[dsn_klr650] klr "christening"

[Mark Wilson]

----- Original Message ----- From: D.J. Rogers Subject: [DSN_klr650] KLR "Christening" > I "christened" my KLR today with it's first crash, and in doing so > learned a couple of valuable lessons: > > 1. My Y2K KLR will not go everywhere my friend's M38A1 Jeep will. But it will go alot of places no jeep will ever see!! > 2. It takes a hell of a lot of effort to right a KLR with full gas > when it is wheels up in a ditch half way up a rock-strewn hill. Yep! > 3. The KLR (with stock tires) does not like hills covered in loose, > grapefruit-sized rocks. You got that right.. > 4. I do not yet have the skills neccesary to ride a KLR (with stock > tires) up a hill covered in loose, grapefruit-sized rocks. If you plan on doing alot of off roading, get Pirelli MT21's. The stock tires arent great dirt tires. They are good dual sport tires. At least you got it broke in now... 8*} Mark Wilson http://www.geocities.com/motormark64/ http://www.angelfire.com/mo/motormark/ KLR-650 A-13 "warthogg" XR250R "superfly" Stone Mountain, Ga ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^