[dsn_klr650] digest number 141

[Mark Wilson]

I'll drink to that! MotorMark http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/dixiedualsportmotorcycleclub KLR 650 A-13 "warthogg" XR250R "superfly"

----- Original Message ----- From: dave pumphrey To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 3:51 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Please God NOOOOOO > For the love all that is holy and good in the world say it isn't so. > Kawasaki cannot be dropping the KLR 650 in favor of the KLE. > I am a 32 year old father of two who is a full time law student. The only > thing that keeps me sane is knowing that a Brand new 2001 KLR is going to be > my graduation present to myself next year(I even have the full blessing of > the love of my life who is soooo tired of hearing me whine about wanting one > she is willing ride with me once I get it). > > I want, no I need, I must have, a real live honest to God trail busting, > highway eating, big ass single cylinder, earth shakin', dual sport, get back > to nature, ride it anywhere I damn well please, bike that will carry my big > ass, more gear than I will ever need, a quart of real live Kentucky bourbon > to sip on at camp, and six glorious gallons of decomposed dinosaur bones to > get me to some far off destination I won't decide on until I am halfway > there. And if I want to take the highway, a fire trail, or a damn rabbit > track to get there I want a bike that will do the job. > > That 500cc two popper damn disco music looking KLE ain't it. > > If I wanted an EX 500 I would have bought one in high school. > > Please, someone tell me the KLR is not going to go the way of the Indians or > I will have to drop out of school, teach my children a foreign language or > four, and move to Europe where they actually seem to like DS bikes (of > course one less {wannabe}lawyer in America may not be a bad thing). > > LONG LIVE THE KLR, THUMPERS FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!! > > p.s. road music - anything by Lyle Lovett >

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In a message dated 5/18/00 9:07:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, billmonahan@... writes: << I am thinking of giving my KLR a name....and since the east coast fellow (Scott?) took the moniker I coined, "wandering green whale", the "Desert Tortoise" has a nice ring to it.....yes, it does. >> I umm, just kind of borrow your moniker from time to time. It's the funniest & best descriptive name I'd heard for the KLR & couldn't resist. As I recall your post entailed wheeling the wandering green whale into your living room to do some work on it. I always try to stipulate that the name is "borrowed with permission, sort of." & Have only used it a few times, and when do, it's more as name for the KLR species. Will stop though. When time comes to give "army bike" a name, I'll give it some thought and come up with something original. Scott A14 (--) Sorrento