(klr650] hello from san antonio, texas

[Jim Priest]

Well it was a nice "brisk" day here - mid 60's - and I finally got out on my bike which has been sitting patiently in my garage while I got my new gear together over the past week or two. Been about 5 years since I'd been on a bike so the first few miles were a bit hectic but the old habits came back quickly! I had thought about a lot of bikes but am glad I picked the KLR! I did about 120 miles round trip: - about 60 miles on winding two lane road to friends farm - fooling around off road riding though fields at farm - went back home on highway 70mph then stuck in stop-n-go traffic (nice radiator!) - took shortcut home down 10mi of gravel road I like my KLR! Other than a few pressure spots in my new helmet I need to work and maybe packing some warmer cloths next time it was a joyful day. Stress? What stress? Hope everyone else had a good weekend ride - its nice to be in the saddle again! jim (A12)

[mnron2002]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Jim Priest wrote:

> Well it was a nice "brisk" day here - mid 60's - and I finally got

out

> on my bike which has been sitting patiently in my garage while I got > my new gear together over the past week or two. Been about 5 years > since I'd been on a bike so the first few miles were a bit hectic

but

> the old habits came back quickly! I had thought about a lot of

bikes

> but am glad I picked the KLR! I did about 120 miles round trip: > > - about 60 miles on winding two lane road to friends farm > - fooling around off road riding though fields at farm > - went back home on highway 70mph then stuck in stop-n-go traffic

(nice radiator!)

> - took shortcut home down 10mi of gravel road > > I like my KLR! Other than a few pressure spots in my new helmet

I

> need to work and maybe packing some warmer cloths next time it was a > joyful day. Stress? What stress? > > Hope everyone else had a good weekend ride - its nice to be in the > saddle again! > > jim (A12)

WELCOME BACK!! I once took a 4 year sabattical from riding, and I don't know how I stayed sane during that time. After I had gotten back on the bike, I took an MSF advanced rider course, and glad I did. I had the only "dirt bike" there. (My first KLR, don't sell this one, you'll only regret it and buy another!!) Smile, and ride safe my friend.... MNRon

[Pat Schmid]

Bill and James have sung the praises of California's Lost Coast and its time for me to see why. The KLR is serviced, packed and the Corbin road sofa installed. By 0800 I expect to be sitting down for breakfast in Truckee and by sundown Friday I expect to be camped somewhere between Eureka and Ft. Bragg two spend two wondrous days exploring a land I've never seen with Monday for the journey home. I have been so needing this trip since the Bass Lake 250. Tha weekend I needed a ride that was almosat as good as sex and it was anything but. Worked as had me so wound up I so am overdue for a long weekend of redlining the fun meter just to getback to normal. So here's to four days of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness aboard the greatest transmorgrifrier yet to be designed, and if you don't know what a transmorgrifrier is you need spend more time buried in your Calvin and Hobbs. If you've ever seen the John Wayne movie Red River, come tomorrow morning its going to be the YEHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! scene all over. Pat G'ville, Nv

[rafter]

Hello Mark. Welcome to the MADS KLR650 group. BTW, there are about 26 of us on another list, Central TX KLR 650 Riders. over on Google Groups. We have a ride planned for tomorrow, would be great if you could join us... PS, another group is the Dual Sport News KLR650 group at Yahoo Groups. Later, Randy Jackson 22307 Hazy Hollow Dr Spicewood, TX 78669 512-264-0061 AMA 278399 VJMC 3173 (Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club) FSSNOC 4695 (Four Stroke Singles National Owners Club) GWRRA 175436 (GoldWing Road Riders Assoc.) TMOIA (Turbo MC Owners Intl.Assoc.) XS/XJ 1100 Owners Association (Yamaha '78 - '82) Mark T. Laven wrote:

> I ride a KLR650 everyday and use it on the weekends for heading into > the hill country and surrounding areas. I am also interested in > antique motorcycles and am always looking for new places to explore. >