All little of topic from your thread, but I have been considering a BMW F650 Dakar. Will probably customize it. As a 30 year old street bike novice, would you guys recommend the R 1150 GS over it? There is a big price difference, and it will be for true dual purpose, so I am kind of sitting on the line to decide. There is a Triumph dealer in Huntsville as in the Triumph Tiger, but I have read it isnt as good onroad as the Bimmer but a little better offroad vs the 1150. I kind of think the F650 Dakar would be setup better offroad, but they are in different classes and therefore not compared. The Tiger is probably too big for me anyways as it is pretty tall. I dont know anyone who knows about anything but Harleys here in and I will have to travel to Birmingham or Nashville just to see the the Bimmers. Thanks for any input you bikers have. When you so much as mentioned KTM, I knew you would be able to offer an opinion!

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