[dsn_klr650] nklr: possible relocation to bay area

[Weaver, Mark]

i'm in forestville (well actually, i'm at work, so i'm in petaluma) about 45 mins north of SF in light traffic. registration is no problem. you don't have to do any emissions nonsense or anything. just go to the dmv with your old title and register it. not sure exactly what the fees are, but probably $50/yr or thereabouts. cal registrations are partly a registration fee, and partly a valuation based tax. klr's are pretty cheap, so we get over on that one. i checked into this stuff a little because i just bought a 49state bike (with nevada title) for my wife. there are no safety inspections or anything, which is sort of good for me (less inconvenience) but sort of scary too, since other people's cars aren't getting inspected. so far none of them have killed me. there is some sort of riding in the way south bay, like hollister and some other place with "creek" in the name i think, but i'm clueless about down there. where i've been riding is cow mountain (near ukiah), about an hour from my house, and about 2 hrs from SF, and also in the mendocino national forest north of clear lake, probably 2.5-3 hrs from SF. lots of backcountry and camping and cool stuff that i've only just begun to explore. some of the singletrack is probably too difficult to do on anything but a serious off-roader, like a beemer gs1150, but if you just stay on the easy trails, you'll still have a blast. great riding can also be had in the sierra foothills, and up into the high mountains. the tahoe and eldorado national forests have some bitchin' ohv areas (forest hill and georgetown), and tons of dirt roads and jeep trails too. i mostly know this area from mountain biking, but i plan to get up there on the scooter this summer. we're not very organized here yet, but i think we're on the verge of forming an impromptu NorCal posse to do some riding. i'd suspect we might try to get together in may sometime, depending on everyone's schedule. good luck on your interview. -mark weaver

> > For those in CA: > > I'll be in the San Fransisco Bay area next week for a job interview. > Obviously I'll looking at relocating. I think I can bring my 49-state > 2000 KLR with me, but is this really true? I've lived only in the > South so far, so all these emission laws, regulations and other stuff > are new to me. > > What is the procedure to register the bike and what will it cost? > > Also, any good trail riding in this area? If I do relocate, it would > be great to have someone to ride with. > > Thanks for any help. > > > James Poore > Currently in N. AL > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > Now the best and coolest websites come right to you based on your > unique interests. eTour.com is surfing without searching. > And, it's FREE! > http://click.egroups.com/1/3013/3/_/911801/_/956851240/ > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >