new to the klr, introduction short story

[Rob MacMorran]

You might also find this FAQ useful for model year differences and more. http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html

----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall Marbach" To: "KLR Group" DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] New to the KLR, introduction short story > > Hi Billy > > Try > > http://home.austin.rr.com/ironjungle/klrhistory.html > > Got it from the links page of > > http://multisurfacemotorcycling.com > > > HTH > > Randy from burbank > > > --- Billy Watson wrote: > > > > > > > I should introduce myself, I'm gonna be here a > > while, based on owning my last dual sport for 21 > > years. Here's the story. Before the KLR650 came > > out, back in 1983 I wanted a big-bore dual sport and > > the Honda XL600 caught my eye. Bought one > > brand-new, still riding it today, 21 years later. > > The bike has been a total blast and I have 68,000 > > miles on it! As the years have gone by, I've had to > > keep my eye on what will replace the trusty XL, and > > the KLR gets the nod. I'll be buying a 2004 / 2005 > > (A18 / A19, right?) within the next few months. The > > KLR looks like just as much fun so count me in, > > hopefully for another 68,000 miles. I've read the > > Big Cee FAQ, looked through the last 1,000 messages > > here and so on and poked around on the 'net so I'll > > try not to ask the newbie questions. > > > > Other than the "new price" question I just asked in > > the previous post, I've only got one other for > > today. I found a link about a month ago that had a > > picture of EVERY MODEL YEAR of the KLR from its > > inception, and like a dork, didn't save it. Anyone > > know the URL? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bill > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at > > www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. > www.yahoo.com > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > >