any 2004 klr650's released?

[Doug Herr]

Just posted this to rec.motorcycles, but since it *was* on the KLR.... Yesterday was a fine day with a nice long ride that included a long stretch of highway 4 in California. A nice fast section of two lane (one in either direction). In a section where my lane has a nice clean/safe shoulder, I see a car making a pass. He is passing a group of cars and it is very quickly obvious that he is not going to finish before he and I have to pass each other. Moving over in my lane is enough to make a safe pass, don't really even need the shoulder. So this is clearly "safe" in regard to the needed space for a good pass, but after the second time this happens within about two miles of riding, I really must wonder how common this is. A little later on the shoulder is no longer there and I find myself looking very carfully at cars ahead to make sure that they are going in my direction and not another idiot coming right toward me. So, do you folk often find yourselves facing a car driving right toward you in your own lane? -- Doug Herr doug@...

[riche44_2000]

Just wondering if anyone has seen an '04 KLR650 at a dealer. My dealer was expecting a shipment but nothing has arrived yet.

[Chris]

One tiny up side to NJ is that people here aren't inclined to pass nearly as often as they do down south or out west from what I've seen driving around the country. It's fairly rare that people pass on the local two lane roads here oddly enough. I think it comes from the overzealous cops that will pretty much ticket you if you go over the speed limit to overtake. When they do pass here though.... sheesh look out, most people can't do it well at all up here they take way too long and judge poorly.

On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 09:26:45AM -0700, Doug Herr wrote: > In a section where my lane has a nice clean/safe shoulder, I see > a car making a pass. He is passing a group of cars and it is > very quickly obvious that he is not going to finish before he and > I have to pass each other. Moving over in my lane is enough to > make a safe pass, don't really even need the shoulder. > > So, do you folk often find yourselves facing a car driving right > toward you in your own lane? -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8100 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.panix.com/~cesser/mybike/