Can't Decide Between an ADV Bike or a Naked Motorcycle? Watch This

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  @seekerhunts · 4 years ago

  "We don't think it's worth owning, but for a beginner or most people, it's worth it" this right here folks - if someone says your bike isn't worth it because something is better, just ask yourself "am I enjoying it/does it make me happy" if you can say yes, then hello, my two wheeled friend, ride on and ride safe!

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• SK

  @SkylerB17 · 4 years ago

  as someone who has been thinking about moving up from my beginner bike to either a naked or an ADV bike, i can say that this video did not help me decide between the two. i guess ill just have to get both.

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• MA

  @manuelestacio1836 · 4 years ago

  Adventure bikes are also less of a heat score from police. Slap on panniers and a top rack and you become invisible lol. Naked bikes have a 'hooligan' look that attracts cops.

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• JO

  @joseph9556 · 4 years ago

  More than likely, most people who are deciding between a naked vs adv are probably not too concerned if it can wheelie or can hit 180mph

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• KA

  @karlreinke · 4 years ago (edited)

  Adding a couple things for Spite&apos;s bulletpoints:<br> An ADV bike is better for urban commuting for 2 additional reasons:<br>1. Suspension travel. &nbsp;With our &quot;crumbling infrastructure&quot; the size of potholes, construction zones, speed bumps, and sunken manholes make potential bent rims a possibility and that long suspension &nbsp;travel more of a need-to-have rather than nice-to-have.<br><br>2. Visibility. That taller bike gives you a warhorse-like view of the battlefield which is more beneficial than you realize in heavy traffic. On cruisers and most nekkid bikes you pretty much just see the car in front of you. But on ADVs sitting tall and proud you can see over several cars. The flip side is also true. Being able to pull up along side Kyle or Chad and look them in the eye &nbsp;in their clapped out rolling-coal Dodge Cummins cranking 5FDP means they&apos;re more likely to see YOU as well.<br><br>Basically, urban landscapes ARE the very definition of ADV riding these days.

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  @2026santaferider · 4 years ago

  Easy solution…own one of each…👍

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• DA

  @DadsDomain · 4 years ago

  My 450l is my &quot;toy&quot;, my vstrom 650 is my two wheeled car and I love it and don&apos;t care what people think. Best memory was throwing the luggage on to run errands and I see a yard sale at a farm. Walked away with a $25 framing nailer, three boxes of nails and it was enough to frame my entire basement for $25. Yay for nerdy ADV luggage capacity!

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• LO

  @lordflash7160 · 4 years ago

  Made the switch to an ADV because where Im at the roads are absolutely terrible

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• MR

  @mrhands2757 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m with Spite on this one, &nbsp;I&apos;m proof, just have a bike, &nbsp;no car!! <br>CB500X!! &nbsp;😃💪❤

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• KK

  @kkiwi54 · 4 years ago

  You forgot the weather protection that most adv bikes have - always an advantage compared to a naked

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• DA

  @damonweaver3386 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;ve gotten older and I&apos;m torn between the lush comfort of an adv and my desire to still occasionally do stupid shit on a naked.

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• MA

  @matthatter93 · 4 years ago

  Spite! You forgot wind protection! Not gonna lie after three long trips on my naked and early morning chilly commutes led me to owning my Adv bike

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