Isn't there a difference in the motors of a Street bike and an off road bike?
Isn't one a 2-stoke and the other a 4-stroke?
Isn't that why dirt bikes sound like a chainsaw? -- BillyTFried 22:40, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Generally speaking, dirtbikes are single cylinder 2-strokes (sounds like a chainsaw) or single cylinder 4-stroke (sounds like someone hammering or thumping on a board). The trend is toward 4-stroke for emissions reasons.
Since streetlegal bikes have to pass emissions standards (difficult with 2-strokes) almost all dualsports are single cylinder 4-strokes. These are called "thumpers" because of the distinctive sound.
Japanese dualsports, which dominate this tiny market segment, are broken into lightweight (200/250cc) and heavyweight (650cc). There is one real middleweight, the Suzuki 400 DRZ.
Fratermus 03:26, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
I'd consider something like the Yamaha XT 350 to be middleweight as well.
I am generally opposed to the merge. Enduros and dual sports are usually the same thing, license plates and headlights being the main difference, but their use is completely different. Just link the two pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rlboyce ( talk • contribs) 14:56, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm opposed to the merge as well. However not only due the fact thease machines are used differenty, i actually think thier designs/tunning differ quite a lot. (An actual Enduro machine is more like modified/street-legal Motocross bike) Druiloor ( talk) 17:54, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
I'm opposed to the merge. It would be equal to merging Jazz with Rock & Roll. Dual Sport bikes evolved from Enduros but they're not the same thing. Requesting a merge suggests little or no experience with Dual Sport riding. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.181.33.235 ( talk) 05:51, 1 December 2008
I am new to Wiki and wish to expand the article based on my book "The Essential Giude to Dual Sport Motircycling". What should I do to coordinate with the current author? Cadams7649 ( talk) 16:07, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you, Chris Ruvolo, for your reply. I will become more familiar with the guide lines and get approval from my publisher before proceeding. Basically, I want to expand the definition, describe the evolution of dual sports and expand the discussion of types. Would you please answer a question relative to the spelling of dual-sport? The terms dual-sport, dual sport and DualSport (a trademark of Suzuki Motor Corporation)are all commonly used. However, only the spelling "dual-sport" leads to the article on Wikipedia. How can the other spellings be added so that they will also lead to the article. Cadams7649 ( talk) 16:04, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
While editing the article, I lost the xr 600 picture. Can anyone restore it? Cadams7649 ( talk) 14:45, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Please disregard my previous request. I found my error and the picture is restored Cadams7649 ( talk) 14:54, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Also Allround or Dual-purpose [1]At least in Europe wat is ment by this is a street-legal Enduro, or similar (spoked 21" front, 19/18" rear) machine. With 'advanture', rather then 'knobby' tires fitted. Basically a dual-sport bike. Linked are overweight [2] and/or underpowered [3] IMHO, but you probably get my point.
I'd have thought 'dual purpose' was way more common.-- Cancun771 ( talk) 14:19, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm not too familiar with wikipedia policy and guidelines, but I hope the information below might help the authors :
An interesting distinction between dual sports is the material used for fairing. Road-oriented bikes use painted, ABS-like plastics like on road bikes. Offroad oriented bikes use the softer polyethylene, which looks cheaper, is not suitable for painting (stickers are used), but is far more resistant to abuse. Experienced offroad riders immediately spot the difference, but there's no mention of this distinction on this page or the more general motorcycle pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.101.61.230 ( talk) 18:37, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Quick note to anyone editing this page, the link at the bottom to "Adventure Touring" just redirects to the same page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.169.144.149 ( talk) 06:30, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
>The heaviest dual-sport offered by Suzuki Motor Corporation in 2008 weighs about 460 pounds (210 kg) and has a large two-cylinder engine with plenty of power for long freeway trips.
what bike would that be?
v-strom is not dual-purpose, it's tourer.
only yamaha (super tenere) and honda (africa twin and VFR1200X Crosstourer) are making heavy duals atm. (they call them "adventure tourers"
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Isn't there a difference in the motors of a Street bike and an off road bike?
Isn't one a 2-stoke and the other a 4-stroke?
Isn't that why dirt bikes sound like a chainsaw? -- BillyTFried 22:40, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Generally speaking, dirtbikes are single cylinder 2-strokes (sounds like a chainsaw) or single cylinder 4-stroke (sounds like someone hammering or thumping on a board). The trend is toward 4-stroke for emissions reasons.
Since streetlegal bikes have to pass emissions standards (difficult with 2-strokes) almost all dualsports are single cylinder 4-strokes. These are called "thumpers" because of the distinctive sound.
Japanese dualsports, which dominate this tiny market segment, are broken into lightweight (200/250cc) and heavyweight (650cc). There is one real middleweight, the Suzuki 400 DRZ.
Fratermus 03:26, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
I'd consider something like the Yamaha XT 350 to be middleweight as well.
I am generally opposed to the merge. Enduros and dual sports are usually the same thing, license plates and headlights being the main difference, but their use is completely different. Just link the two pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rlboyce ( talk • contribs) 14:56, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm opposed to the merge as well. However not only due the fact thease machines are used differenty, i actually think thier designs/tunning differ quite a lot. (An actual Enduro machine is more like modified/street-legal Motocross bike) Druiloor ( talk) 17:54, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
I'm opposed to the merge. It would be equal to merging Jazz with Rock & Roll. Dual Sport bikes evolved from Enduros but they're not the same thing. Requesting a merge suggests little or no experience with Dual Sport riding. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.181.33.235 ( talk) 05:51, 1 December 2008
I am new to Wiki and wish to expand the article based on my book "The Essential Giude to Dual Sport Motircycling". What should I do to coordinate with the current author? Cadams7649 ( talk) 16:07, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Thank you, Chris Ruvolo, for your reply. I will become more familiar with the guide lines and get approval from my publisher before proceeding. Basically, I want to expand the definition, describe the evolution of dual sports and expand the discussion of types. Would you please answer a question relative to the spelling of dual-sport? The terms dual-sport, dual sport and DualSport (a trademark of Suzuki Motor Corporation)are all commonly used. However, only the spelling "dual-sport" leads to the article on Wikipedia. How can the other spellings be added so that they will also lead to the article. Cadams7649 ( talk) 16:04, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
While editing the article, I lost the xr 600 picture. Can anyone restore it? Cadams7649 ( talk) 14:45, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Please disregard my previous request. I found my error and the picture is restored Cadams7649 ( talk) 14:54, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Also Allround or Dual-purpose [1]At least in Europe wat is ment by this is a street-legal Enduro, or similar (spoked 21" front, 19/18" rear) machine. With 'advanture', rather then 'knobby' tires fitted. Basically a dual-sport bike. Linked are overweight [2] and/or underpowered [3] IMHO, but you probably get my point.
I'd have thought 'dual purpose' was way more common.-- Cancun771 ( talk) 14:19, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
I'm not too familiar with wikipedia policy and guidelines, but I hope the information below might help the authors :
An interesting distinction between dual sports is the material used for fairing. Road-oriented bikes use painted, ABS-like plastics like on road bikes. Offroad oriented bikes use the softer polyethylene, which looks cheaper, is not suitable for painting (stickers are used), but is far more resistant to abuse. Experienced offroad riders immediately spot the difference, but there's no mention of this distinction on this page or the more general motorcycle pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.101.61.230 ( talk) 18:37, 10 August 2011 (UTC)
Quick note to anyone editing this page, the link at the bottom to "Adventure Touring" just redirects to the same page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.169.144.149 ( talk) 06:30, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
>The heaviest dual-sport offered by Suzuki Motor Corporation in 2008 weighs about 460 pounds (210 kg) and has a large two-cylinder engine with plenty of power for long freeway trips.
what bike would that be?
v-strom is not dual-purpose, it's tourer.
only yamaha (super tenere) and honda (africa twin and VFR1200X Crosstourer) are making heavy duals atm. (they call them "adventure tourers"
89.17.13.164 (
talk)
00:31, 16 August 2017 (UTC)