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[Weaver, Mark]

very little experience so far, but i just made a similar search. the bike is (ostensibly) for my wife, so the electric start pushed me over the top on the xt225. here's a good article on it http://www.ionet.net/~jhanna/Serow.html. i've only briefly ridden the bike, but it seems so easy it's like cheating. admittedly, we didn't get it for gonzo fat air, or rocketing over the desert at 50mph, but for my wife to learn on (that's my claim), and for taking on rocky woodsy narrow trails where i need a light, durable, easy to ride bike (when my wife isn't looking). i'm quite impressed with the smoothness and power of the engine for getting to and fro. it's a fairly small bike for me (6'2"), but i don't think that's necessarily bad. another possible option, especially if you can get a used dirt only thumper like an xr250, or klx300 or similar, is to street-legalize it via a baja designs kit. i have no experience with their stuff, but i've heard at least 1 good report. at any rate, whether the lighting stuff works or not doesn't really matter if you're only going to ride to/from riding areas in daylight, eh? and most of the dirt-only bikes are lighter and better suspended than their dual-purpose cousins. if i can't get my wife to relinquish her xt225 when she gets some experience, i may look for a dirt-only thumper for conversion. -mark "hates the idea of trailering" weaver

> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Hoyt [mailto:eyemgh@...] > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 3:20 PM > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Trail bike > > > I love my KLR, but it is too big for me to feel comfortable on > anything very technical. I'd like a 4-stroke light bike that can be > made street legal. I won't take it on any trips out of the valley. I > just don't want to have to trailer anything. Used is fine, but I want > to stay in the under $2500 range (less is better). I've considered > XR250, XT225, and DR350. Any others? Any experience with the above? > Thanks. > > M > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > Avoid the lines and visit avis.com for quick and easy online > reservations. Enjoy a compact car nationwide for only $29 a day! > Click here for more details. > http://click.egroups.com/1/3011/3/_/911801/_/956096413/ > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

[Kurt Simpson]

> > Sarah mentioned she may have difficulty getting motorcycle parts > > from men when > > she's old. An endowment for parts could be set up by Kurt. > > > > Fireball > > > > Why? Is he particularly well-endowed? > > ---o&>o--- > Sarah Barwig > sarah@...

only in my dreams I'm afraid...my doctor just told me that shrinkage is very common as we get older...afterall I've been nearly 5'10 all my life and now I'm only 5 81/2"...and that is only part of the problem...(g) Kurt