[Water Warrior 2]

The Vstrom is more street oriented than the KLR. The KLR is more dirt oriented than the Vstrom. Each bike has it's strengths and weak points to consider. My Vstrom is a road bike only for me and after riding a KLR through the Dragons Tail 3 years ago I really wouldn't want one for street or dirt use. Not saying it is a bad bike in the least, just not my cup of tea. If the KLR was a bad bike then there are 10's of 1000's of fools out there all on a bad bike. My idea of an off-road bike is 250 maximum and a weight of 300 lbs maximum.
A street legal dirt bike here is an ideal mount. I can be on a dirt trail in less time than it takes me to get geared up for the ride. A lot of the younger riders here put a lighting kit on a real off-road bike just to get across town and really have a ball doing all sorts of fun stuff. These bikes are lighter, faster, more nimble, simpler and have super suspension that doesn't beat up the rider. I really need to win a lottery. First purchase......a really large garage with attached house.