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Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:38 pm**

Hi I am new to the post here. I am really looking at buying a KLR 650. Is there anyone here from Ohio area. I know this sounds stupid but all my friends ride cruisers and if I buy a KLR I wont have anyone to ride with. So anyone want to go for a ride? Thanks!

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:37 pm**

Wise choice getting new friends. I was just up in the hills roadracing with friends on their sportbikes. The KLR (or many dual sports) can hold it's own to less than good sportbike riders. Jeff A20 -----Original Message----- From: jchonda105789 To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 03:37:16 -0000 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] RIDERS WANTED? Hi I am new to the post here. I am really looking at buying a KLR 650. Is there anyone here from Ohio area. I know this sounds stupid but all my friends ride cruisers and if I buy a KLR I wont have anyone to ride with. So anyone want to go for a ride? Thanks! Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:10 am**

Oh your cruiser buddies might ride with you but may not when you usually can stay up with them and pass them on the curvey stuff. When you hit gravel or dirt roads they will probably not continue. It depends on where you live as to riding buddies. I have not found a group yet here in Dallas / Ft. Worth as it is a Harley / Sportbike centered area but have met a few around here. If you go riding in places like Colorado, New Mexico, or Utah for instance, you will most likely meet up with some dual sporters riding the jeep roads. Criswell --- jchonda105789 wrote:

> Hi I am new to the post here. I am really > looking at buying a > KLR 650. Is there anyone here from Ohio area. I know > this sounds > stupid but all my friends ride cruisers and if I buy > a KLR I wont have > anyone to ride with. So anyone want to go for a > ride? Thanks! > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:31 am**

You might also check out the regional forums over at advrider.com. There's a lot of guys on huge BMW land yachts, but I've met some great people through there to go on rides, often on KLRs or even smaller bikes. At least here in NY/NJ, there seems to be a lot of people riding on their own anyway, but if you post saying Hey, it's supposed to be nice tomorrow anyone want to ride XXXX area? you'll end up with riding buddies. It's also a good way to find new riding areas... -Luke

> --- jchonda105789 wrote: > > > Hi I am new to the post here. I am really > > looking at buying a > > KLR 650. Is there anyone here from Ohio area. I > know > > this sounds > > stupid but all my friends ride cruisers and if I > buy > > a KLR I wont have > > anyone to ride with. So anyone want to go for a > > ride? Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > >

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Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:19 am**

All my freinds have cruisers or Harleys, I ride as much as I can with them, then hit the back roads where they will not go. I believe I get a bett ride and scenerey. I have no problem keeping up, unless it's windy...then forget it.. I am always up for finding more riding buddies.. I would suggest finding more dual sporters on other list too... thats what I am trying to do right now. --- Ron Criswell wrote:

> Oh your cruiser buddies might ride with you but may > not when you usually can stay up with them and pass > them on the curvey stuff. When you hit gravel or > dirt > roads they will probably not continue. It depends > on > where you live as to riding buddies. I have not > found > a group yet here in Dallas / Ft. Worth as it is a > Harley / Sportbike centered area but have met a few > around here. If you go riding in places like > Colorado, > New Mexico, or Utah for instance, you will most > likely > meet up with some dual sporters riding the jeep > roads. > > Criswell > > --- jchonda105789 wrote: > > > Hi I am new to the post here. I am really > > looking at buying a > > KLR 650. Is there anyone here from Ohio area. I > know > > this sounds > > stupid but all my friends ride cruisers and if I > buy > > a KLR I wont have > > anyone to ride with. So anyone want to go for a > > ride? Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > >

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Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:47 pm**

I'm in Fort Worth, and there are some DS riders in the Motoliberty "family". I just started (with great trepidation) off road, but after the MSF dirt school, I might be some company. Frappr lists another KLR rider here in FW also. Tony G. A16 "Badger" --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Ron Criswell wrote:

> >It depends on > where you live as to riding buddies. I have not found > a group yet here in Dallas / Ft. Worth as it is a > Harley / Sportbike centered area but have met a few > around here.

> Criswell > > --- jchonda105789 wrote: > > > Hi I am new to the post here. I am really > > looking at buying a > > KLR 650. Is there anyone here from Ohio area. I know > > this sounds > > stupid but all my friends ride cruisers and if I buy > > a KLR I wont have > > anyone to ride with. So anyone want to go for a > > ride? Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: > > www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > DSN_KLR650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > >

Posted: **Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:58 pm**

Well, after 5 years of riding my KLR off-road, it happened to me. I was riding along a relatively benign stretch of dirt with a few rocks scattered around. The front wheel caught the edge of one and turned it up. I felt it strike the bottom of my boot and foot peg. Shortly after that I tried to brake and there was no rear brake. The brake bracket broke just like the pictures on the Dual Star site. The lack of brake got me in trouble in a deep rut where I dumped and bent my right mirror shaft. Thanks to the aftermarket I will get a new mirror and brake bracket on Monday from Fred. I chose Fred because he is very fast and the bracket he sells comes with the bushing installed. -Bryan A12 Tucson

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