Meaning, an off-road focused dual-sport can do it all, but a street-focused one simply cannot, and we’re here to tell you the Redshift EXR does it all. It basically comes down to the “all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares” logic. Rather, they probably bought one with visions of riding down the road and up into the mountains / hills / trails / sand pits / whatever your local region offers / etc., but a streetier dual-sport will only get you so far. Few people buy a dual-sport for heavy street use. Plus, it will ride and handle street duty just fine compared to a street-focused dual-sport, but that’s not why you bought a dual-sport in the first place. On the other hand, if you get yourself a dual-sport that leans to the off-road side of things, like the Redshift EXR, you’ll get to experience the possibilities a true dual-purpose motorcycle can offer. It gets around town nicely and odds are the owner bought it because they liked the look and ruggedness of a road-going dirtbike (nothing wrong with that), but take it to the dirt and you’ll quickly recognize it’s more of a streetbike with dirtbike fenders than anything else.Ģ018 Alta Motors Redshift MX and MXR First Ride Review A street-focused dual-sport is just that – street-focused. Some land in the middle with hopes of handling double-duty, but as a result, do neither well, while others lean to either side. Oh, and did I mention it’s street-legal?ĭual-sport motorcycles all fall somewhere in the spectrum between off-road and street use. The EXR is essentially an MXR (Alta’s top level motocrosser) with turn signals, and let me explain why that’s a good thing. We just rode the 2019 Redshift EXR and have come away truly impressed. That’s a bold statement – I know – but ask anyone who’s ridden an Alta Redshift what it’s like, and I’d bet the farm they’d tell you it was a hoot.
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