[dsn_klr650] digest number 230

[Weaver, Mark]

in perusing the archives, i noticed people are paying around $70 or less for a pair of kenda k270's. motorcycle accessory warehouse charges 56 and 36 (rear and front) for them. is there a better source out there that i don't know about? the only place i found locally gets 53 and 31 (which is not that bad, i guess, but still more than some folks have been paying). mark weaver

[Verle Nelson]

> You guys are right, of course. And I always ride defensive with my gear

on.

> It is just that I get so sick of that automotive driver excuse of not

seeing

> us. I was only saying that I personally don't believe their excuse. My > feeling is that they don't want to see us, or somehow feel that we are > inferior to them because we are on two wheels. On the part of making it > illegal to hit a motorcyclist, or bicyclist for that matter, I still think > its a good idea, especially since in 99% of the accidents the only ones

that

> truly suffer are the riders and their families. It may or may not work,

but

> perhaps, just perhaps, guaranteed jail time might open up the eyes of a

few

> auto drivers. Even if only one m/c rider's life is spared a year, then I > think it would be worth it. Just my personal opinion, not intended to

offend

> anyone.

The other day while riding my BMW, I pulled in front of a Harley. I didn't see him. So what are you saying? "It couldn't happen to you." Don't be so sure. It's a psychological phenomena which is neither all that mysterious nor difficult to understand. The 2nd sentence above has the appropriate solution: "Ride defensively!" Verle Nelson Cedaredge, CO