Wilsons Sandbox

> In a message dated 04/07/2000 11:05:35 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > dust1972@... writes: > > ride one when > you > have such fine things to say about the other bikes? > Convince me I made the > right choice. That KTM sure does look like a fine bike. >> > > Is the KLR the right bike for you? Only you can answer that. > But I can say > you could have done a lot worse. It is an excellent platform > to begin > molding a machine to fit your needs, to a point. It will > never be the > capable dirt oriented dual sport like a KTM or Honda XR650R. > But if it is a > "Jack of All Trades" bike you are looking for, you bought the > best bike money > could buy. >

a sensible sentiment. i continue to be amazed at how much fun i can have on my y2klr. this weekend, i loaded up the scooter with the wife and some gear and we went up to mendocino nat'l forest to meet a friend (who had our tent and bags, i guess i haven't spent enough at the list's official luggage vendors yet). the ride was about 2 hrs pavement (freeway, back roads, and hellacious twisty canyons), followed by about 30 miles of dirt (everything from 2-lane dirt superhighway, to rutted, water-bar filled, loose and sketchy stuff), even a couple of good creek crossings. once i got there, i unloaded all the stuff, put up the tents (wife instantly took a nap), and took off for a little exploring on my now unladen bike. what a hoot! i can only hope that my capabilities someday match the bike's. about the only thing i want to do that i can't, is ride lots of really twisty up and down singletrack, and that's mostly due to my own lack of skills and experience. i'm flirting with the idea of getting a little xt225 for my wife to learn on and explore the backcountry with me, and also for me to occasionally steal for singletracking, since it weighs nearly 100 lbs less than the klr. the really mind-boggling thing is that for the price of a ktm, i can just about get a klr650 AND a little xt225 or similar. between the two of them, they'll do every possible thing i want to do better than a ktm, plus cost less to fix, plus provide entertainment for my wife (and son, next year) and give us something we can really enjoy together. sorry if i'm rambling. i had a really great weekend, and my little green scooter was a big part of it. -mark weaver

Well I just wanted to keep you all updated on things mostly useless to you. What fun would be if you came away more knowledged after reading these posts. I just called Dual Star... My new rear shock fitted with a progressive rear spring has been successfully mounted. I was reluctant to get a shock spring that had been mounted by someone else but I had to make sure that it was done correctly, before I mount it (while) on the bike. I could go on but the gutter is not very deep today. Besides aren't we a family oriented group? Anyway the story I got first... Mike Called Progressive and there wasn't a need for meatier spacers. This was a month or so ago. Mike mounted the spring (recently) and is concerned with the lack of material there. Phone tag is being played with Progressive and the anticipation is mounting for me. I want my new shock! They are gonna see if the spacers are required/desired. So as it stands, I still don't know if the spacers are required for the mounting of a Progressive 500/560 to a stock shock. And these are the Days of Our Lives..... LaterZ Dash Who's not mounting shock springs today. Much thanks to Mike and Jeff at Dual Star.... I'm a pain in the butt and they are working hard to get me my stuff. A2 - Da' Bomb No Longer Crashing for Beer Will wheelie for Virgin Oil

will not allow camels or seals on

>>> the premises. You'll have to leave them a Fred's place. >>If I was romantically involved with a camel or seal, I wouldn't leave it >>with Fred. He was brought up on a farm, you know. >

Do they allow gators? Swampy