DakAL Trip Planning

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(12-29-2016 07:10 PM)LSGiant Wrote:  Yes I have read the bio I am looking for some confirmation. He states 205 miles. KTM 690 and I have 4.2 gallons of fuel. I am right on the edge. One wrong turn a couple loop backs. Anyhow it is fun to have some discussion in the cold of winter.

No doubt about the fun discussion. I'm fairly new to off road riding so I am all ears to any discussion. I have only dabbled a little off road until last summer, when I rode the Tenere on the Alpine loop in CO and now I am hooked. I've never owned a dirt bike or dual sport before so I just started my learning process three years ago in my 50s.
When I first heard of the DakAL I started giving it a lot of thought and I'm wavering between riding it on the XR650L or the Tenere. I've purchased a huge Acerbis 5.8 gallon tank for the XR so that should be able to make the needed mileage. With the Tenere, I'm guessing I will need some kind of auxiliary tank to get over 200 mile range even though it has a 6.1 gallon tank. I have never checked my mileage riding off road so I'm guessing since I can't get 200 out of her on the road.