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Agree about large dual sports. I've been eyeballin' the Honda XR150L pretty hard as of late. Someone nearby also had a 2019 G310GS for sale for below $4k which got my wallet quivering a little.
Road-going two-strokes like your TS are rare to see anymore. The last two-stroke I touched was a YSR50.
Love my XR15L but I don't love going more than 55ish mph in turns with it due to the tires and upright nature of it. Hard to get any lean and feel comfortable with it. It tops out for me at about 65 on the highway. It rides like a dream on dirt roads here and it badly wants to sit in 4th gear.
Great little bike with some "cheap" parts. I.e. the drum brake in the rear, no abs, brush guards are just there for looks. Everything else is solid, though. The motor is hella reliable. They wouldn't be as popular on the world market if they weren't!