klr owner to bandit?

[Bill Wallen]

Hi, folks. New list member, but I don't own a KLR YET. I'm in research mode, trying to determine which dual-sport to buy. I ride a Ducati on the street, but in the semi-rural are that I live, there are tooooo many roads that are unattractive to the Duck, but would be a blast on a dual-sport. I'm just about convinced that the KLR is what I need. I don't really need more dirt-ability than the KLR offers, nor do I wish to pay more for a bike that has less street-ability. Can I get thoughts on KLR vs. anything else? I've looked at the Honda, Suzuki, and Husky. When I go to deal on the KLR, how much $ off of list should I expect? Feel free to send off-list. Thanks in advance for you input! Bill Wallen Smithville, MO '94 Ducati 900SS '01 KLR 650? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/

[Jim Nesrsta]

Bill, I just got my new KLR a few months ago in San Antonio. I don't think I got a great deal. It was $5300 drive out and I didn't even get a helmet out of the deal! You should be able to do better than that. I was too anxious to get riding again after an 18 year layoff. It's a great bike so far. Just don't try to do stuff that a two-stroke dirt bike can do. I have progressive fork springs and a steel reinforced front brake line on order. At 265 pounds I need all the stopping power I can get. Jim Nesrsta Bill Wallen wrote:

> > Hi, folks. New list member, but I don't own a KLR > YET. > > I'm in research mode, trying to determine which > dual-sport to buy. I ride a Ducati on the street, but

[The Squasher]

I got my KLR A15 for under $5700 out the door here in Northern California. That's the best price around. The highest was over $6400 OTD. That's what they cost here, nothing anyone can do. If you don't buy it someone else will. Just for reference the Yamaha R1's that MSRP for under $10,000. Go for almost $15,000 + fees. Same for the Honda RC51's. Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 20:53:08 -0500 From: Jim Nesrsta Subject: Re: KLR owner to be?Bill, I just got my new KLR a few months ago in San Antonio. I don't think I got a great deal. It was $5300 drive out and I didn't even get a helmet out of the deal! You should be able to do better than that. I was too anxious to get riding again after an 18 year layoff. It's a great bike so far. Just don't try to do stuff that a two-stroke dirt bike can do. I have progressive fork springs and a steel reinforced front brake line on order. At 265 pounds I need all the stopping power I can get.Jim Nesrsta Bill Wallen wrote:> > Hi, folks. New list member, but I don't own a KLR> YET.>

>I'm in research mode, trying to determine which >dual-sport to buy. I ride a Ducati on the street, but

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[k650dsn@aol.com]

Yes... but the new Yamaha FZ1 and ZRX1200 will both sell for around $8,000 and will pass a Blandit in the blink of an eye. And yes, they will both be available on the left coast. Gino

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "Bill E Goat" wrote: > Just for reference the Yamaha R1's that MSRP for under $10,000. Go > for > > almost $15,000 + fees. Same for the Honda RC51's. > > Picked up my Bandit S 1200 Saturday, am loving it. Very nice > looking , in champagne silver, and it is phukk'n'A extremely fast, > even at the break-in rev limit. $7200 out-the-door, the MSRP was > $7199 I believe. In CA you have 7.5% sales tax, and pay the DMW, on > this bike it was about $150.....and the dealers like to charge > freight and set-up fees (they make money on those, Duh!) which > usually add up to $500 to $1000 California dollars (aren't those > worth more than the other ones?) > > Bandito Bill > R1100RS > KLR > Bandit 12S