I recently purchased my bike and love it. Presently I am living and working in Saudi Arabia and needed some fun in my life. I like to travel the backroads and off-road desert trails and this bike does it well. I purchased mine after observing others on many types of bikes and picked the KTM because it handels so well off road and is also good on the highway, (except for my mirrows vibrate quite a bit at high speeds which make them use less). I had looked into the BMW 1150 but noticed the bike is a little to heavy for extreme off-road trips which turned me off. The KTM is light and the suspension is a dream! Off the road the holes and rocks are driven over without a thought and in city speed bumps are not even noticed. If you want a all around take you anyplace machine this is it!