designed to be
ridden
on
the dirt,
but,
in my
eyes, it's still more of a streetbike than a dirt
bike.
Even though the new Rl200G5
Adventure
js
50
pounds
lighter than its
pred-
ecesso(
the Rl l50GS, it's still a big boy, at a
claimed
492
pounds
dry which is a bit more
weishty than the 230-pound Kawasaki
KX250F
I rode on my last off-road adventure
in Utah.
But, unlike the fi, at least running
out of
8as
would not be a concern.
One ofthe main thinSs
that
separates the
new GS
Adventure from the
previous
ll50
Adventure and the standard GS
is its
mam-
moth 8.7-gallon fuel tank, which is almost
3
l/2
gallons
bigger than
the
standard's
tank
and about 0-8
gallons bigger than the
Rll50GS AdventLrre's tank, where a larger
container was available
only as an option. So,
with
"just"
250 or
so miles on tap today, there
would be no need to top ofI before we leftl
Another notable difference
is that the new
GS has more wattage to
power your
acces-
sories, thanks
to a new alternator. which now
pumps
out 720
watts vs.
the
standard's 500
watts. The
new Adventure also
gets
cross-
spoked wheels, giving it a more off-road look
(not
to mention
saving some weight).
Since the
Adventure is
designed
to be ritl-
den
around the
globe,
comfort is
pammount.
That's
why the new Rl2@GS
Adventure has
a.larger and adiustable
windshield,
an
,
adiegtable
seat with a 35- to 35.8-inch height
span. Epered
{loy
MX-type
handlebars wrrh
hand
guarCsixtra-wide
footpegs, adjusuble
"
gearshift
and
bfo
