[dsn_klr650] biker down!

[theduke@gateway.net]

Hi everyone, as soon as I can sell my Honda hawk, I'm going to get a dual-sport. Only thing is I can't decide which one to get. I live in the mountains of NC and there's a lot of very twisty roads and many govt. gravel roads to explore. My hawk's great on pavement, but I need something that will handle dirt roads and is a reliable commuter and is fun to ride. Of the big three(honda,kaw.,suz.) what would be my best choice? My local dealer has a '95KLX650 for sale, any comments on it or any of the others will be appreciated. I'm looking for reliability and 50/50 road/dirt commuter bike. Long trips and plushness isn't that big of an issue. Thanks, Scott. BTW, if any wants to trade their dualsport for my hawk let me know.

[steve pye]

Ed, Sorry to hear about your accident. It always shakes me up to hear about incidents like this as I lost a friend of mine about 15 years ago in a similar situation also involing a pick-up truck. I guess the most important thing at this point is that you have survived and in the end thats what counts. I had a driver safety instructor years ago who told me," when you go to drive,you must do so with the idea in mind that every other driver on the road got out of bed that day with the intent to kill you." This seems extreme at face value but if you make it part of your mindset it becomes second nature after awhile,call it 'Defensive Driving' taken to the limit. Hope I don't sound 'preachy', this is just a personal observation from my own experience that has helped me cope with traffic over the years. I certainly concur that an experience like this can scare you to the extent of affecting you physically and mentally. Take the good advice of your fellow listers, see a doc, take some quite time to cool down, talk it out and soon as you can, get back on the bike. Hope your feeling better soon, Steve Pye A7 -----Original Message----- From: ELubejko@... To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Date: Sunday, April 30, 2000 8:31 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Biker down!

>Hello list. I am usually in the lurk mode but today I need your help! >Yesterday, Sat. 29, I was ridding my KLR650. I was on my way back from a >camping trip in the mountains when I came up on a intersection in town. >At the last second, A Dodge full size pick-up truck made a left turn in >front of me! I was doing about 35 and hit the truck almost dead on! What >happened next isn't quite clear because I was knocked for a unknown >amount of time. I don't what to get into all of the details but I am >fine (sprained neck). What is troubling me is when I went around today >talking to people that saw the accident they cann't believe that I am >still alive! One guy said I had an angel in my back pocket. This wreck >really scared the shit out of me. My hands are shanking as I type. I >cann't even sleep. Has anyone out there been through this? I cann't get >the accident out of my head! I just keep seeing myself time after time >slamming into that truck. I also cann't stop thinking about how this >could have affected my family if had turned out the other way. I am >sorry for the run on here, just needed to reach out I guess. >Ed >Colorado Springs, CO