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I've been lusting for a dual sport for some time now. My ride for the past 2 years has been an 07 Ruckus that is basically stock, except for a set of studded tires for winter. A little background about myself, I'm 25 and 5'7" and live in Alaska, and I'm a Land Rover nerd (I have a Disco and 2 Series rigs). My Ruckus is an awesome little machine but it gets kind of hair raising riding 30 miles to work every day at 38-42mph on rough roads when cars are going by doing 60+. I really don't know much about dual sports, but a lot of my friends ride them and most are BMW's. I have sat on a 98 Funduro that my friend who is shorter than I am rides daily as well as a newer F650GS, which seems to fit me like a glove. I couldn't even get my leg up on another friends R1150GS Adventure so as much as I like them, they are out of the question. I'll be taking a local MSF course this spring, probably on the Ruckus unless my buddy loans me his Funduro. I've been searching Ebay for a while and the bikes that have caught my eye so far are the F650 series, KLR650 and Triumph Tiger. What ever bike I buy, it'll have to be shipped here to Kodiak Island, so I won't get to ride it before I buy unfortunately. What would be the best bike for a new rider such as myself? I plan to ride as much as possible. I ride my Ruckus all winter long no matter the weather so I'm no stranger to punishment. Thanks
Edit: should mention I want to be able to tackle some pretty rough terrain but still have some road comfort, if this helps.
Edit: should mention I want to be able to tackle some pretty rough terrain but still have some road comfort, if this helps.
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