klr owner to be?

[Dale_Johnson@ahm.honda.com]

OK first of all I have to tell you that I white line, or lane share.. It is legal in California and it saves me time on my 75 mile one way commute. Well Yesterday on my way to work I made the traffic report. I was passing a blazer in the carpool lane and all of a sudden she decided that she was going to get out of the carpool lane. She made a couple of mistakes that got me in a pinch. First of all she was getting out of the carpool lane over the double yellow line.. Second she turned on her blinker while she was already turning. So her mirror clipped my handlebars and sent me shooting to the right I slammed into another car and my foot twisted between the car and my bike.. I am way lucky that I had on my el cheapo $25 Wal-Mart Leather boots. I have a gash that went across the heal of my boot that went all the way through the leather. If I was wearing tennis shoes or work shoes It would have cut down to the bone. I didn't break any bones, but i have a bad sprained ankle. I went to the hospital in an ambulance so I am not sure who the CHP deemed at fault.. Dale Johnson

[bill e goat]

Dale, Bummer! I live in California and sometimes am paid to split lanes on my bike, delivering documents. It's the only way to go, and the safest. But it's not for everyone. I feel the need to add that you might not have been watching the lady in the truck that sideswiped you closely enough. You definitely can not trust any other driver on the road near you to do any thing correctly. You must assume they are going to make a stupid move at all times. Plan on it. The CHP mostlikely will name you as being at fault, as you may have to right to share lanes in California, but if doing so you are usually put at fault in the event of an accident. In sum though, my position is this: It is far better than being crushed between two tailgaters in heavy traffic.

[Mark Weaver]

hope your ankle is ok dale. bill is probably right, from what i know. i split lanes on my way to work, but i do so very nervously, for exactly the reason you describe. when possible, i try to go between cars that are next to each other (naively hoping they won't sideswipe each other). i get especially nervous if one lane is moving and the other isn't. people seem more prone to pull out suddenly then. you can oftentimes get advance notice of people's intentions by watching them (not necessarily their signals). a driver that impatiently looks to the side and/or in the mirrors is definitely thinking about doing something like changing lanes. i hope your bike is ok too. -mark weaver

> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill E Goat [mailto:monahanwb@...] > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 10:16 AM > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Pinball > > > Dale, Bummer! > > I live in California and sometimes am paid to split lanes on my bike, > delivering documents. It's the only way to go, and the safest. But > it's not for everyone. > > I feel the need to add that you might not have been watching the lady > in the truck that sideswiped you closely enough. You definitely can > not trust any other driver on the road near you to do any thing > correctly. You must assume they are going to make a stupid move at > all times. Plan on it. > > The CHP mostlikely will name you as being at fault, as you may have > to right to share lanes in California, but if doing so you are > usually put at fault in the event of an accident. > > In sum though, my position is this: It is far better than being > crushed between two tailgaters in heavy traffic. > > > 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 > > >

[Russell Scott]

Drive down to Southern California and buy it from Temple City Powersports, and save a buck or two. Actually close to a thousand dollars. That would more than pay for the trip down and back, unless you drive a forty foot mobile home. Russel'r DSN_klr650@egroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: KLR owner to be? I got my KLR A15 for under $5700 out the door here in Northern California. That's the best price around. The highest was over $6400 OTD. That's what they cost here, nothing anyone can do. If you don't buy it someone else will. Just for reference the Yamaha R1's that MSRP for under $10,000. Go for almost $15,000 + fees. Same for the Honda RC51's. Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 20:53:08 -0500 From: Jim Nesrsta Subject: Re: KLR owner to be?Bill, I just got my new KLR a few months ago in San Antonio. I don't think I got a great deal. It was $5300 drive out and I didn't even get a helmet out of the deal! You should be able to do better than that. I was too anxious to get riding again after an 18 year layoff. It's a great bike so far. Just don't try to do stuff that a two-stroke dirt bike can do. I have progressive fork springs and a steel reinforced front brake line on order. At 265 pounds I need all the stopping power I can get.Jim Nesrsta Bill Wallen wrote:> > Hi, folks. New list member, but I don't own a KLR> YET.>

>I'm in research mode, trying to determine which >dual-sport to buy. I ride a Ducati on the street, but

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