RE: Got Some Funny Looks [NKLR]
JD,
Speaking of looking like a pair tooling down the highway, I had a similar experience when I took a ride to the local Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiast monthly meeting here in Seattle recently. I was riding my KLX 650 R (looks like a dirt bike with lights), another guy was riding a brand new Honda RC51, the third guy was riding a nice Ducati 750 Super Sport, I think it was a '75 (?). We were laughing that alls we needed was a Harley and we would have just about covered all the bases. It was a lot of fun and we got tons of looks.
Cheers,
Ed
Duvall, WA
''96 KLX 650 R
'82 Katana 1000
> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 12:38:44 -0500
> From: JD
> Subject: Got Some Funny Looks [NKLR]
>
> Thought this was kind of amusing, and thought I would share
> it with the
> collective.
>
> My son called me on Saturday and let me know he was the proud
> owner of a
> new Dnya Super Glide Sport. He has always wanted a Harley,
> and finally
> found a good deal on one. Of course the next thing out of
> his mouth was
> "want to go for a ride Dad?" Sure I says, and I proceeded down to his
> apartment, and we sent off to explore some back roads around
> western Ft.
> Worth, TX.
>
> About an 2 hours into our trip, the new Harley ran out of gas on the
> main tank, so we started searching for a gas station. Found
> a 7/11 type
> store, and since the KLR didn't need any petrol yet, I just parked
> beside his Harley at the pump. While we were sitting there an EMT who
> was in the store walked over, and started asking questions about the
> KLR. He was interested in buying one, and we spent the next
> 20 minutes
> discussing its virtues. Needless to say, my son wasn't to
> amused....here he is with a new Harley, and all we are
> talking about is
> the KLR.
>
> Had a fun ride though, and we sure got a lot of people staring with
> their jaws wide open. I guess we did look like a real pair
> tooling down
> the highway.
>
> JD (boy that Harley sure makes my KLR look good!)
> A14 - 2.3k and loving every mile
> Roanoke, Tx (DF/W area).
>