warning to those selling their klrs and repeat buyers

[Steve Hanson]

Hello to all. I just joined the group. I am 55, and a school teacher in Maine. I am in the process of buying a KLR 650, my first. My last bike was a Beemer, a 1100GL, but I lost most of the vision in my right eye,(athletic accident), about four years ago, and sold the bike. I have pretty-much adjusted to the vision changes, and have been doing a lot of bicycling,(single- speed mtb,fixed-gear,road,mtb,etc.), and have decided I want another motorcycle. The KLR looks like a lot of the GS 1100 features, for less money, and a great reintroduction to riding. BTW, my other chief activity is Powerlifting. Any advice or thoughts before I make the purchase on a new KLR? Many thanks, Steve in Maine

[William Valerio]

I purchased a KLR a year ago after years of mountain biking. The most striking difference is the ease in pedalling on the KLR. Now, I've gained 80 pounds and had a bypass....But, I suppose no pursuit is without obstacles I did find that mountain biking helped substantially with off road motorcycle skills. The Kawasaki certainly allows me to cover much more territory. I'd never dream of riding a mountain bike to Mexico or Central America.. All in all I believe the Kawasaki is actually cheaper to operate. Tires, for instance, can be purchased for just over $60 US. I've paid more for mountain bike tires. Maintenance is every bit as time consuming. If you've ridden single speed mountain bikes you must be a masochist. You'll enjoy the seat on the KLR

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Steve Hanson" wrote: > Hello to all. I just joined the group. I am 55, and a school teacher in > Maine. I am in the process of buying a KLR 650, my first. My last bike was > a Beemer, a 1100GL, but I lost most of the vision in my right eye (athletic > accident), about four years ago, and sold the bike. I have pretty-much > adjusted to the vision changes, and have been doing a lot of > bicycling,(single- speed mtb,fixed-gear,road,mtb,etc.), and have decided I > want another motorcycle. The KLR looks like a lot of the GS 1100 features > for less money, and a great reintroduction to riding. BTW, my other chief > activity is Powerlifting. Any advice or thoughts before I make the purchase > on a new KLR? > > Many thanks, > > Steve in Maine [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> Hello to all. I just joined the group. I am 55, and a school teacher in > Maine. I am in the process of buying a KLR 650, my first. My last bike > was a Beemer, a 1100GL, but I lost most of the vision in my right > eye,(athletic accident), about four years ago, and sold the bike. I have > pretty-much adjusted to the vision changes, and have been doing a lot of > bicycling,(single- speed mtb,fixed-gear,road,mtb,etc.), and have decided I > want another motorcycle. The KLR looks like a lot of the GS 1100 > features, for less money, and a great reintroduction to riding. BTW, my

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> chief activity is Powerlifting. Any advice or thoughts before I make the > purchase on a new KLR?

Hi Steve, welcome to the community! I believe you'll love the KLR, and the price on them is certainly right. I have a KLR website - (absolute freebie) - that may help you decide what's what, and has a links page that will point you to others. http://klr6500.tripod.com/ My last bike was a GoldWing, of all things. Of the 13 other bikes that I've had, this KLR has been the most fun. Please feel free to write with questions, or to just say howdy, Mark Wise men still seek Him... Mark St.Hilaire, Sr HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/ My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@...

[Riley Harlton]

I sold mine, got rid of all the accessories and bought another one to stimulate the economy, and help out the lucky guy who bought all my stuff cheap. Even gave him my spare tubes, spark plugs and other little bits for nothing. Argh! The one nice thing is that when you bolt on all those accessories again you feel like a reel pro. Takes a quarter of the time. Riley A15 Montreal