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I'm not hugely experienced but test rode quite a few bikes before I tried the CRF300L. And immediately got that "click" you're talking about. Just knew immediately I'd enjoy riding it.
If you're a more experienced rider it might not give you the thrill of a more powerful bike, but for me it's great fun round the local twisty, potholed, gravelly lanes. And would be capable on the BOATs.
Plus the servicing schedule is measured in thousands of miles, not hours. Can recommend.
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How good a rider are you?
You would have to be decent and have some good places to ride to warrant a full Enduro bike as your onkly. Plus the extra maintenance costs and the constant risk of theft.
If you want to just do lanes get the CRF250/300. If you want to do lanes and a bit of Adventuring/touring get the Himalayan. -
Sounds like you're all covered for advice, but fairly recently bought an offroad bike so here's my 2p worth... Essentially there are 2 types of offroad bikes, the ones you want to take you to the trails (Africa Twin/BMW GS) and the ones you want to ride on the trails (KTM/Husky 250). That's the continuum, and there's various ones in between. You just have to decide where you want to make your compromises depending on where you live or how you use it.
I appreciate it's hard to figure this out as only took me 20 years! For exploring the local lanes a CRF250/300L will be perfect, but if you want to ride enduro or MX it'll be like taking a Calpol spoon to a knife fight.
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My goal over the next year is to try various bikes until something clicks. Currently have the street scrambler which will be used for all the B roads around here for the next few months and then will swap for something different.
Next on the list is a dual sport/enduro bike, living next to Salisbury plains means there is plenty of BOATs to explore.
Is buying a 250/350 4 stroke KTM or Husqvarna a bad idea? I'll probably have to employ an armed guard outside my garage but I'm more thinking about servicing etc.