new scoot for wife, not a chain-letter or spam

[Weaver, Mark]

wasn't someone just extolling the virtues of the "light" klr?? on saturday, i drove up to sacratomato to pick up a very slightly used (850 miles) '98 yamaha xt225 for my wife to learn on and play on and go camping with me up in the sierras and mendo nat'l forest and so on. talk about light! if you don't like where it's parked, just pick it up and move it! i took the liberty of taking it for a spin when i got back, to get gas and so forth (doing her a favor, really), and it's so easy to ride in the dirt it's like cheating. i'm hoping she outgrows it really soon and wants a bigger bike so i can steal it and go singletracking. admittedly, it has nowhere near the power or carrying capacity of my klr, but since it weighs 100 lbs less, i can cut it some slack. it still has more get up and go than my nissan sentra, even at freeway speeds. i'm hoping she'll get comfortable enough on it this week to maybe go for an overnight trip up the coast this weekend, then try an off-road camping trip the weekend after. anyway, thanks to all listers who responded to my earlier queries. many of you recommended this bike as a great starter, and stacia is tickled pink about it. -mark weaver