DSN_KLR650
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Tim Bernard
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by Tim Bernard » Tue Apr 18, 2000 10:46 am
We had one for a while and enjoyed it. Only complaint was you could not get
it started after it sat for a week. Great bike she will enjoy it. The bonus
is that you can buy a rear rack and side racks for it .
Happy Trails
-----Original Message-----
From: Weaver, Mark
To: Klrlist (E-mail) DSN_klr650@egroups.com>
Date: Monday, April 17, 2000 10:05 AM
Subject: [DSN_klr650] new scoot for wife, not a chain-letter or spam
>wasn't someone just extolling the virtues of the "light" klr?? on saturday,
>i drove up to sacratomato to pick up a very slightly used (850 miles) '98
>yamaha xt225 for my wife to learn on and play on and go camping with me up
>in the sierras and mendo nat'l forest and so on. talk about light! if you
>don't like where it's parked, just pick it up and move it! i took the
>liberty of taking it for a spin when i got back, to get gas and so forth
>(doing her a favor, really), and it's so easy to ride in the dirt it's like
>cheating. i'm hoping she outgrows it really soon and wants a bigger bike so
>i can steal it and go singletracking.
>
>admittedly, it has nowhere near the power or carrying capacity of my klr,
>but since it weighs 100 lbs less, i can cut it some slack. it still has
more
>get up and go than my nissan sentra, even at freeway speeds. i'm hoping
>she'll get comfortable enough on it this week to maybe go for an overnight
>trip up the coast this weekend, then try an off-road camping trip the
>weekend after.
>
>anyway, thanks to all listers who responded to my earlier queries. many of
>you recommended this bike as a great starter, and stacia is tickled pink
>about it.
>
>-mark weaver
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