nklr- a different kind of dual sport ride

[mikeypep]

It must be winter. I find myself thinking of KLR mods rather than riding. Does the fact that we hit -16F this week have anything to do with it? I've been reading my stash of cycle magazines and other than "more horsepower" the biggest news in motorcycledom this year is the Supermotard. Ducati and Aprilia have a pretty sweet motard. Husqvarna and Suzuki have excellent Motard bikes, although the 'Zuki is kinda smallish and the Husqvarna is pretty much made of unobtainium. At least the parts are. Gets me to thinking about KLR mods'. I have a couple of pictures of motarded KLR's and I really (really) like the look. The big question is, is it worth it? Even a box stock KLR with street tires is pretty good in the smiles department when pushed to the pegs, and the easy mod of an 18 or 19 inch front tire is reported to be significant as well. Is a full bucks supermotard KLR worth the expense? I'm guessing the full mods; 17 inch front, bars, some body parts and such, would probably run about $1500. Add another 500 for a wide rear tire. My quandry is, is it worthwhile? I'd like some feedback from you KLRista who have done something crazy like this, or some opinions from you who have thought about it. C'mon, winter is winding down and I'll be out there riding soon.

[Russell Scott]

My cousin worked for Burt Rutan for years, before he jumped hangers, and trains fighter pilots now. One of my best friend's just applied to work for Scaled Composites. He thinks they may hire him. They gave him the grand tour of the manufacturing facility, and all the "top secret" areas of the hangers, where they are building the spacecraft. Three Scaled Composite workers got killed in an explosion in July. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19983814 I used to hang out at Mojave airport a lot when I was a teenager, because another cousin of mine was a mechanic for an eccentric millionaire, who liked to buy military jets to play around with in his spare time. One day the pin that holds the ejector seat in place on an F-4 Phantom accidentally exploded, entered at his elbow, exited through his shoulder, and almost tore off his arm. He decided to pursue other hobbies after that, which sent my cousin into the Air National Guard, flying C-130s. R -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of revmaaatin Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:02 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] NKLR- A different kind of Dual Sport Ride Enjoy, revmaaatin. http://www.virgingalactic.com/flash.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]