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From: marauder@fluke.UUCP (Bill Landsborough)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Dual Purpose motercycles
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Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 12:43:30 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 14 12:43:30 1985
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Dual Purpose motOrcycles are typically not great for either dirt or street.
They tend to be too heavy and cumbersome for the dirt with all of the lights,
turn signals, and battery.  And they vibrate more that a strictly "street"
bike does because they are usually single cylinder. (I don't know of any
2 cylinder bikes anymore which call themselves "dual purpose".
  However if you wanted to commute, say 10 miles to work and you live 3 miles
down a dirt road and you plan to ride rain or shine, then you can't beat
a "dual purpose" bike.  But if you don't have a similar situation, and you
want to ride dirt, consider the new enduro type with minature lighting, no
turn signals, and good suspension.  However they cannot be "legally" licenced
for street in most states.

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