Wilsons Sandbox

About age I'm 37 have been riding off and on for close to 20 years.My first bike when I was about 20 was a Harley Sportster. I nearly got killed on it.While not fast by Ninja standards it was way to much for someone of limited experience(and handled like crap).I just bought a 2001 klr650. I nearly let my ego push me into buying a ricerocket.I'm glad I didn't the klr is plenty powerful enough for any normal use and it can do many things a regular street bike simply can't. It's the best thing since individually wrapped vacuum packed sliced cheese.

I'm 55, retired, and live where we can ride just about all year round, and I do. About 25,000 miles a year. Old back injury precludes dirt riding, but not 1000 miles days when necessary. I have had all the bikes, but came back for another KLR two months ago. I just have to have one to ride. Crash with my last one said I can't ride that fast anymore. That's OK, ride slower, sort of. Done up specifically for road use, and it does it great. My other bikes sit while I ride my favorite. The KLR. Tom McKenzie tom@... 2001 KLR, 99 Drifter 1500, XS650 sidehack [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

43 y.o. here in Orygun. On my second KLR after 35 years of riding. Other bikes have more glitz, glamour and go... but what can I say, the KLR just makes me smile. West Eugene, OR.

At fourtyone I am quite younguer than when I was 30... look much better too... Juan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Been riding since 13 and I'm now 52.9. Twenty five or so bikes that were just practice while waiting for the KLR. The only bike I liked almost as much as the KLR was a 750 two stoke triple, the Kawasaki H- 2. Very similar fun per pound ratio. DAngus A-11

55 next month, been riding for 40 years and just love that KLR! Does kind of hurt when you high side and the brake leaver takes a chunk out of the side of one's foot! cheers Martin (Western Canada)

Hey, my frist bike was a Harley 165 also, '56 model I / My folks , traded a /48 Plymouth for. This was in '57 ro '58 think. A friend of mine had a Hummer and we really did some running in the forest / swamps and rice field down here. Andy Chesley at 58 Cajun Country

Hello to all. I'm 41, 42 in Oct. I feel about 21, look older than 41 because of my gray beard. I have a 2001 klr 650, a 96 BMWK1100LT, a 86 RM 125 and a 85 225 Tri Moto. Love to ride, ride to live, just need more time to ride. And I like going to HOOTERS for the HOT WINGS, ha ha. I really do. Thats about it for now, Bob Shaffer Clinton, LA.