinder 5 Valve watercooled single. Absolutely brilliant. To be honest it is a road bike, like my VFR Hondas, silky smooth and the wife on the back approved. BUT it could be a BAAAD boy on a rough road.
@peterturnham5134 Thank you so much for sharing your experience. My wife she doesn't even approve the Yamaha super tenere 1200 😆 She wants me to get the honda goldwing 😆 My experience with big adv bikes, they are super smooth in high speeds. The power feels amazing, specifically in the interstate here in the US. You can be fully loaded and have a passenger and still pass at 130 or 140 km/h. On gravel and soft dirt are okay, but they are not very fun of technical off-road.
@hegantetamboktyanak6368 i seen it in this video. ua-cam.com/video/zRpuA-eJH0c/v-deo.htmlsi=iqL2_FFg0Z68BoL6 But I still feel like the dr it's the one to go for
@@ADVDad-hw9ls mate I watched about 10 seconds of that and looked at the channel. , looks like a AI generated load of garbage , they are definitely 43 HP and pre 1995 they were 46 ish HP
These are always gonna be the most reliable bikes to own...
Dr650
Xr650L
XT660Z Tenere
Xrv750 Africa Twin
XL650 Transalp
@@eddiewilds1750 some of the best bikes out there. And the klr 650 too
@ADVDad-hw9ls oh 100%
I researched for 1.5 years while owing a Honda XR150L as my daily commuter and kept coming back to the DR650. I feel i made the best choice for my application (daily commuting, lite weekend trails) and it can handle much more. So much down low torque and you can actually enjoy it at lower rpms and speeds. I have also been interested in the Tenere 600, and another bike thats rare is the KLX650. They only made it for a few years in the 90s, check it out.
@TheMotorcycleMessenger
thanks for sharing your experience. I have a question?
How is your DR650 in the cold weather? Here in the winter, the temperature goes down to 25 F° and 32 F° , and I keep commuting with my Super Tenere, it always start and the traction control keeps me safe when there's black ice. I just don't know how a bike without ABS and TC is safe to keep commuting all the year around.
@@ADVDad-hw9ls I have a stock setup and it has done well so far, this will be my first winter having it. I plan to go up one size on the main jet, change the needle position, and turn up the idle some. You should have no issues if you do that, or already have that set up from the previous owner. I can't remember if he said in the video but if he put an aftermarket exhaust and he most likely already went up on the jet size. I hear most people have the best results from changing the position on the needle. I will say that I had a close call one time and had the back wheel lock up so most definitely be very careful.
@TheMotorcycleMessenger good to know. It would be a great addition to the garage for sure. They look great, and I have seen so many positive reviews about this amazing machine. Thanks again
@@ADVDad-hw9ls arguably the most well rounded dual sport machine out there. Huge aftermarket, many directions to go whether you setup for commuting, adventuring, supermoto, trail, Enduro, etc. simple, reliable, easy to work on. Tried and true, getting up to 100k with minimal maintenance and repairs from proof from other rider reviews. Prob. The best RTW base for a build. Take care, and ride safe.
Love my DR but it's certainly not 50 hp.
Stock is supposed to be 43 at the crank and around 35 at the wheel.
@tribalbc I got the info from a European page.
The US has more stringent emission standards than many European countries, forcing manufacturers to make adjustments to engines to reduce pollutants, which can result in lower horsepower.
I would let a thumbs up, but lately I became a thumbs up snob.
Oh, go on, then.
@@RamadanBatata thank you so much
@@ADVDad-hw9ls :-)
Buy the Yamaha. Gearbox blows to bits on the DR650 . . .
@waynepantry7023 it's an excellent bike, it just getting hard to get part for it.
Look I have been riding fast bikes since the 1970s, road, enduro and touring around the world owning and hiring. Yes I've crossed the Himmalayas on a Royal Enfield. I love an Enduro, my Suzuki PE175 was a sex toy, Kawasaki 300R a Babe. However, to go touring onroad offroad two up honestly you need a bit more. A Honda Transalp does the job superbly but does not set you afire. Buy one, it will look after you. What will? I went touring yet again in Turkey superb on road off-road. Hired a Yamaha 660. OK it is the single cylinder 5 Valve watercooled single. Absolutely brilliant. To be honest it is a road bike, like my VFR Hondas, silky smooth and the wife on the back approved. BUT it could be a BAAAD boy on a rough road.
@peterturnham5134 Thank you so much for sharing your experience. My wife she doesn't even approve the Yamaha super tenere 1200 😆
She wants me to get the honda goldwing 😆
My experience with big adv bikes, they are super smooth in high speeds. The power feels amazing, specifically in the interstate here in the US. You can be fully loaded and have a passenger and still pass at 130 or 140 km/h. On gravel and soft dirt are okay, but they are not very fun of technical off-road.
Thanks
@@piusbayo7278 you are welcome
Your HP figure is wrong the dr650 is 43 hp
@hegantetamboktyanak6368 i seen it in this video.
ua-cam.com/video/zRpuA-eJH0c/v-deo.htmlsi=iqL2_FFg0Z68BoL6
But I still feel like the dr it's the one to go for
@@ADVDad-hw9ls mate I watched about 10 seconds of that and looked at the channel. , looks like a AI generated load of garbage , they are definitely 43 HP and pre 1995 they were 46 ish HP
@hegantetamboktyanak6368 what bike would you pick for a multiday trip for some on and off road? A dr or the xt600z in 2024?
@@ADVDad-hw9ls I'd go with the xt600 any day , even better a tt600 but if it was tight single track I'd rather be on a xr600 Honda
@hegantetamboktyanak6368 I would like to have one to collect. It looks amazing