Wasn't me... : ) I was riding in the White Tank mountains west
of Phoenix in the rain... : ) I was with my neighbor on whatever
the Kawi 300 four stroke dirt bike is... I rode the KLR in the
dirt/rocks/sand today more than I ever have... it still
sucks... : ) I was glad to get my butt back on the pavement
where it belongs!!!
~Eric AZ
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "pete88chester"
wrote:
>
> I took a little road ride Friday on Historic Route 66 that goes
from
> Kingman, AZ to Calf. Border at I-40. Stopped in the tourist town
of
> Oatman, AZ when I saw two Dual Sport bikes prked, a Suzuki DRZ 400
&
> the Kawi version. Wanted to talk to them & see how they liked
them &
> get other info. The guy on the Suzuki was a pretty nice person,
very
> helpful with answering questions. Would have probable got a lot of
> info out of him if it wasn't for the asshole with the Kawi. The
kawi
> rider was one of those "Mr.Know it All", braggart types. Told me
how
> he has never been beaten racing up Rt.66 to the top of Sitgreaves
> Pass. That's no doubt, only a fool would race on that road; very
> narrow, tight curves you can't see around, many parts have steep
drop
> offs with no guard rails & there are always tourists in cars going
> real slow. Next thing he's telling how he rides through the
> designated wilderness area by Secret Pass & how he is going to
bring
> a pair of wire cutters with him the to cut the fence the next time
he
> is in that area. I was just in that area two days before & there
is
> no need to go in the wilderness area, there are many legal roads
of
> varying difficulties all around this site to ride on with out
> entering the restricted area. It is people like this asshole that
> will get all the dirt roads closed in the area. Next thing he is
> putting down my KLR650, saying, "it's a pig, nothing but a road
> bike". I tried to say that I know it is not a full out dirt bike,
> but it is a good Dual Purpose bike & that I had been to some of
the
> areas he had been to. I stopped arguing with him though,
remembering
> the old saying, "When you argue with a fool, you end up looking
like
> a fool yourself". The thing that sealed my opinion of the guy as
an
> asshole was when they got ready to leave. I, for obvious reasons,
> was talking to the guy with the Suzuki as he got on his bike.
Then
> the asshole fired up his Kawi, the muffler was loader than bikes
at
> motocross races. People walking by gave the guy dirty looks. His
> riding buddy on the Suzuki even said to me, "That bike is too
noisy".
>
> I got pissed at myself later on that I didn't tell this guy off
for
> his detrimental actions. A person like that makes it bad for all
of
> us.
>
> Pete Chester A16