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[yclinkenbeard]

I just bought my KLR for 5199.00 last october. This was it,noshipping,set-up charges etc. This was at Midwest Kawasaki in St. Louis. But I did shop around the St. Louis area,and there are some dealers here that add charges over m.s.r.p Mike 06 KLR

[Jim Link]

I am in st. louis also, I bought mine from action Cycle in litchfield, IL I paid $5700.00 No one would deal any less. Tax title, and license, out the door. --- yclinkenbeard wrote:

> I just bought my KLR for 5199.00 last october. This > was > it,noshipping,set-up charges etc. This was at > Midwest Kawasaki in St. > Louis. But I did shop around the St. Louis area,and > there are some > dealers here that add charges over m.s.r.p Mike 06 > KLR > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[rodbon95]

You just have to bear whatever the market in your area offers. I'm in San Diego and there are some going out the door for $5000 or lower. A guy in Colorado can't find one for less than $5900 out the door. We might be able to buy a KLR cheaper in San Diego but then we pay more for license and gas. Maybe it all evens out? Rod

[thumbtrap43]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "rodbon95" wrote:

> > You just have to bear whatever the market in your area offers. I'm in > San Diego and there are some going out the door for $5000 or lower. A > guy in Colorado can't find one for less than $5900 out the door. > > We might be able to buy a KLR cheaper in San Diego but then we pay more > for license and gas.

I suspect that Dual Sports are just nowhere as big on the east coast as they are out west. The Frappr map suggest that too. They just ship so few bikes this way that once in a while they get caught monkeying around with supply rather than their being any huge spurt in demand. As a result, a single magazine article can cause a run on KLR's around these parts. Good luck and be patient. I tried to buy used (central NC) and two weeks after I gave up and bought new a lister 40 miles from my home let one go for a really good price. It's winter time now, you can afford to be patient.

[Rodney Copeland]

Great story Rev! Don't get us started! It's cold and time to remember the antics of the previous rides. Thanks for the laughs, Rod,,,with some storys I'll try to hold back for reasons of embarrassment :}

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote: > > So you had a problem with the sidestand? > > I am thinking that a KLR should never be parked next to a plate > glass window...and how would I know that.... > > Hmmm. > > Reminds me of a Methodist pastor, newly arrived in SD (Jan 2004), > rode his KLR 15 miles to visit a parishoner at his prairie gas > station. Took 20 minutes to put on enough clothes, warm up the > bike, before even getting it into first gear, (clunk, stall, > restart, brrrr...its cold). But, the KLR is new to me, I am new to > the community, and I am determined to ride the bike. So off we go. > > The Fieldsheer armored riding equipment w/ the lining installed, > plus extra pants and a polar fleece jacket underneath, (toasty!)and > now the pastor looks a lot like the Michilen Man costume dressed in > Black kevlar. > > Did I mention, it took two attempts to get the leg over the > bike...hmmm, extreme cold wx riding will be a bit different. But, > the KLR is new to me, I am new to the community, and I am determined > to ride the bike. So off we go. > > I arrive at CAP's Trail Service (N44-31-86, W99-44-85) and pull up > past the pumps and park (yep, you guessed it) next to the plate > glass window, and Michilin man extends his left foot to put down the > kickstand to a clean, dry, concrete surface. > > OK, be cool, I think to myself, remember, the KLR is new to me, I am > new to the community, and I am determined to ride the bike. So here > I am. Cap's Trail Service, next to the Harrold, SD, airport. > > Michilin Man dressed in black egresses the new to me KLR, pauses > beside the bike and takes a deep breath before....being pinned > against the plate glass window by the KLR! Where did that come > from....and I think, > > the KLR is new to me, I am new to the community, and I am determined > to ride the bike. "Daddy just had to have a motorcycle...." > > So now what do I do. > > And of course, Caps is full of friendly folk, the owner, his wife, > my parishinors, loafing cowboy's, and other various other > chuckleheads....all equipped with various and pointed comments that > they were quick to share later....such as, > > "Wonder if his insurance is any good" > "Wondered if we were going to get that window replaced this winter." > "Didnt know plate glass had that much flex in it." > > and I am thinking, while trapped under this beast: > > the KLR is new to me, I am new to the community, and I am determined > to ride the bike. > > I just hope I can get this bike off of me before I crack or break > the window. > > The window held, and I went into Caps to face a barrage of cowboy > humor as I treated myself to a pop. What an introduction. > > As I have said before, the KLR was new to me, I am new to the > community, and I am determined to ride the bike. So I just stood > there and grinned, and took it, > > because I deserved it. > > So, on a cold January day, I was introduced to the use of cold wx > riding gear, the fickle KLR kickstand, the fine folks at Cap's Trail > Service and a woderfully built plate glass window. All on the same > day. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. > > Not a lesson wasted, 14,000 smiles later, not a single sidestand > surprise. Other surprises, but not the sidestand. > > I still wear the Michilin Man Fieldsheer armor, but thanks to my > mechanic mentor and friend, Jeff Saline and his KLR maintenace days, > I now have heated grips and an incredible Widder vest (purchased > from the IBMWR bulletin board) that I can plug into a 12v socket. > WOW. > > Did I mention, the KLR is new to me every time I get on it(check the > smiles), I am new to the community (less than 40 years), and I am > determined to ride the bike. So off we go! > > The cowboys just shake their heads. > > revmaaatin. > Circuit Rider in the Sioux Empire > A-15 in John Deere Colors. > > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Rodney Copeland" > wrote: > > > > One lil screw in that black panel above the kickstand will remove > it. > > Pull the cotter key out of the pin that holds the kick cable, and > > remove the pin to defeat the kickstand switch. > > No electrical shtuff involved. > > Next thing you'll have to contend with the kickstand is what many > of us > > have done. > > Rolling the bike along to a different location, it touches and > folds > > back abit. > > We set the bike down and walk away, only to hear a big crash! > > The kickstand got moved, Damit! > > Course it's never happened to me, it's just what I've heard. > > Rod > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Walter Tondu" > wrote: > > > > > > Try the kickstand. Jebus what a moron I am. > > > > > >

[Chris Shepard]

The best deal I could find was the $5,100 at Orange County Motorsports. You can see their ad on www.cyclenews.com. Todd is the general manager that I dealt with and was very helpful. I bought mine last month. Also, I was talking to the webmaster at Kawasaki Motors telling him how useful I find the parts diagrams on www.buykawasaki.com. He said that in two to three months they are going to redesign that whole section of the site to make it more efficient to look up and retrieve data. Lastly, Bubba is on fire after winning the first two rounds of the World Supercrosss and pumped for the upcoming Supercross series. I cannot wait!!!! Chris Shepard '06 KLR 650 - 480 miles '05 Prarie 700 '95 KX 250 (in pristine shape) -----Original Message-----

>From: thumbtrap43 >Sent: Dec 20, 2005 7:22 AM >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR Pricing > >--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "rodbon95" wrote: >> >> You just have to bear whatever the market in your area offers. I'm in >> San Diego and there are some going out the door for $5000 or lower. A >> guy in Colorado can't find one for less than $5900 out the door. >> >> We might be able to buy a KLR cheaper in San Diego but then we pay more >> for license and gas. > >I suspect that Dual Sports are just nowhere as big on the east coast >as they are out west. The Frappr map suggest that too. They just ship >so few bikes this way that once in a while they get caught monkeying >around with supply rather than their being any huge spurt in demand. >As a result, a single magazine article can cause a run on KLR's around >these parts. Good luck and be patient. I tried to buy used (central >NC) and two weeks after I gave up and bought new a lister 40 miles >from my home let one go for a really good price. It's winter time now, >you can afford to be patient. > > > > > >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 >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[jokerloco9@aol.com]

Was the $5100 for the bike only, or OTD? Mine was $5199 OTD 7/22/05 for a red 06. Jeff A20 -----Original Message----- From: Chris Shepard To: thumbtrap43 ; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:28:39 -0800 (GMT-08:00) Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR Pricing The best deal I could find was the $5,100 at Orange County Motorsports. You can see their ad on www.cyclenews.com. Todd is the general manager that I dealt with and was very helpful. I bought mine last month. Also, I was talking to the webmaster at Kawasaki Motors telling him how useful I find the parts diagrams on www.buykawasaki.com. He said that in two to three months they are going to redesign that whole section of the site to make it more efficient to look up and retrieve data. Lastly, Bubba is on fire after winning the first two rounds of the World Supercrosss and pumped for the upcoming Supercross series. I cannot wait!!!! Chris Shepard '06 KLR 650 - 480 miles '05 Prarie 700 '95 KX 250 (in pristine shape) -----Original Message-----

>From: thumbtrap43 >Sent: Dec 20, 2005 7:22 AM >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR Pricing > >--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "rodbon95" wrote: >> >> You just have to bear whatever the market in your area offers. I'm in >> San Diego and there are some going out the door for $5000 or lower. A >> guy in Colorado can't find one for less than $5900 out the door. >> >> We might be able to buy a KLR cheaper in San Diego but then we pay more >> for license and gas. > >I suspect that Dual Sports are just nowhere as big on the east coast >as they are out west. The Frappr map suggest that too. They just ship >so few bikes this way that once in a while they get caught monkeying >around with supply rather than their being any huge spurt in demand. >As a result, a single magazine article can cause a run on KLR's around >these parts. Good luck and be patient. I tried to buy used (central >NC) and two weeks after I gave up and bought new a lister 40 miles >from my home let one go for a really good price. It's winter time now, >you can afford to be patient. > > > > > >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 >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >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 Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Frederic Neema]

I paid for mine $5,399 OTD in Oakland, CA. The MSRP price is $5,149 but most dealers will try to add extra fees like freight charge (which in fact is already included in the MSRP price) to raise the price then negotiate it down. Here is the real breakdown: Dealer invoice: $4,493 Freight charge :$150 Assembly credit: ($77) Hold back fee on MSRP: (257.45) Actual final cost to the dealer: $4,311.55 Add Sales tax, DMV fee and a profit (something like 10%-15%)to get the price you should try to reach. I got these numbers from http://cyclebuy.com In Oakland, CA, these numbers give me a final price of $5,307.69. The dealer wanted a bit more than 10% profit which was ok for me. Frederic Neema

[Chris Shepard]

same deal as you and I have the same color scheme -----Original Message-----

>From: jokerloco9@... >Sent: Dec 20, 2005 11:15 AM >To: chrisshepard@..., thumbtrap@..., DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR Pricing > > > Was the $5100 for the bike only, or OTD? Mine was $5199 OTD 7/22/05 for a red 06. > >Jeff A20 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Chris Shepard >To: thumbtrap43 ; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:28:39 -0800 (GMT-08:00) >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR Pricing > > >The best deal I could find was the $5,100 at Orange County Motorsports. You can >see their ad on www.cyclenews.com. Todd is the general manager that I dealt >with and was very helpful. I bought mine last month. > >Also, I was talking to the webmaster at Kawasaki Motors telling him how useful >I find the parts diagrams on www.buykawasaki.com. He said that in two to three >months they are going to redesign that whole section of the site to make it more >efficient to look up and retrieve data. > >Lastly, Bubba is on fire after winning the first two rounds of the World >Supercrosss and pumped for the upcoming Supercross series. I cannot wait!!!! > >Chris Shepard >'06 KLR 650 - 480 miles >'05 Prarie 700 >'95 KX 250 (in pristine shape) > >-----Original Message----- >>From: thumbtrap43 >>Sent: Dec 20, 2005 7:22 AM >>To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >>Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR Pricing >> >>--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "rodbon95" wrote: >>> >>> You just have to bear whatever the market in your area offers. I'm in >>> San Diego and there are some going out the door for $5000 or lower. A >>> guy in Colorado can't find one for less than $5900 out the door. >>> >>> We might be able to buy a KLR cheaper in San Diego but then we pay more >>> for license and gas. >> >>I suspect that Dual Sports are just nowhere as big on the east coast >>as they are out west. The Frappr map suggest that too. They just ship >>so few bikes this way that once in a while they get caught monkeying >>around with supply rather than their being any huge spurt in demand. >>As a result, a single magazine article can cause a run on KLR's around >>these parts. Good luck and be patient. I tried to buy used (central >>NC) and two weeks after I gave up and bought new a lister 40 miles >>from my home let one go for a really good price. It's winter time now, >>you can afford to be patient. >> >> >> >> >> >>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 >>Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >>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 >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >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 >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >