Motorcycles

I guess "mid-size" needs a bit of definition.

I've got a Triumph Tiger 800, and love it. Decided against the 1200 because I didn't really need that much more displacement. I went with the alloy rims, and that meant tires that aren't meant for the

The vStrom 650 or 800 are both great bikes. By all accounts the 800 hits a sweet spot, except that it's not actually a "V".

The real question is if there are any good reasons to not buy a T7.

The only reasonable course is if you legitimately want a bomb-proof bike for the apocalypse. Then you could get an XR or DR (KLR is ruled out because you want more power than your WR lmao). But, the T7 will be way more comfortable, capable, and faster than these pigs.

There's the new Honda Transalp but i don't know anything about it.

Modern bikes are for chumps. Consider one of the "big three" dual sports, the DR650, XR650L, or KLR650. Among those three the KLR is the most adventure-y, especially in its 3rd gen incarnation. I have a 2nd gen KLR and use it as the caveman's adventure bike.

I personally don't see the appeal of bringing a complicated high-strung bike that's stuffed full of electronics on long distance trips where off road riding is on the menu and failure is not an option. I met a guy on the MABDR once who took a dip in a river with his Tenere and getting it wet somehow caused the electronics to wedge themselves into such a state that his bike wouldn't start. By the time I met him he'd been camped there for two days with a dead bike after trying anything and everything to get it to run. I forded the exact same river with my KLR to a depth that came up over my boots, and after concluding that there probably wasn't anything I could do to help him that he hadn't already tried (plus he said he had a friend coming with a truck to pick him up), I rode away on my KLR with no troubles other than wet socks.

Have you seen the recent Ibex review by the Fort 9 channel? Seems you should give it a try if you can.