I think there might be some confusion here so I'll try to clear it up.
The dirty comparison test this thread is about is a one day event where three of us will be switching between the new KTM, the borrowed LC GS and the Super Tenere. At the end of that day, I will pick which of the three bikes I will buy based mainly on how the bike is in the dirt.
The big trip takes place later in the summer with my friends. I'll be taking my new bike on that trip and it is not meant to be a comparison then, just to have an adventure. The others on the trip don't care what brands of bikes are on the trip, as it's just about the challenge and adventure of such a big ride.
Anyways, it sure is going to be interesting to ride all three of the bikes back to back on the same day in the real conditions I want the bike for and compare them. Should be a really fun day and we'll learn things about about the bikes that probably will never been known by reading a traditional comparison test by any motorcycle publication or just taking a new Super Tenere out for a short pavement test ride from the dealer. Hopefully the results will be interesting to others here too.
Sid
The dirty comparison test this thread is about is a one day event where three of us will be switching between the new KTM, the borrowed LC GS and the Super Tenere. At the end of that day, I will pick which of the three bikes I will buy based mainly on how the bike is in the dirt.
The big trip takes place later in the summer with my friends. I'll be taking my new bike on that trip and it is not meant to be a comparison then, just to have an adventure. The others on the trip don't care what brands of bikes are on the trip, as it's just about the challenge and adventure of such a big ride.
Anyways, it sure is going to be interesting to ride all three of the bikes back to back on the same day in the real conditions I want the bike for and compare them. Should be a really fun day and we'll learn things about about the bikes that probably will never been known by reading a traditional comparison test by any motorcycle publication or just taking a new Super Tenere out for a short pavement test ride from the dealer. Hopefully the results will be interesting to others here too.
Sid