wow with all the evil i see, some good people still amaze me. (nklr)
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wow with all the evil i see, some good people still amaze me. (nklr)
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With mixed feelings, I am moving on from my venerable KLRs. I hosted an 1800 mile ride in Montana/Idaho last July and made the mistake of taking a friend s offer to try his brand new KTM 690. Now if I was planning on traveling down to the tip of South America, I d probably forgo the high tech for a rugged KLR, but that remains to be seen. Not in my immediate plans, BUT, my second KLR, the 2002, was picked up by youngster with plans on Patagonia. With all the updates on both KLRs he should have about as good a platform as can be expected. He s relatively new to DS and especially this size, but with desire to learn. My son also picked up a 12 690 after a test run on the big ride and I picked up a 10 690 w/1,600 miles, so both KLRs are up for sale, with one already departed. This will definitely change my riding/wrenching as they are certainly different machines, BUT 100 lbs less and twice the horse power does tend to add certain fun factor. I will have to double (triple?) my rear tire budget. No snobbery here given my KLR roots, so if any of you ever get up into western MT/eastern ID, the house/garage/yard, and thousands of miles of roads are open. BOM2014.blogspot.com
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Might want to specify which "Ktm 690", as there are more than one. I assume it's the Adventure model. I can't fault you there, as I believe that's the best looking dirt capable machine ever made, and one of the best motorcycle designs period. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I could make the finances work. Good luck with it. Ryan Phoenix "Ron Haraseth rharaseth@... [DSN_KLR650]" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
With mixed feelings, I am moving on from my venerable KLRs. I hosted an 1800 mile ride in Montana/Idaho last July and made the mistake of taking a friend s offer to try his brand new KTM 690. Now if I was planning on traveling down to the tip of South America, I d probably forgo the high tech for a rugged KLR, but that remains to be seen. Not in my immediate plans, BUT, my second KLR, the 2002, was picked up by youngster with plans on Patagonia. With all the updates on both KLRs he should have about as good a platform as can be expected. He s relatively new to DS and especially this size, but with desire to learn. My son also picked up a 12 690 after a test run on the big ride and I picked up a 10 690 w/1,600 miles, so both KLRs are up for sale, with one already departed. This will definitely change my riding/wrenching as they are certainly different machines, BUT 100 lbs less and twice the horse power does tend to add certain fun factor. I will have to double (triple?) my rear tire budget. No snobbery here given my KLR roots, so if any of you ever get up into western MT/eastern ID, the house/garage/yard, and thousands of miles of roads are open. BOM2014.blogspot.com Posted by: Desert Datsuns
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