Personally I find the weight of the TR650 is about as much as I would want to deal with. I can still ride it offroad and move it around in the garage, and even put my bike stand under it and get it up in the air to work on - barely.
No Husky Moss Tool in Canada. I worry about that alittle, it is a diagnostic tool that may be needed in the future for things like the imobizer, error codes etc. Closest Husky Moss Tool to me is 16-20 hours away so that creates a problem for Canadian owners. Probably resale will be weak and parts will be alittle harder to get, especially if the bike is discontinued. I bought mine before the sale of Husky to KTM so I expected to have the Moss tool available at the dealer (8 hours away) and I didn't know it could be a 1 or 2 year wonder. Would I buy this bike if I knew then what I know now...YES, I LOVE the bike, I LOVE the style, I LOVE the performance!! It is pretty exclusive where I am, no one has seen one and the DMV hadn't registered one in my province until mine, I guess the hassle of owning this Italian beauty is the cost of doing buisness. The bike is AWESOME!!
Weight is a big deal. My morning ride consisted of turning the bike around on uneven ground infront of my tiny garage, there is no way to turn it around inside. My driveway is downhill to the garage. For fun, I fire it up and let it idle (three minute rule is bull), then push it up the driveway and lock the gate. I'm just trying to build my strength and abilities to maneuver this beast of 400 plus pounds. So on the ride this morning, I head down a dirt path which turned into a wash. Steep banks, then sand bottom. I went about a 1/4 mile before I had enough. Problem, how do you turn around on sand. Stop and you are dead. I aimed it up the bank, and then backed it back down, bumped it forward again and was stuck, crossways in the wash. Man this thing is not easy to drag. Trust me, I was wishing I had my 300 lb XL500 or even the blasted scooter. I did get it turned with moderate effort and onto a grassy patch, and it was go time again. Arizona gets warm early and it was about 90 degrees already, so needless to say, that with full gear, pushing and pulling and running along side the bike while under power, will work up a good sweat. And of all days to be without camera, I am not going back in for a photo shoot. Coming back over where I just was, I could see my furrow snaking its way along the wash. Yes, there was no straight line, and I do not like sand and deep loose gravel. Point is, I doubt if any of the heavier bikes would have had a chance.
The worst thing for me is going down an unknown track which gradually gets steeper and steeper and you start to think, "hmm now I've got to get back up this"...
Wanna buy my F800GS? She's mobile, agile, & hostile....race ready! You'll love it. Fly to Oklahoma and enjoy a nice long ride home. I'm keeping my Terra. Nuff said. HF
Wow If H5 is saying he would keep Terra and drop the F800GS that is HIGH (pun intended) praise indeed I feel the same way. Haven't been this happy with a bike in a long time. Great all a rounder.
I must ask you learned guys if the limited suspension travel has been much of an issue. By counts the TR ticks most boxes, just wondering about bottoming out constantly etc. Love to hear your views guys.
I've not found it to be an issue, though to be honest, my riding style (if you could call it that, slow) rarely finds the limits of any suspension unless it is an "uh oh" moment. Thing is, for whatever reason I don't seem to have any "uh oh" moments with the 650.
