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2nd bike
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:13 pm
by Bob Nemec
I'm considering getting a KLR650 as a second bike. I know ride a '93 FJ1200. The KLR appeals to me as a very different ride... I live in Whitby, ON (just east of Toronto) and it takes at least an hour to get to some mildly twisty roads (like the 507). I'm somewhat spoiled from riding the roads around Boone, NC, in the annual FJ rally.
My impression is that this part of Ontario has good recreationally off-road trails, things like snowmobile trails that would be just right for a KLR. Is that right? For KLR owners in the GTA: where do you ride off-road?
Finally: I really like the blue ones
... which years besides '99 have that colour?
Thanks for any info...
Bob N.
'93 FJ1200
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2nd bike
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:53 pm
by April Neave & Norm Keller
>I'm considering getting a KLR650 as a second bike. I >know ride a '93
FJ1200.
Bob, getting a KLR 650 as a second bike would be a huge mistake!! Don't do
it!!!
Get the KLR as a first bike and keep the FJ as a second bike. That's going
to work much better for you. (VBG)
Really only 1/2 kidding here. You may find that you're like most of the two
or more bike KLR owners who find that the KLR is just more often ridden.
The KLR is a massive creature for real off road. Guys ask me if mine is a
serious off road bike and I tell them, "If you're of road, take it from me,
it's serious." Logging roads, many horse trails and such is duck soup. The
great thing about he KLR is that you can head off for a back woods run
without bothering about how much fuel you will need or how you will get it
back from the other end. Mine will go further on a tank of fuel on logging
roads than I care to ride in a day and comes and goes on the highway like a
champ.
Good luck with your investigation.
Norm
2nd bike
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:21 am
by Doug Herr
On Sun, 3 Apr 2005, Bob Nemec wrote:
> Finally: I really like the blue ones
... which years besides '99 have that colour?
If you have not seen it yet:
http://home.austin.rr.com/ironjungle/klrhistory.html
Shows each year, so you can see the color changes.
--
Doug Herr
doug@...
2nd bike
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:01 pm
by West Hovland
Warning... I had a FJ1200 and added a KLR 650 in the spring of 93' ... 6 months later the FJ was gone. KLR's just do that.
Now that I'm older and richer (LOL ), I have 4 bikes... because you can never have too many.
West
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Nemec
To: KLR650 YahooDSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 4:13 PM
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] 2nd bike
I'm considering getting a KLR650 as a second bike. I know ride a '93 FJ1200. The KLR appeals to me as a very different ride... I live in Whitby, ON (just east of Toronto) and it takes at least an hour to get to some mildly twisty roads (like the 507). I'm somewhat spoiled from riding the roads around Boone, NC, in the annual FJ rally.
My impression is that this part of Ontario has good recreationally off-road trails, things like snowmobile trails that would be just right for a KLR. Is that right? For KLR owners in the GTA: where do you ride off-road?
Finally: I really like the blue ones
... which years besides '99 have that colour?
Thanks for any info...
Bob N.
'93 FJ1200
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2nd bike
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:47 pm
by ron criswell
You can never have too many bikes. My father - in law always gives me
crap as to why anyone needs 3 motorcycles (one sport tourer , one dual
sport - KLR, and one dirt bike - old and neglected). I'd have 20 if I
could afford it. Lets see, ...hmm ....I got the sport touring, the dual
sport,, the old dirt bike (but I need a new trick one). I'd like to
have (don't laugh) a custom done my way, an antique bike of some sort,
a drag bike, a trials bike. All the old bikes I had that got away, a
Vespa (yeah I know its a scooter but a good one), my old BSA 250
single, a 250 Ducati single mid 60's, a Hodaka, a Penton Six Day, an H1
Kawasaki 500, a Triumph 750 twin. I really wanted an RD Yamaha 350 and
one of those 450 Ducati singles rigged up for road racing.
I have 2 boats and a sailboard that puzzles the same father - inlaw. He
plants flowers for a hobby. Go figure.
Criswell
On Monday, April 4, 2005, at 08:35 PM, WEST HOVLAND wrote:
>
> Warning... I had a FJ1200 and added a KLR 650 in the spring of 93' ...
> 6 months later the FJ was gone. KLR's just do that.
>
> Now that I'm older and richer (LOL ), I have 4 bikes... because you
> can never have too many.
>
> West
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Nemec
> To: KLR650 YahooDSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 4:13 PM
> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] 2nd bike
>
>
>
> I'm considering getting a KLR650 as a second bike. I know ride a
> '93 FJ1200. The KLR appeals to me as a very different ride... I live
> in Whitby, ON (just east of Toronto) and it takes at least an hour to
> get to some mildly twisty roads (like the 507). I'm somewhat spoiled
> from riding the roads around Boone, NC, in the annual FJ rally.
>
> My impression is that this part of Ontario has good recreationally
> off-road trails, things like snowmobile trails that would be just
> right for a KLR. Is that right? For KLR owners in the GTA: where do
> you ride off-road?
>
> Finally: I really like the blue ones
... which years besides '99
> have that colour?
>
> Thanks for any info...
>
> Bob N.
> '93 FJ1200
>
>
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:58 pm
by Harry Seifert
Criswell,
I've got a 450 desmo Duc..........in pieces right now.........makes a
better paint shaker than a road racer. Experience from when it was a
runner. Fun bike to kick start, left side kicker, 11:1 compression and all.
Buddy
bseifert71@...
> [Original Message]
> From: Ron Criswell
> To: WEST HOVLAND
> Cc: Bob Nemec ; KLR650 Yahoo DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: 4/5/2005 4:47:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] 2nd bike
>
>
> You can never have too many bikes. My father - in law always gives me
> crap as to why anyone needs 3 motorcycles (one sport tourer , one dual
> sport - KLR, and one dirt bike - old and neglected). I'd have 20 if I
> could afford it. Lets see, ...hmm ....I got the sport touring, the dual
> sport,, the old dirt bike (but I need a new trick one). I'd like to
> have (don't laugh) a custom done my way, an antique bike of some sort,
> a drag bike, a trials bike. All the old bikes I had that got away, a
> Vespa (yeah I know its a scooter but a good one), my old BSA 250
> single, a 250 Ducati single mid 60's, a Hodaka, a Penton Six Day, an H1
> Kawasaki 500, a Triumph 750 twin. I really wanted an RD Yamaha 350 and
> one of those 450 Ducati singles rigged up for road racing.
>
> I have 2 boats and a sailboard that puzzles the same father - inlaw. He
> plants flowers for a hobby. Go figure.
>
> Criswell
> On Monday, April 4, 2005, at 08:35 PM, WEST HOVLAND wrote:
>
> >
> > Warning... I had a FJ1200 and added a KLR 650 in the spring of 93' ...
> > 6 months later the FJ was gone. KLR's just do that.
> >
> > Now that I'm older and richer (LOL ), I have 4 bikes... because you
> > can never have too many.
> >
> > West
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bob Nemec
> > To: KLR650 YahooDSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 4:13 PM
> > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] 2nd bike
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm considering getting a KLR650 as a second bike. I know ride a
> > '93 FJ1200. The KLR appeals to me as a very different ride... I live
> > in Whitby, ON (just east of Toronto) and it takes at least an hour to
> > get to some mildly twisty roads (like the 507). I'm somewhat spoiled
> > from riding the roads around Boone, NC, in the annual FJ rally.
> >
> > My impression is that this part of Ontario has good recreationally
> > off-road trails, things like snowmobile trails that would be just
> > right for a KLR. Is that right? For KLR owners in the GTA: where do
> > you ride off-road?
> >
> > Finally: I really like the blue ones
... which years besides '99
> > have that colour?
> >
> > Thanks for any info...
> >
> > Bob N.
> > '93 FJ1200
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:03 pm
by klr250not
Once you catch the bug theres no telling how many bikes you'll end
up with. One of my MSF instructors had 7 in his garage and he was
no millionaire. If I won the lottery I'd get a Yamaha FZ1, a
Triumph Tiger and maybe a KTM 950 Adventurer Sport. The higher
you're sitting the more fun your having as far I'm concerned. The
FZ1 is relatively low but the versatility and Viper-stomping speed
would be nice.
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ron Criswell
wrote:
> You can never have too many bikes. My father - in law always gives
me
> crap as to why anyone needs 3 motorcycles (one sport tourer , one
dual
> sport - KLR, and one dirt bike - old and neglected). I'd have 20
if I
> could afford it. Lets see, ...hmm ....I got the sport touring, the
dual
> sport,, the old dirt bike (but I need a new trick one). I'd like
to
> have (don't laugh) a custom done my way, an antique bike of some
sort,
> a drag bike, a trials bike. All the old bikes I had that got away,
a
> Vespa (yeah I know its a scooter but a good one), my old BSA 250
> single, a 250 Ducati single mid 60's, a Hodaka, a Penton Six Day,
an H1
> Kawasaki 500, a Triumph 750 twin. I really wanted an RD Yamaha 350
and
> one of those 450 Ducati singles rigged up for road racing.
>
> I have 2 boats and a sailboard that puzzles the same father -
inlaw. He
> plants flowers for a hobby. Go figure.
>
> Criswell
> On Monday, April 4, 2005, at 08:35 PM, WEST HOVLAND wrote:
>
> >
> > Warning... I had a FJ1200 and added a KLR 650 in the spring of
93' ...
> > 6 months later the FJ was gone. KLR's just do that.
> >
> > Now that I'm older and richer (LOL ), I have 4 bikes... because
you
> > can never have too many.
> >
> > West
> >
> >
2nd bike
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:04 pm
by Jud Jones
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Harry Seifert" wrote:
> Criswell,
>
> I've got a 450 desmo Duc..........in pieces right now.........makes a
> better paint shaker than a road racer. Experience from when it was a
> runner. Fun bike to kick start, left side kicker, 11:1 compression and all.
>
> Buddy
> bseifert71@m...
>
Criz,
I have one too, 450 desmo scrambler, in a basket. It's way down on my project list. Could
it be the bike of your dreams?
Jud
2nd bike
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:07 pm
by ron criswell
Those sure are good looking when they are restored. I sold my 250 to my
brother for $75 and he thought he got screwed (relatives). It always
ran great but there was an electrical problem which I have never been
too good at fixing. I have heard that same bike goes for $2500 to $4000
restored now. I never hesitate to remind my brother of that as he still
has the first nickel he ever made.
criswell
On Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 04:58 PM, Harry Seifert wrote:
> Criswell,
>
> I've got a 450 desmo Duc..........in pieces right now.........makes a
> better paint shaker than a road racer. Experience from when it was a
> runner. Fun bike to kick start, left side kicker, 11:1 compression
> and all.
>
> Buddy
> bseifert71@...
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Ron Criswell
>> To: WEST HOVLAND
>> Cc: Bob Nemec ; KLR650 Yahoo
>> DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
>> Date: 4/5/2005 4:47:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] 2nd bike
>>
>>
>> You can never have too many bikes. My father - in law always gives me
>> crap as to why anyone needs 3 motorcycles (one sport tourer , one dual
>> sport - KLR, and one dirt bike - old and neglected). I'd have 20 if I
>> could afford it. Lets see, ...hmm ....I got the sport touring, the
>> dual
>> sport,, the old dirt bike (but I need a new trick one). I'd like to
>> have (don't laugh) a custom done my way, an antique bike of some sort,
>> a drag bike, a trials bike. All the old bikes I had that got away, a
>> Vespa (yeah I know its a scooter but a good one), my old BSA 250
>> single, a 250 Ducati single mid 60's, a Hodaka, a Penton Six Day, an
>> H1
>> Kawasaki 500, a Triumph 750 twin. I really wanted an RD Yamaha 350 and
>> one of those 450 Ducati singles rigged up for road racing.
>>
>> I have 2 boats and a sailboard that puzzles the same father - inlaw.
>> He
>> plants flowers for a hobby. Go figure.
>>
>> Criswell
>> On Monday, April 4, 2005, at 08:35 PM, WEST HOVLAND wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Warning... I had a FJ1200 and added a KLR 650 in the spring of 93'
>>> ...
>>> 6 months later the FJ was gone. KLR's just do that.
>>>
>>> Now that I'm older and richer (LOL ), I have 4 bikes... because you
>>> can never have too many.
>>>
>>> West
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Bob Nemec
>>> To: KLR650 YahooDSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 4:13 PM
>>> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] 2nd bike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm considering getting a KLR650 as a second bike. I know ride a
>>> '93 FJ1200. The KLR appeals to me as a very different ride... I live
>>> in Whitby, ON (just east of Toronto) and it takes at least an hour to
>>> get to some mildly twisty roads (like the 507). I'm somewhat spoiled
>>> from riding the roads around Boone, NC, in the annual FJ rally.
>>>
>>> My impression is that this part of Ontario has good recreationally
>>> off-road trails, things like snowmobile trails that would be just
>>> right for a KLR. Is that right? For KLR owners in the GTA: where do
>>> you ride off-road?
>>>
>>> Finally: I really like the blue ones
... which years besides
>>> '99
>>> have that colour?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any info...
>>>
>>> Bob N.
>>> '93 FJ1200
>>>
>>>
>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Archive Quicksearch at:
>>>
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>>> List sponsored by Dual Sport News at:
www.dualsportnews.com
>>> List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at:
www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:24 pm
by Bob Nemec
Well, since we're on the topic...
I'd keep the '93 FJ, add a KLR, a Honda Rune and a Ural w/side car.
Bob N.
'93 FJ1200
----- Original Message -----
From: "klr250not"
To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:03 PM
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: 2nd bike
>
>
> Once you catch the bug theres no telling how many bikes you'll end
> up with. One of my MSF instructors had 7 in his garage and he was
> no millionaire. If I won the lottery I'd get a Yamaha FZ1, a
> Triumph Tiger and maybe a KTM 950 Adventurer Sport. The higher
> you're sitting the more fun your having as far I'm concerned. The
> FZ1 is relatively low but the versatility and Viper-stomping speed
> would be nice.