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[tlh]

food for thought from the BBC: A 71-year-old man died from excitement the first time he went out on his new motorcycle, says a coroner. John Parsons, a retired engineer from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, suffered a heart attack on his 125cc Honda and fell into the path of an oncoming car. The bike was delivered the day before and he was "very excited" about riding on it, the Cardiff inquest was told. Coroner Mary Hassell said it "was too much for his heart," adding: "In some ways, what a way to go." albatross who has been riding for many years but can understand the excitement of riding your bike for the first time.. and hopes John keeps the rubber side down in the place where no shadows fall [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Ronald Criswell]

I like the story of one of the owners of the company my wife works for. Recently divorced and chasing chicks half his age, he bought a big Harley to attract chicks. First ride out of his rear entrance driveway, he crashed into his neighbors garbage cans and fell over. The bike was promptly sold due to stage fright. Maybe he should have tried a more nimble bike such as a KLR ..... but chicks probably wouldn't chase you on a KLR ..... but I have had a few interested in mine. Usually their Daddy's had a dirt bike when they were kids. Criswell

On Jun 19, 2007, at 11:02 AM, tlh wrote: > food for thought from the BBC: > > A 71-year-old man died from excitement the first time he went out > on his new motorcycle, says a coroner. > John Parsons, a retired engineer from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, > suffered a heart attack on his 125cc Honda and fell into the path > of an oncoming car. > > The bike was delivered the day before and he was "very excited" > about riding on it, the Cardiff inquest was told. > > Coroner Mary Hassell said it "was too much for his heart," adding: > "In some ways, what a way to go." > > albatross > > who has been riding for many years but can understand the > excitement of riding your bike for the first time.. and hopes John > keeps the rubber side down in the place where no shadows fall > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[tlh]

Now there is an interesting question to pose; Are young women attarcted to those of us sage individuals more because we ride a bike or a particular bike? albatross who is curious about many things

----- Original Message ----- From: Ronald Criswell To: tlh Cc: KLR List Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR - Reason to Ride Now versus later I like the story of one of the owners of the company my wife works for. Recently divorced and chasing chicks half his age, he bought a big Harley to attract chicks. First ride out of his rear entrance driveway, he crashed into his neighbors garbage cans and fell over. The bike was promptly sold due to stage fright. Maybe he should have tried a more nimble bike such as a KLR ..... but chicks probably wouldn't chase you on a KLR ..... but I have had a few interested in mine. Usually their Daddy's had a dirt bike when they were kids. Criswell On Jun 19, 2007, at 11:02 AM, tlh wrote: food for thought from the BBC: A 71-year-old man died from excitement the first time he went out on his new motorcycle, says a coroner. John Parsons, a retired engineer from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, suffered a heart attack on his 125cc Honda and fell into the path of an oncoming car. The bike was delivered the day before and he was "very excited" about riding on it, the Cardiff inquest was told. Coroner Mary Hassell said it "was too much for his heart," adding: "In some ways, what a way to go." albatross who has been riding for many years but can understand the excitement of riding your bike for the first time.. and hopes John keeps the rubber side down in the place where no shadows fall . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:56:51 -0400 "tlh" writes:

> Now there is an interesting question to pose; > > Are young women attarcted to those of us sage individuals more > because we ride a bike or a particular bike? > > albatross > who is curious about many things

<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> albatross, That brings up a kind of funny memory. I hope I've got this right. Back in Sept of 2003 I bought my KLR used in the Dallas area. I trailered it to Steve Rankin's house where I was headed for an Airhead Tech Day. I rode it 60 miles the first night (Thursday) and promptly removed the windshield and did an oil change. The next day Steve and I rode about 250 smiles as we were meeting some of the attendees and wanted to escort them to his place. We tech day'd on Saturday and on Monday I think we departed for three days of riding the hill country. What a way to learn about the KLR. Great friends, great roads and a great bike. We did 1,200 smiles in those three days. I suppose it was on the last day we pulled into a little town in the afternoon. It was warm to hot and we were riding with ATGATT. A convertible pulled up on our right and of course the top was down and two younger ladies were in it. Mike and Steve and I all looked over I think. They were eyeing us and then one of them mouthed to the other... "OLD MEN" It was kind of funny at the time and I still get a laugh from the memory. I suppose I should be a bit offended as I was only 46 at the time. But riding with Steve and Mike lumps you in with the old guys. : ) Maybe it would have been better if we were on Harleys and not wearing any gear. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Ronald Criswell]

Like everything concerning women, it depends on the woman. Women husband shopping for a "richen" (to quote James Dean in Giant) they probably go for the Harley guys. But a chick brought up on dirt bikes might take a shine to us. Criswell

On Jun 20, 2007, at 8:56 AM, tlh wrote: > Now there is an interesting question to pose; > > Are young women attarcted to those of us sage individuals more > because we ride a bike or a particular bike? > > albatross > who is curious about many things > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ronald Criswell > To: tlh > Cc: KLR List > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:30 AM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR - Reason to Ride Now versus later > > I like the story of one of the owners of the company my wife works > for. Recently divorced and chasing chicks half his age, he bought a > big Harley to attract chicks. First ride out of his rear entrance > driveway, he crashed into his neighbors garbage cans and fell over. > The bike was promptly sold due to stage fright. Maybe he should > have tried a more nimble bike such as a KLR ..... but chicks > probably wouldn't chase you on a KLR ..... but I have had a few > interested in mine. Usually their Daddy's had a dirt bike when they > were kids. > > Criswell > On Jun 19, 2007, at 11:02 AM, tlh wrote: > >> food for thought from the BBC: >> >> A 71-year-old man died from excitement the first time he went out >> on his new motorcycle, says a coroner. >> John Parsons, a retired engineer from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, >> suffered a heart attack on his 125cc Honda and fell into the path >> of an oncoming car. >> >> The bike was delivered the day before and he was "very excited" >> about riding on it, the Cardiff inquest was told. >> >> Coroner Mary Hassell said it "was too much for his heart," adding: >> "In some ways, what a way to go." >> >> albatross >> >> who has been riding for many years but can understand the >> excitement of riding your bike for the first time.. and hopes John >> keeps the rubber side down in the place where no shadows fall >> >> . >> >> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jim Priest]

On 6/20/07, Gordon P wrote:

> After the bike sits overnight, or even after my 12 hour dayshifts, when > I put the bike in first gear it clunks big time. One time, after a few

Normal behavior for a wet clutch. With bike off - sometimes you can pop it in 2nd instead of first and it's a bit easier to break loose. From the FAQ: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Why does my bike lurch/stall the first time I put it in gear? This problem is common to all wet-clutch bikes. In a multi-plate clutch, the clutch release can only remove pressure from the end of the disc stack; it can't actually drive all of the discs apart. When the bike sits for a while, the oil squeezes out from between the clutch plates, making them stick together. Squeezing the clutch lever takes the spring pressure off of them, but they still stick; so, when you put the bike in gear for the first time after starting it, the engine has to break the discs apart. This makes the bike lurch, or can stall it. To prevent this, you can 1) before starting the engine, put the bike in gear, pull in the clutch, and rock the bike back and forth until the clutch breaks free; 2), with the engine running, in neutral with the clutch in, blip the throttle a few times; 3) start the bike rolling with your feet before putting the transmission in gear to minimize the lurch.