I know the V-Strom is billed as a dual sport. How well does it handle offroad? I am not talking about anything lite. Ruts, mud, gravel, hills, etc.
Wish I had a picture of this road but I know a spot that is a mud/gravel road with a big rut and a hairpin turn going downhill (with a cliff on the side of the road). My Jeep can handle it and maybe a KLR250 or KLR650, just wondering if a V-Strom could handle it. If anyone in south east Tennessee want to test it out I linked it below. I can't go here to often because of gas (until I find a motorcycle). Just don't steal my gold. :mrgreen:
Twisty road:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.187137,-84.392767&num=1&t=m&z=14&iwloc=near
Edit: As a warning don't go down in there during or just after a rain unless you are REALLY good with slick muddy roads. There are places with bedrock over the road that are slick when it rains.
Wish I had a picture of this road but I know a spot that is a mud/gravel road with a big rut and a hairpin turn going downhill (with a cliff on the side of the road). My Jeep can handle it and maybe a KLR250 or KLR650, just wondering if a V-Strom could handle it. If anyone in south east Tennessee want to test it out I linked it below. I can't go here to often because of gas (until I find a motorcycle). Just don't steal my gold. :mrgreen:
Twisty road:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=35.187137,-84.392767&num=1&t=m&z=14&iwloc=near
Edit: As a warning don't go down in there during or just after a rain unless you are REALLY good with slick muddy roads. There are places with bedrock over the road that are slick when it rains.