when is it too soon to switch to sythetic?

[Rick McCauley]

Amazing. Counting my KLR, my truck, and my wifes car, MAYBE we put 30,000 a year on. I drive 12 miles to work. She drives the same only 4 days a week. I usually ride between 5,000 to 7,000 miles a year on the bike. Depending on the length of the season. Rick A17 Donald Marr wrote: Or choice # 4. MC is primary transportation. I have been putting 20-30,000 per year for several years. Don A18 in Bahrain K1100 in USA

>From: Rick McCauley >To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Too old??? >Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 06:57:49 -0700 (PDT) > >I have had Litre plus machines too, and it sure is exilerating to ride at >triple digit speeds. However, I find them kind of mundane at legal speeds, >so I spent most of my time riding much faster than is healthy, or >responsible. On the KLR I find myself grinning at 35 mph riding down a >rutty dirt road. > >Driving at warp speed doesn't make you young, and neither does sitting on a >crotch rocket going 60 mph. > >20,000 miles a year ! One or more of the following must describe you. > >Rich. (no need to work) >Retired (lot's of time to spare) >Single (also lot's of time to spare) > >Rick A17 > >Walter Mitty wrote: >Yer only as old as you look. I am 58 and have the'01 KLR650 (Warthog) and >an '04 ZX-10R (Nellie). Between the two of them, I put on about 20,000 >miles a year. > >Rick McCauley wrote: I am 46, and my riding buddy is >39. Funny note though. After 4 months of KLR only ownership, he went out >and bought a Z750 for riding by himself. > >I guess the rocket gene is still active at 39. > >Rick A17 > >nathan stein wrote: >Too old??? >I am 44yo. >I am never to old. >LOL > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >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 > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >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 > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > >--------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >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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[WILLAM GILMORE]

I really like that! "Geezer Glide". Art - you wouldn't be in advertising or marketing now would you? Art wrote:--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ron Criswell wrote:

> Made in the Middles Ages for Middle Aged.

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[ART]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, JOHN_HARKINS@H... wrote:

> Or "Motorcycles to ride off into the sunset"

Or, since we know a dual-sport KLR can/will go anywhere, "you finally CAN take it with you!"

[Rodney Copeland]

Reminds me of the crappy Brad Pitt movie release over here in 97, I think. (Dark Side Of The Sun) It put me into a frenzy to get a KLR. Now, here I am 6 years later with nearly 30,000 on the Mighty KLR and still havin a blast at 50! Rod

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Art" wrote: > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, JOHN_HARKINS@H... wrote: > > Or "Motorcycles to ride off into the sunset" > > Or, since we know a dual-sport KLR can/will go anywhere, "you finally > CAN take it with you!"

[Mike Schermann]

55 and still able to hoist my leg over the KLR's seat. Mike in Escondido A19 KLR , & 2000 RoadStar Eric L. Green wrote:

>On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Rick McCauley wrote: > > >>20,000 miles a year ! One or more of the following must describe you. >> >> > >d) ride 100 miles to work and back every day -- on a motorcycle. > >Yes, I've done that before. > >-E > > >Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >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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[G De Lacey]

62 - first ride on ANY bike, Nov 2004 - 15000 to date, mostly KLR. -- GW

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Schermann" To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 1:38 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Too old??? > 55 and still able to hoist my leg over the KLR's seat. > > Mike in Escondido > A19 KLR , & 2000 RoadStar > > Eric L. Green wrote: > >>On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Rick McCauley wrote: >> >> >>>20,000 miles a year ! One or more of the following must describe you. >>> >>> >> >>d) ride 100 miles to work and back every day -- on a motorcycle. >> >>Yes, I've done that before. >> >>-E >> >> >>Archive Quicksearch at: >>http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >>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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > 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 > > > > > > >

[Donald Marr]

Actually I should qualify that statement: Before I came to Bahrain I drove about 50 miles round trip to work, 200 to 500 miles most weekends with the occasional 1500 to 2000 mile weekend. For the last 2 years I have been without a bike until I got my KLR. Even though I am now on an island that measures 15X40 miles and live 2 miles from work I am on track to put about 10, 000 on the KLR this year. If my situation would let me travel into Saudi Arabia I would easily be on track for 20,000. I just love to ride. Don

>From: Rick McCauley >To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Too old??? >Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 14:37:29 -0700 (PDT) > >Amazing. Counting my KLR, my truck, and my wifes car, MAYBE we put 30,000 a >year on. I drive 12 miles to work. She drives the same only 4 days a week. >I usually ride between 5,000 to 7,000 miles a year on the bike. Depending >on the length of the season. > >Rick A17 > >Donald Marr wrote: >Or choice # 4. MC is primary transportation. I have been putting 20-30,000 >per year for several years. > >Don >A18 in Bahrain >K1100 in USA > > > >From: Rick McCauley > >To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Too old??? > >Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 06:57:49 -0700 (PDT) > > > >I have had Litre plus machines too, and it sure is exilerating to ride at > >triple digit speeds. However, I find them kind of mundane at legal >speeds, > >so I spent most of my time riding much faster than is healthy, or > >responsible. On the KLR I find myself grinning at 35 mph riding down a > >rutty dirt road. > > > >Driving at warp speed doesn't make you young, and neither does sitting on >a > >crotch rocket going 60 mph. > > > >20,000 miles a year ! One or more of the following must describe you. > > > >Rich. (no need to work) > >Retired (lot's of time to spare) > >Single (also lot's of time to spare) > > > >Rick A17 > > > >Walter Mitty wrote: > >Yer only as old as you look. I am 58 and have the'01 KLR650 (Warthog) and > >an '04 ZX-10R (Nellie). Between the two of them, I put on about 20,000 > >miles a year. > > > >Rick McCauley wrote: I am 46, and my riding buddy is > >39. Funny note though. After 4 months of KLR only ownership, he went out > >and bought a Z750 for riding by himself. > > > >I guess the rocket gene is still active at 39. > > > >Rick A17 > > > >nathan stein wrote: > >Too old??? > >I am 44yo. > >I am never to old. > >LOL > > > > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: > >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: > >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > > >--------------------------------- > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: > >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >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 > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >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 > > > > > > >

[TH]

I switched to Mobil 1 synthetic at 1100 miles. I then moved over to Rotella T synthetic at 1900. (I change my oil around every 1000 miles) Everything runs great so far and I am up to 4500 miles on my A19 with no signs of anything wrong. TH SLC, UT A19 --- Jeff Layton wrote:

> I want to know what is the earliest mielage someone > has switched to synthetic? I will be hitting 1000 > miles very soon & want to know if anyone has > switched to synthetic around then or only much > later? Noticed any "never quite broken in" side > effects? > > Thanks > > Jeff Layton > A15 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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