new on list- looking for klr info

[Mike Awesome]

Question to the masses: When going to a dual sport ride would you a. trailer my bike and gear to the ride ? b. ride my bike packed with gear to the ride ? maybe it's me but I assumed the "dual" part of dual-sport was riding your bike to the trails/ride I ask because I took part in a ride last weekend where me and my bud were the only ones to ride there. There were near 200 people at the ride. Can we poke fun and pass judgement on the Harley Clowns for trailering their rides to Sturgis, not from what I saw. Mike Awesome A1klr650

[Mike Awesome]

> Mike, there are lots of reasons people choose to trailer. In my case

it is

> often that I have limited time for vacation and I can move faster to

the

> rally and return with a rig. I sometimes trailer (actually double

trailer,

> with the cycle trailer behind my fifth wheel) as it provides better > accomodations for wife and children. > > I'd love to be able to do more riding...I just need more time... > > Kurt

Kurt, Meaning you no disrespect. I was very let down by my experiences with my first organized(?) dual sport ride. I expected a group of people all bonded by the love of motorcycling. What I found was a bunch of 40-50 year olds dressed in shiny matching motorcross getups riding two stroke 250s-400s. They wouldn't even ride the road sections, but would ride the ditch. I rode (not blowing my own horn) 600 miles round trip on MT-21s to get there. It was a big freakin fashion show.

[John Magee]

I never thought I would truck my bike to a dual-sport ride. That was until I put on the Pirelli m21's and found the extreme wear rate on the road. Travelling the freeways to get there is just too hard on the pocket book. There's also the problem of time. Not enough to do everything, so I take the bike in the truck when I'm going out of town and hopefully get some riding in when I can. Is this good reason to flame someone? I guess if it is good natured ribbing, no problem. Just like I give my brother-in-law a hard time about riding a Harley...but at least he rides. Different strokes for different folks. I would rather see some one trailer their bike to an event, than leave it at home in the garage and not get out at all. Or worse, stay at home to polish it. Get out there and get dirty. John

[mhunt@micron.net]

>Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:11:33 -0700 > From: "Fred Hink" > Subject: Re: New on List- Looking for KLR Info > > You have come to the right place. Stuart Heaslet lives for this stuff. >Contact Stuart at stuart@... He is either in Alaska on his KLR >or back home in Florida planning another trip to Alaska.

I had the pleasure of visiting with Stuart in Beaver Cr., Yukon on July 4th this year. He was headed for Prudhoe Bay. He was very knowlegeable and generous with information about traveling to Alaska. Michael Hunt Boise, ID