I really enjoy riding my electric mountain bike off-road around here. I go every weekend. However, there are more places I would like to explore that are too far to go on it. I do have a rack to carry it with my SUV but that takes work and still the riding range is limited (by me). I started riding with a friend who is also into dual sport motorcycles. He convinced me to get a dual sport bike.
Back in the 80's and 90's I had dirt bikes. My first was a 1982 Honda XR250. It was not very powerful so I upgraded to the XR500, then a 1986 XR600. My last dirt bike was a 1989 KTM 500MX and that was the best bike I owned to that point. Fast forward more than 25 years and now I bought this 2023 Husqvarna 701 Enduro.
At 325lbs it is the heaviest bike I have owned by almost 60lbs. It is also the most powerful at 74HP, 10HP more than my KTM. I wanted a dual sport so I would not have to haul it and because I wanted to explore some roads that require licensed vehicles. I like the idea of just riding from my house.