Suspension upgrades for off pavement riding.

paging @Black Lab , @River650 , @Dado8 , etc...

Have you had a look at threads like Wee's ability for 2 up and off road, I suspect the DL650 is better off-road than advertised. and I've upgraded my suspension! 2016 650XT ?

Might help to better define "mild terrain." V-Stroms can be pretty fast on fire roads and two-track roads even stock, but weight is a hard thing to overcome on uneven terrains like moguls and choppy turns.

I do A bit of off road on my 19Wee and she has bone stock suspension. I don’t race off road but I do like to have some fun off road. I ride mine with the dirt bikes sometimes take me a little longer than them but I’ve got 300 pounds on them I expect to be slower. you would want to drastically improve the ground clearance if you want to get into anything hard and going fast otherwise I think you would just trash the bike and have to haul it out of the woods. They are great bikes but in my opinion not built for the real hard off road even after you put thousands into it. Sure they will do it but not nearly as fast as the T7 you mentioned if you do your going to be more wore out than the guy on the T7.
just my opinion after riding with both bikes you mentioned.