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[Rick McCauley]

Jeff Saline wrote: I enjoy longer off pavement trips with a riding partner. Steve and I ride really well together whether on or off paved surfaces. We have similar habits, skills, likes and dislikes. And we respect each other's views, wants and needs. It's always been a pleasure riding with him. That's how it is with Darren and I. We've been riding together for 9 years without any conflict of destination, speed, or road surface. Heck, we're just thrilled to be riding. We started riding together on large street bikes. I also had a 75 CB360T. I used it to putt around out in the country where I live. Winter of 2001-02 Darren sold his street bike. His Mother -in- Law (at the time) had a 73 CB350 just rotting on her back porch. Darren bought it for $100.00. Twice it's worth IMO. Especially to family. Anyway, I spent the next 2 weeks working on it. It ran great. We took them out for a Saturday ride. We rode on roads we would never take our big shiney street bikes on. We had just as much fun on them as we did on our big street bikes. Plus we were going place we wouldn't go before. I hardly rode my GS1100E after that, so I sold it. We rode the CB's for a couple years, and talked about getting Enduros. January 2005 Darren was determined to have Enduros for the upcoming Summer. We found 2 leftover 2003 KLR's at a dealership. That is when our KLR riding began. My will continue, his will not. Rick A17 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Vernon Wade]

I am a firm believer that drivers education is the best way to improve ones safety and enjoyment regardless if you are driving a car, an ATV, motorcycle or sidecar. There are only a handful of sidecar classes offered in the US and as far as I know the Adventure Sidecar classes are the only ones using KLR 650s and the only ones done on dirt. The techniques taught translate directly into street skills-the dirt surface requires finesse. If you can do it here you can do it on the street, in the rain or in gravel! Adventure Sidecar Novice S/TEP classes for the 2009 season will be available through Hood River Community Education on the following weekends: May 8, 9 & 10 June 19,20 & 21 July 17,18 & 19 August 7,8 & 9 The course fee is $225. Call Hood River Community Education (541)386-2055 to register. More information can be found on our website adventuresidecar.com Prior motorcycle experience is not needed for the novice class. We will cover basic motorcycle operation as part of the class. You must be at least 16 years old and have a valid driver's license to take the class. If you are under 18 years old you must have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. Each class is limited to 12 students for safety and quality reasons. You may take the class using your sidecar or trike or one of ours. If you choose to use your own rig for the class, you must have proof of insurance and the machine must be in a safe operating condition. Be aware the driving exercises will be conducted on a grass lot. By the way, the glow in the dark KLR sidecar I am working on will be one of the class bikes- I am still looking for white tank shrouds and a white front fender!

[Rick McCauley]

More knowledge/experience is always good.. I am curious. We all know the KLR is no power house. How does it handle the added weight of a sidecar. Do you change final gearing ? Rick A17

--- On Wed, 3/18/09, Vernon Wade wrote: From: Vernon Wade Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Adventure Sidecar Classes 2009 To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 11:51 AM I am a firm believer that drivers education is the best way to improve ones safety and enjoyment regardless if you are driving a car, an ATV, motorcycle or sidecar. There are only a handful of sidecar classes offered in the US and as far as I know the Adventure Sidecar classes are the only ones using KLR 650s and the only ones done on dirt. The techniques taught translate directly into street skills-the dirt surface requires finesse. If you can do it here you can do it on the street, in the rain or in gravel! Adventure Sidecar Novice S/TEP classes for the 2009 season will be available through Hood River Community Education on the following weekends: May 8, 9 & 10 June 19,20 & 21 July 17,18 & 19 August 7,8 & 9 The course fee is $225. Call Hood River Community Education (541)386-2055 to register. More information can be found on our website adventuresidecar. com Prior motorcycle experience is not needed for the novice class. We will cover basic motorcycle operation as part of the class. You must be at least 16 years old and have a valid driver's license to take the class. If you are under 18 years old you must have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. Each class is limited to 12 students for safety and quality reasons. You may take the class using your sidecar or trike or one of ours. If you choose to use your own rig for the class, you must have proof of insurance and the machine must be in a safe operating condition. Be aware the driving exercises will be conducted on a grass lot. By the way, the glow in the dark KLR sidecar I am working on will be one of the class bikes- I am still looking for white tank shrouds and a white front fender! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Vernon Wade]

The darn reply default on this board alwys catches me out- do you guys really prefer it set to private email? The short answer to this is: the stock KLR has hadequate power to haul a sidecar. It is great fun below about 55mph and you can flog 65-70 out of it if you don't have a hil, headwind or heavy load. You might need to drop a gear occasionally to maintain it, but you can do it. Performance is very similar to a Ural 650. Stock gearing is fine. One of my bikes had a 16 up front. It could haul a sidecar with that but wasn't happy. The best dualsport combo for this bike seems to be 14 front and stock rear. One of my bikes is a 685- it is happier at all speeds and performance is comparable to a Ural 750 The KLR is an excellent bike for teaching the classes. It is big enough you feel like you are on a real bike, not a toy, but tractable enough not to run away with a beginner.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote: > > More knowledge/experience is always good.. > > I am curious. We all know the KLR is no power house. How does it handle the added weight of a sidecar. Do you change final gearing ? > > Rick > A17 > > --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Vernon Wade wrote: > > From: Vernon Wade > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Adventure Sidecar Classes 2009 > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 11:51 AM > > > > > > > I am a firm believer that drivers education is the best way to > improve ones safety and enjoyment regardless if you are driving a > car, an ATV, motorcycle or sidecar. > > There are only a handful of sidecar classes offered in the US and as > far as I know the Adventure Sidecar classes are the only ones using > KLR 650s and the only ones done on dirt. The techniques taught > translate directly into street skills-the dirt surface requires > finesse. If you can do it here you can do it on the street, in the > rain or in gravel! > > Adventure Sidecar Novice S/TEP classes for the 2009 season will be > available through Hood River Community Education on the following > weekends: > > May 8, 9 & 10 > > June 19,20 & 21 > > July 17,18 & 19 > > August 7,8 & 9 > > The course fee is $225. Call Hood River Community Education (541)386-2055 to register. More information > can be found on our website adventuresidecar. com > > Prior motorcycle experience is not needed for the novice class. We > will cover basic motorcycle operation as part of the class. You must > be at least 16 years old and have a valid driver's license to take > the class. If you are under 18 years old you must have a waiver > signed by a parent or legal guardian. Each class is limited to 12 > students for safety and quality reasons. > > You may take the class using your sidecar or trike or one of ours. If > you choose to use your own rig for the class, you must have proof of > insurance and the machine must be in a safe operating condition. > > Be aware the driving exercises will be conducted on a grass lot. > > By the way, the glow in the dark KLR sidecar I am working on will be one of the class bikes- I am still looking for white tank shrouds and a white front fender! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Rick McCauley]

The first thing I do when I reply is remove the name of the sender, and put the DSN address in. Thanks for the info for the sidecar. I always wondered how it faired with the extra weight Rick A17

--- On Wed, 3/18/09, Vernon Wade wrote: From: Vernon Wade Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Adventure Sidecar Classes 2009 To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 12:44 PM The darn reply default on this board alwys catches me out- do you guys really prefer it set to private email? The short answer to this is: the stock KLR has hadequate power to haul a sidecar. It is great fun below about 55mph and you can flog 65-70 out of it if you don't have a hil, headwind or heavy load. You might need to drop a gear occasionally to maintain it, but you can do it. Performance is very similar to a Ural 650. Stock gearing is fine. One of my bikes had a 16 up front. It could haul a sidecar with that but wasn't happy. The best dualsport combo for this bike seems to be 14 front and stock rear. One of my bikes is a 685- it is happier at all speeds and performance is comparable to a Ural 750 The KLR is an excellent bike for teaching the classes. It is big enough you feel like you are on a real bike, not a toy, but tractable enough not to run away with a beginner. --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, Rick McCauley wrote: > > More knowledge/experienc e is always good.. > > I am curious. We all know the KLR is no power house. How does it handle the added weight of a sidecar. Do you change final gearing ? > > Rick > A17 > > --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Vernon Wade wrote: > > From: Vernon Wade > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Adventure Sidecar Classes 2009 > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com > Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 11:51 AM > > > > > > > I am a firm believer that drivers education is the best way to > improve ones safety and enjoyment regardless if you are driving a > car, an ATV, motorcycle or sidecar. > > There are only a handful of sidecar classes offered in the US and as > far as I know the Adventure Sidecar classes are the only ones using > KLR 650s and the only ones done on dirt. The techniques taught > translate directly into street skills-the dirt surface requires > finesse. If you can do it here you can do it on the street, in the > rain or in gravel! > > Adventure Sidecar Novice S/TEP classes for the 2009 season will be > available through Hood River Community Education on the following > weekends: > > May 8, 9 & 10 > > June 19,20 & 21 > > July 17,18 & 19 > > August 7,8 & 9 > > The course fee is $225. Call Hood River Community Education (541)386-2055 to register. More information > can be found on our website adventuresidecar. com > > Prior motorcycle experience is not needed for the novice class. We > will cover basic motorcycle operation as part of the class. You must > be at least 16 years old and have a valid driver's license to take > the class. If you are under 18 years old you must have a waiver > signed by a parent or legal guardian. Each class is limited to 12 > students for safety and quality reasons. > > You may take the class using your sidecar or trike or one of ours. If > you choose to use your own rig for the class, you must have proof of > insurance and the machine must be in a safe operating condition. > > Be aware the driving exercises will be conducted on a grass lot. > > By the way, the glow in the dark KLR sidecar I am working on will be one of the class bikes- I am still looking for white tank shrouds and a white front fender! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]