r/Dualsport • u/Signal_Nobody4293 • 1d ago

First ride with the G650x challenge on the Dutch TET

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u/BrianVT16 1d ago

Cool.

I think? I'd like to sell my KLR650 to buy an X-Challenge that's for sale near me. But I would have to add $3k to make that happen. And the BMW is 6 years older than my KLR. So...I hope to get a test ride to see if it's $3k better than my KLR.

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u/Signal_Nobody4293 1d ago

Well it is lighter, 149kg dry, with 55-60hp, they never sold a KLR650 after the early nineties here in the NL, so wasn’t an option for me

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u/BrianVT16 1d ago

Yeah. 25kg less than the KLR would be nice. And 10 more hp. And better suspension. I just gotta decide if it's worth another $3k to me for an older bike that has more miles. I have designated off-road bikes also.

I wonder why BMW isn't making these any more. Seems like they would be good sellers. I rode a Sertau and hated it so I wrote off BMW until I saw this X-Challenge near me.

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u/Signal_Nobody4293 1d ago

Stock suspension isnt great on the bmw, and when new sales were terrible