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to add to this, many of us rode our klr's from california (and various other places) to utah last month for the get-together. 10 hrs in the saddle each day at 60-80 mph was no real problem. my bike is good. mw

> -----Original Message----- > From: Enlow, Kyle S [mailto:kenlow@...] > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 6:02 AM > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] KLR and the Highway > > > I know that many of you on the list are aware of the street > worthiness of a > KLR. However, I write this to those who monitor the list but > don't own a > KLR. I road the 88 KLR I bought to work this morning. The > trip is 30 miles > of 2 lane highway. I found that the KLR is very comfortable > on the highway. > It can easy cruise at 75mph. The stock seat is comfortable > even for an 88 > model. The suspension is very responsive better that my > NightHawk with stock > shocks and springs. I wouldn't be afraid to put several > highway miles in a > day on this bike. If you are considering a KLR; I suggest > buy one, don't > wait, you won't regret it. > > Kyle > 96 NightHawk 750 > 88 KLR650 A2 > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > Shoes? On the web? > Click Here! > http://click.egroups.com/1/7061/6/_/911801/_/963925368/ > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

The time at the Mid-Ohio races was fantastic. Lots of really exciting races, though it was sad to see Miguel crash out twice. Got to admire his "win or crash" mentality. I think he is just about the toughest competitor out there. When you consider that a year ago he won both 600 and the superbike races at Daytona with a leg so badly broken that he still needed crutches to walk. That's never say die! The KLR list dinner didn't come off, but I did get to meet Ed from Windsor, OH, who is on the list. I got to see his perfect condition red Transalp. There was another really nice Transalp parked next his. I've always known that Honda has a reputation for great fit and finish on its bikes, and seeing those Transalps made it very clear to me. Don't get me wrong, I love my KLR, but the level of detail on the Hondas was incredible. I still wish they would bring the bike (or better yet, the Africa Twin) back to the states. Ed had to leave before dinner, but we did have a nice talk. I made up for no KLR dinner Saturday night by getting to go out with another group of friends, and racer Steve Rapp joined us. He's the man who had the horrible crash at Road America that was featured in Sports Illustrated last week. He was a really nice and low-key guy. A really good representative of our sport. Sunday there was a huge crowd at the track, and traffic was a mess. That's when I discovered the real downside of the 16-tooth sprocket. As the traffic crept along, I had to keep slipping the clutch to go with the slow flow. With the stock gearing, I could have cruised along in first. (As a side note, riding to work today I noticed that the gearing for riding around town isn't as nicely spaced with the new setup either.) My final opinion is that the modification was a good one, but the advantage is all on the open road. The ride home on Monday was uneventful but fun. We took 30 east out of Mansfield till it hooked up with US 250 going south and east. The road for the first 50 miles or so was divided highway and such before turning into the beautiful road past the lake. When we crossed over into West Virginia we once again got turned around and had to do a bit of scrambling to get on the right road. From here to State Road 7, the road was mountain twisties the whole way. As long as we were stuck behind a group of MGs out for a Monday ride I had no problem keeping up, but once they pulled over for mechanical problems, I was left for dust by my friend's CBR. (He was not being rude - I encouraged him to follow his own pace as I ride at wuss + 1). Stopped for lunch in a little bitty WV town, Cameron, perhaps? Great pancakes and sausage at the caf . We finished my part of the ride by taking SR 7 from US 250 into Morgantown. While SR 7 was in no way as impressive as 250 was, it fit my style of riding much better. I'm going to have to spend more time out that direction in the future. I was glad to arrive home, and I was really glad I didn't have to follow my friend through the traffic to Frederick, MD. Tomorrow: Part III - Lessons learned Ralph Ralph E. Hanson 99 KRL 650 http://www.wvu.edu/~journal2

IMHO the KLR can be a miserable creature for long Freeway hauls. Recently, riding back from Vegas to the Bay area up the I5 with strong crosswinds/headwinds was worse than anything a Japanese game show could dream up. The worst thing about that kite of a front fender and those "Moose horn" handguards is the batterring you get from other vehicles turbulance. Get the bike in clean air, lay on the tank, relaz your grip on the bars and things are bearable at 70-80MPH+ even on I5. I have done 650 miles in a day on the KLR at 60-80MPH (not on freeways) and had a great time. The bike still rocks and it is the ultimate all rounder so buy one if you can. Mark KLR650 99 ZX6R 00 http://www.geocities.com/markking_2000/bike/klr.htm --- "Weaver, Mark" wrote:

> to add to this, many of us rode our klr's from > california (and various other > places) to utah last month for the get-together. 10 > hrs in the saddle each > day at 60-80 mph was no real problem. my bike is > good. > mw >

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