when i usually ride dualsport we stick to the open dirt roads around the mountains in PA, the bikes are kinda heavy to be whipping through the woods (plus i have better bikes for ripping through the woods haha) but its manegable.
i ride a drz400, its the blue one in this picture. Ignore my dad, but that is his KTM 690 R, and i can tell you that thing fucking RIPS. Like that 690 has more power than you will ever need, but that is what makes it so fun to ride!!
if i had to get a bike i had to ride in the woods and on the road, i would get a KTM 525. I rode one back to my sponsors house one time and boy was that thing a riot. roll the throttle on in 3rd gear and it would just break loose on the roads XD.
keep in mind you can make just about any bike you want street legal, i race enduro's which we have to have our bikes registered and insured because we ride on public roads inbetween sections of trail. I've had a 250f and a 350f both "street legal" with just a few changes. but if your doing a lot of pavement riding you'll probably want to change your sprocket for more top speed
