2016 Suzuki DR650SShaded a bit more toward street than dirt, the Suzuki DR650S is a powerful quasi-adventure bike capable of runs on the freeway, as well as fairly challenging off-road duty. The big single motor works in any situation, as it develops power from idle to redline without a hiccup.With over 10 inches of travel at both ends, the worst paved roads and most unmaintained dirt roads can be confidently ridden at speed in comfort. For riders intimidated by the nearly 35-inch seat height, your dealer can modify the suspension to lower the bike 1.6 inches.
2016 Suzuki DR200S Specs:
ENGINE
Engine: SOHC single
Bore x stroke: 100 x 82mm
Displacement: 644cc
Cooling: Air-cooled
Compression ratio: 9.5:1
Fueling system: 40mm Mikuni BST carburetor
Ignition: CDI
Lubrication: Wet sump
Transmission: 5-speed
Final drive: DID chain
CHASSIS
Front brake: Floating 290mm disc w/ 4-piston caliper
Rear brake: 240mm disc w/ 2-piston caliper
Front suspension: Telescopic forks w/ 10.2 inches of travel
Rear suspension: Linkage-assisted, spring-preload and rebound-adjustable, piggyback shock w/ 10.2 inches of travel
Hello everyone and welcome once again to Motos and Friends, the weekly podcast brought to you by Ultimate Motorcycling. My name is Arthur Coldwells.
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In this week’s first segment, Editor Don Williams takes the smallest BMW ADV bike on an urban adventure in Los Angeles. The BMW G 310 GS is a full size motorcycle with a modest engine, so of course we wonder if it is a little too underpowered and might struggle. Don put it through its paces and gives us his take.
In the second segment, Neale Bayly and Kiran Ridley have returned from the Ukraine to Paris where Kiran is based.
Kiran is an award winning photojournalist, and as an accomplished documentarian, he has covered stories as diverse as drug smuggling around the Mexican border, to the devastation of the Australian Bush Fires, to the tragedy of the Mediterranean migration crisis. Neale and Kiran reminisce about their motorcycle adventure in the Ukraine, and their observations and experiences with the incredibly resilient people of Ukraine, who have been put through such brutal hardship.
