venezuelan police klr - new photo in new album

[ron criswell]

Girls like Harley's because they give off good vibes and have big pipes (heh). Criswell Sent from my iPad

On May 16, 2013, at 7:15 PM, "Jud" wrote: > A Harley makes sense for the following tasks: > 1. Going slow. > 2. Tipping over; and > 3. Teaching girls how to ride. > > For every other task, the KLR or some other motorcycle makes more sense. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Adam Tworkowski wrote: > > > > About three years ago toured parts of South America on an 08 KLR. It > > turns out the KLRs also used by Ecuadorian and Bolivian police. In La > > Paz, Bolivia my fork seal required attention. I ran into a local man on > > an older KLR, and in with a broken English-Spanish conversation, he put > > me in touch with a guy "who knew something about KLRs" and had some sort > > of connection with police. Having discussed the situation with this > > fellow, I followed him in his BMW car to a workshop. (I know what you > > think, but my "spidey senses" have been pretty reliable thus far). In > > side this workshop was a number of "new gen" KLRs, including stacks of > > crates. > > > > It turns out that he was responsible for prepping and maintaining KLRs > > for the local Bolivian police. It was explained to me the the > > Venezuelan government had gifted bunch of KLRs to Bolivia (might have > > been 100 or so). While Bolivia is at high altitude nestle in the Andes, > > the people of the region don't share this trait and are, well, rather > > short on average. One of the first "mods" made to the police KLRs was > > cutting the dogbones and welding them back up with a torch. > > Evidentially my fork seal was properly installed this time (a repair to > > a botched job by a mechanic in Peru who put the seal in *upside down*) > > and it is still fine on 2013. > > > > Some other interesting notes about the general region. > > > > V-Stroms are relatively "popular" in Colombia amongst "enthusiasts" and > > those with a bit more money. "Average" people ride small bore bikes > > often of Indian and Chinese original, many of which would be classified > > as sport bikes and dual sports. It was explained to me that the humble > > KLR is more expensive in Colombia than the Wee-Strom. I believe that > > this has to do with economy of scale, and they might actually assemble > > them locally or something like that. > > > > It was also explained to me that in a given country the DR650 might be > > the military bike, while the KLR is the police bike, and vice versa in a > > different country. I find this all very interesting. Finally, living > > in Toronto, Ontario, I don't think I have ever seen a police bike that > > wasn't a Harley. And the Ontario Provincial Police, I am pretty sure > > only ride HD as well. That said, when I was visiting a Kawi dealer > > just at the city limits which is fairly close to a conservation area > > amidst the suburban sprawl, I found myself parked beside two Police > > KLRs. I said to myself, "huh?" I am not sure if this region outside of > > the city doesn't have a budget for HDs, or whether the KLR makes more > > sense for patrolling areas slightly off of the beaten path. > > > > Adam > > > > > > On 13-05-14 10:18 AM, Michael wrote: > > > > > > Anyone remember when you could order the Police Interceptor models of > > > typical cop prowl cars? Kawasaki sold a bunch of blacked out KLRs to > > > the Venezuelan police. Credit Boris Vergara of EPA for the photo. > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]