late last year I bought my first bike, a little Honda Navi, and have since put over 2k miles on it. I love the bike but after riding a while I feel the limitations big time, and want something that’s actually capable.
I live in Northeast TN in the Appalachian mountains, near tons of trails and service roads, so I’ve been looking at dual sports. Also, while I don’t want to highway ride a lot, I really want a bike I can take cross country too. I had looked into the Yamaha XT250 as a great beginner dual sport, but I’m concerned with comfort for longer rides.
I want to be able to drive through the mountains and just cruise on the blue ridge parkway, but also hit the trails if I find a cool backroad. would an adventure bike be better for me? what other bikes should I consider?
I also looked at the KLX300 and the Honda CRF300. just kind of overwhelmed with options. #motorcycles source