There's a part of us as we grow older and wiser that longs for simplicity, ease, and basic functionality. My "large" adv bike is a used DR650 that I bought from a fellow going through a divorce(it was for sale right next to a tanning bed. I passed on that!). These big thumpers, including the BMWs, are fun and easy to ride and repair. They'll haul you around the world. I consider the KLR and DRs to be the plain vanilla Ford F150s of adv bikes. These basic affordable bikes remind me of the thrill I got the first time I rode a motorcycle in 1969. For me, adventure riding is about slowing down, decompressing, stopping for coffee,meeting people, wandering... I'm not slamming expensive high-end bikes but for me boring is fine!