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[biochemistryclues]

Greetings, I just moved up to northern new mexico and am shopping for used a dual sport vehicle. Here are some of the questions I have: What are the pros/cons of this bike from a real owners perspective? I intend on doing about 70/30 street to trail riding. In terms of trail riding I mean fairly easy logging roads with an occasional stream to cross. How does the bike cruise between 70-80mph? I am around 6'5", will I need a better/taller windshield? If so, what would you recommend? Are their any other bikes you would recommend? Thanks, Michael

[Rick]

Wholly smokes, 15 bikes!! I thought I had it bad with a road bike, mtn bike, and my single speed mtn bike. What all do you have? Rick

> >> Flipping the sprockets works fine on bicycles that have

symmetrical

> > cogs, so > >> I don't see why it wouldn't work on motorcycles. > >> > >> ed > >> A7, and about 15 bicycles > >> > > > > So, does Ms. A7 know about the bicycles? > > > > revmaaatin. who is available for counciling addictions in

certain

> > areas (excluding KLR and bicycles, an addict makes a lousy

confessor)

> > > > > Oops, that should have said "A17", but she does know all about the

bicycles

> and is much happier with the current bicycle/motorcycle ratio

(15/2) than

> when it was 2/8 a few years ago. > > ed, who would never manipulate an addiction in any way, form, or

manner:)

>

[Don]

Best thing to do is start with reading www.bigcee.com and all of the other KLR accesory sites to get a feel for what owners do and vendors offer to fix / customize the KLR to get it right for you. I've experimented with windshields on other bikes and I've found (I'm 6'3" wearing a full-face shield) that it's a lot quieter, cooler (temperature-wize), and comfortable (air blast on the chest) with the stock windshield. For me, my chest isn't pounded and that my head / helmet is in the clean airstream above the turbulence created by the windshield. If you're helmet isn't getting hit with a clean flow of air, your face shield will not clear or clear easily when riding in the rain or early morning fog resulting in poor visiblitiy. Another artifact but not a danger is that looking through all of the different layers of plastics while wearing polarized lens gives you a surreal experience (kind of like the 60's - where you couldn't ever really trust what you were seeing - HAH! I saw that in a movie). Anyway, best starting point is to read. Don R100, A6F KLR --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "biochemistryclues" wrote:

> > Greetings, > > I just moved up to northern new mexico and am shopping for used a dual > sport vehicle. Here are some of the questions I have: What are the > pros/cons of this bike from a real owners perspective? I intend on > doing about 70/30 street to trail riding. In terms of trail riding I > mean fairly easy logging roads with an occasional stream to cross. > How does the bike cruise between 70-80mph? I am around 6'5", will I > need a better/taller windshield? If so, what would you recommend? > Are their any other bikes you would recommend? > > Thanks, > > Michael >