Congrats Dirt_Dad, and welcome to the club!
I started my orange journey on an SAR, very capable in the dirt, loved the power, and dang but it's comfortable too.
<a href="https://artbartlett.smugmug.com/Rides/i-8XWmpfm/A">
This was on the NMBDR,
As you can see, I have two different sets of wheels, SAR wheel with knobbies, and SAS wheels with Pilot road 5's for the road
<a href="https://artbartlett.smugmug.com/Rides/i-Xc8BgsQ/A">
Those Jesses bags are the same ones I had on my Tenere, they've taken a beating and are still working great.
That SAR lasted me a year, before a deer decided to impede my forward motion and break lots of my bones in the process.
I'm on an SAS now, as beat up as I am, I don't think I'll be riding too far offroad for awhile. My right thumb is STILL healing
<a href="https://artbartlett.smugmug.com/Bikes/KTM-1290-SAS/i-ZJdLNh9/A">
I've installed the Rottweiler intake, fueling dongles, Arrow headers, Wings exhaust, Shitcanned those stock bags, and installed my old Jesse bags from my Tenere/SAR.
Your going to want to remove that charcoal cannister under your seat, Rottweiler makes a kit for that as well.
As for the side lights? They work very well! Kind of throws you off when they first come on, the more you lean the brighter they get!
All around, a damn fine machine. I still miss the shaft drive of the Tenere, but these are fun bikes...
Congrats again!!!
Bart
I started my orange journey on an SAR, very capable in the dirt, loved the power, and dang but it's comfortable too.
<a href="https://artbartlett.smugmug.com/Rides/i-8XWmpfm/A">
This was on the NMBDR,
As you can see, I have two different sets of wheels, SAR wheel with knobbies, and SAS wheels with Pilot road 5's for the road
<a href="https://artbartlett.smugmug.com/Rides/i-Xc8BgsQ/A">
Those Jesses bags are the same ones I had on my Tenere, they've taken a beating and are still working great.
That SAR lasted me a year, before a deer decided to impede my forward motion and break lots of my bones in the process.
I'm on an SAS now, as beat up as I am, I don't think I'll be riding too far offroad for awhile. My right thumb is STILL healing
<a href="https://artbartlett.smugmug.com/Bikes/KTM-1290-SAS/i-ZJdLNh9/A">
I've installed the Rottweiler intake, fueling dongles, Arrow headers, Wings exhaust, Shitcanned those stock bags, and installed my old Jesse bags from my Tenere/SAR.
Your going to want to remove that charcoal cannister under your seat, Rottweiler makes a kit for that as well.
As for the side lights? They work very well! Kind of throws you off when they first come on, the more you lean the brighter they get!
All around, a damn fine machine. I still miss the shaft drive of the Tenere, but these are fun bikes...
Congrats again!!!
Bart