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[Andrew-hueb]

It's very wholesome to see you and your boyfriend enjoying time outside.

[brianjones]

I remember seeing that bike in the Marine Corps Times magazine in 2000, then i got stationed in Okinawa Camp Kinser and seen a pile of them at DRMO waiting to get junked. Man that sucked.

[hatman]

I'm building out a 1992 Delica L300 Starwagon as both a full time camper van, and a "bugout" vehicle. It's small, it's 4x4, and it's a turbodeisel from the factory. It has a few issues I've had to address to improve its longevity, but then again, what van doesn't. I was able to pick it up for 8k while I was stationed in Japan, and have it shipped home for free as my POV by the military. Theyre normally worth 15k in the states.

Since it's deisel, it's kinda multifuel (especially if I set it up to burn vegetable oil, which I intend on doing). So I decided to build my entire build around just 2 resources: Deisel, and electricity. Besides the usual solar/battery setup and electric stovetop and the electrical side of things, I have gotten a pair of MSR dragonfly burners to build myself a custom multifuel dual burner, as opposed to propane. I got them because from what Ive read, theyre about the only burners still produced on the market that cleanly burn deisel. And they have a valve so you can turn them down and simmer food that way. Some future plans of mine, Im going to be installing a diesel heater, auxillary deisel tank, and maybe get a small deisel generator. If I did all that, I'd pretty much only need to worry about getting food, water, and deisel (or... Vegetable oil... Or JP-8... Or Jet-A... Etc etc etc... Btw, did you know you can make vegetable oil relatively easily if you collect enough nuts? You only really need a press to make it. Biofuel gasoline however is very difficult to make). I thought this would simplify my setup somewhat, as opposed to trying to get food, water, deisel for the van, propane for burners, gasoline for a generator etc etc etc etc.

Part of that led me to the idea of getting an enduro or dirt bike of some kind to have as transportation option besides the van, but... Well, following this logic, I'd need to get a deisel bike. Lo and behold, there's only this one rare model of production deisel bike sadly... And 12-30k is a little steep for my blood, so I guess there goes that idea XD.

[skoelzer]

I’ve grown up riding in the woods since I was 6 years old (riding 30+ years now) with loads of experience on many types of bikes in many disciplines on and off road. A 2 stroke ~300 or ~350 will get you amazing low speed off road capability at low (quiet) rpms - excellent tractor like torque on bottom and mid range. Reliability wise, they have come a very long way since the old 2 strokes. There’s an extreme availability for parts, upgrades. Maintenance is extremely easy due to the simplicity. Many modern 4 stokes need maintenance done after 5-10 hours of ride time. List goes on, lots of reasons for them being great for what you are looking for Mike.

For me, ~2017 KTM 300xc properly tuned to your height, weight (load out), skill, and oversized tank is my go to. Many other good bikes but too many to name.

[daveettel]

That's a cool bike but good luck keeping it running and getting parts

[tennesseelockpicking]

Ylthat bike was in TN 😂I was going to buy it but looks like you beat me to it. The local law enforcement agency bought them and then sold it to the guy who had it for sale. I hope you enjoy it man.

[LongRider]

Ive got the new gas model. 2022 KLR650. Great all around bike with over a 300 mile range. Set up right its a great all around budget friendly bike. Easy to work on and easy to locate parts.

[Emily-oulq]

Still got my XR600R bought new in '92

[GnoticPasta]

i like my Suzuki DR650 for a bugout bike. pretty bullet proof, shorter and lighter than the KLR and it's a ton of fun.

[ElTejon]

What a cool bike! No idea it existed.

[RedFlyerMedia]

I bought a couple non-working Yamaha Serow 250s to rebuild. I will end up with a pretty decent little bug out bike & spare parts.

[jurassicfrank]

When you come to California you should check out some trails at Jawbone. Super fun hill climbs. It’s probably just over an hour north from where your class is.

[madmav]

Awesome video guys! Y'all need a Fieldcraft drone to get some sweet shots outside!

[terryanderson]

E bikes are a pretty viable option. Especially you have a camp/homestead wirh solar.

[Frank-uwxq]

Awesome bike to find... not just for the functionality, but it's a rare collector piece, that's not just cool Military vehicle but is associated with SOCOM...

[liberatedlady]

It amuses me to this day on the line, ‘load pipes saves lives.’
I wonder what the accident and wreckage percentage rate would be if this were true.
As someone who’s been around military bases with Fighter Wing Squadrons all her adult life, I find amusing when a fighter jet can just creep up on you and you never heard them coming.
Wait for it… until they fly past you.

[brethowell]

I am a Honda guy. I have a Honda XR650L. You also need to look into RECLUSE clutch set ups.

[alexs]

One of the best bikes ive ever owned is a tw200. It went everywhere and was indestructible. 100 miles per gallon, quiet, light, went 55mph, and was geared to take my fat ass anywhere

[Frank-uwxq]

It'd be a really cool video to get a Marsoc guy to come on & share some experience with those..or other inside knowledge, ... from Ops or the research & development side.. also an engineer like you mentioned

[Gunnyfelker]

I used those bikes. We would throw them in a 53 and drop them in the desert. You had to also have a truck, which we had an Ifav (tactical Mercedes G Wagon). You cant wear a 100lb mission ruck while riding it.

I’ll always be the guy that says its better to walk in. Quiet and less casualty producing; definitely not as fun as HAHO.

What usually happened is we would ride those bikes to the ORP a terrain feature behind the OP and walk from there. So you have to cache the bikes. Yes they are loud and you cant carry much gear.
I worked the East German border in the mid 80s, and the GRU bikes were easy to find due to noise & engine heat using thermals.

PS- nvgs over open terrain at night will get you a broken foot hahaha.