Wilsons Sandbox

So I changed the subject heading but i feel it was needed. I can understand how some listers are not interested in any landuse issue or what is going on with the national forests or where ever. I also know that the issues here on the East of the Mississippi are different from those on the western side, mostly due to total population and those pressures on the lands. Remember, out west is still pretty much wide open, here in the east it's filling up quite quickly. However, It is relevant KLR content and effects many listers, nay, all listers as it is an attack on motorcycling as a whole. And as a large group we must defend the whole, whether it affects you directly or not. It's like saying that it's okay for a country to attack Rhode Island because it doesn't effect me in Kansas. How are these issues relevent to KLR? The KLR is a dual sport motorcycle, and people use their KLRs for a wide variety of things. Some will load up with luggage and head out to Moad, some will just pull out of their driveway and head for a local forest road. Dual sporting encompasses road and dirt riding. It does not matter what percentage of paved road you ride, nor does it measure how dirt oriented you get. Heck, I'll go out in the garage, get the KTM and ride 30 miles to our local ORV area, put some time in on the single track trails, maybe swing by a few favorite forest roads on the way home and call it a day. Or I may saddle up the KLR with camping gear and head out for the Georgia mountains exploring some dirt roads and the twisties. Either way, I'm dual sporting. You can't claim one is good and one is bad. You must defend both. And yes, the dirt bikes and atv riders are the one's that use these orv areas the most (but dual sporters do as well). That does not require a ban, that requires education and compliance with rules and regulations and enforcement of laws and regulations. And on the other hand, I have personally, broke sweat and blood and have enjoyed the pleasure of blisters helping some ORV organizations take care of these facilities by digging run off ditches, trimming trees, digging fencepost holes and building a fence, and mapping an area for the forestry departments So for those of you who are "bothered" with these issues, scan the subject matter of the mail and just delete the messege. But I would prefer to be informed. And yes, some folks will turn it into a political bashing of someone, no matter who's in office. But that's part of being a democracy. We must be tolerant of others viewpoints even if they offend and contridict our own. Key word...tolerance. And personal responsibilty is shown by deleting any offending messege. Remember, you DO NOT have to respond to anything you DO NOT want to. No matter what you believe, and how you wish to lay blame, there is an assault on access to public lands. ORV areas are threatend. Forest roads are threatened. And dual sporters use both of these. So please don't judge how others use their dual sport motorcycles based only on your own riding habits, look at the greater picture of dual sporting. Indifference is the first step towards totalitarianism. Minimize no one regardless of what they do, or how they do it. The KLR is a dual sport motorcycle. So these are important to KLR riders. KLR content...... yes. Swampy

So I changed the subject heading but i feel it was needed. I can understand how some listers are not interested in any landuse issue or what is going on with the national forests or where ever. I also know that the issues here on the East of the Mississippi are different from those on the western side, mostly due to total population and those pressures on the lands. Remember, out west is still pretty much wide open, here in the east it's filling up quite quickly. However, It is relevant KLR content and effects many listers, nay, all listers as it is an attack on motorcycling as a whole. And as a large group we must defend the whole, whether it affects you directly or not. It's like saying that it's okay for a country to attack Rhode Island because it doesn't effect me in Kansas. How are these issues relevent to KLR? The KLR is a dual sport motorcycle, and people use their KLRs for a wide variety of things. Some will load up with luggage and head out to Moad, some will just pull out of their driveway and head for a local forest road. Dual sporting encompasses road and dirt riding. It does not matter what percentage of paved road you ride, nor does it measure how dirt oriented you get. Heck, I'll go out in the garage, get the KTM and ride 30 miles to our local ORV area, put some time in on the single track trails, maybe swing by a few favorite forest roads on the way home and call it a day. Or I may saddle up the KLR with camping gear and head out for the Georgia mountains exploring some dirt roads and the twisties. Either way, I'm dual sporting. You can't claim one is good and one is bad. You must defend both. And yes, the dirt bikes and atv riders are the one's that use these orv areas the most (but dual sporters do as well). That does not require a ban, that requires education and compliance with rules and regulations and enforcement of laws and regulations. And on the other hand, I have personally, broke sweat and blood and have enjoyed the pleasure of blisters helping some ORV organizations take care of these facilities by digging run off ditches, trimming trees, digging fencepost holes and building a fence, and mapping an area for the forestry departments So for those of you who are "bothered" with these issues, scan the subject matter of the mail and just delete the messege. But I would prefer to be informed. And yes, some folks will turn it into a political bashing of someone, no matter who's in office. But that's part of being a democracy. We must be tolerant of others viewpoints even if they offend and contridict our own. Key word...tolerance. And personal responsibilty is shown by deleting any offending messege. Remember, you DO NOT have to respond to anything you DO NOT want to. No matter what you believe, and how you wish to lay blame, there is an assault on access to public lands. ORV areas are threatend. Forest roads are threatened. And dual sporters use both of these. So please don't judge how others use their dual sport motorcycles based only on your own riding habits, look at the greater picture of dual sporting. Indifference is the first step towards totalitarianism. Minimize no one regardless of what they do, or how they do it. The KLR is a dual sport motorcycle. So these are important to KLR riders. KLR content...... yes. Swampy

I spent 5 hours yesterday in the Trask area. I rode over from Hillsboro to Yamhill and gassed up. The I rode west to Farland Rode and started entered dirt and gravel. I stayed on gravel roads the entire time because I was alone but I made it over to the Trask river. I then started south intending to come out on the Nestucca via Clarence creek but I missed a turn and wandered along some ridge for almost an hour only to come out at an intersection I had entered near. I was at the Ginger creek area so I decided to try another way out to Yamhill and that road was rough and wandered about 20 miles getting down the hill. I went through some beautiful forested area and saw a lot of waterfalls. It is dry up there now compared to just a few weeks ago. Any way I had a great time. Tom Baumen

Sorry guys, I didn't know how else to do this... But I got a call that someone was interested in my KLR from South Carolina by the name of Jeff Dawson. I got the impression that he was either on the KLR650 list or the ZRX1100 list. Does anybody know him? Thanks, Frosty [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]