wasklr-650 vs f650gs dakar vs ktm-640now???

[eschelzig@icij.org]

Well, I never thought this would happen to me, a long-time Washington, DC resident, but my wife has been offered a job in Colorado, and there's a good chance she might take it (and me with her). Given that a lot of KLR listers seem to live or have traveled out that way, is there a general consensus on whether it's a good idea to move out there, especially for a transplanted East Coaster? How severe are the winters, and how might the cost of living relate? Most importantly, how many months of the year is motorcycling possible? The job has various openings throughout the state -- is there any particular area to shoot for/avoid? Thanks for your patience in this decidedly NKLR message, and thanks, too, for any and all responses! Bests, Erik klr650 a15

[monahanwb@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., eschelzig@i... wrote:

> Well, I never thought this would happen to me, a long-time

Washington, DC

> resident, but my wife has been offered a job in Colorado, and

there's a good

> chance she might take it (and me with her).

Colorado is just plain awesome. You won't believe your eyes, it's that gorgeous. Don't forget your motorcycle, you'll be needing it.

[jett@rimrockconsulting.com]

Agree. Colorado is gorgeous. One of the few places I'd be happy to move to from AZ. Denver is obviously a larger city; Colo Springs is great, mid-sized; Boulder is tony, college town. I'd also like anywhere in the mountains or western slope. Try www.realtor.com and some of the other moving sites for home prices, cost of living, etc. You'll also find a significant cultural difference between the Eastern and Western U.S. I don't want to start any flame wars by commenting on it, but I think it's substantial. Good luck, Jett

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., monahanwb@y... wrote: > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., eschelzig@i... wrote: > > Well, I never thought this would happen to me, a long-time > Washington, DC > > resident, but my wife has been offered a job in Colorado, and > there's a good > > chance she might take it (and me with her). > > > Colorado is just plain awesome. You won't believe your eyes, it's > that gorgeous. Don't forget your motorcycle, you'll be needing it.

[klxmoto@yahoo.com]

If you're moving to Denver, beware the traffic, it can be nasty, just like any decent sized city. Scenery is awesome. I'm sure the Colorado residents can provide more specific info. Ed - never lived there, just been there on business - Boyd

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., monahanwb@y... wrote: > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., eschelzig@i... wrote: > > Well, I never thought this would happen to me, a long-time > Washington, DC > > resident, but my wife has been offered a job in Colorado, and > there's a good > > chance she might take it (and me with her). > > > Colorado is just plain awesome. You won't believe your eyes, it's > that gorgeous. Don't forget your motorcycle, you'll be needing it.

[Swede]

Let me know how I can help, I have lived in CO all my life and am familiar with just about every area here. As far as what to do with your KLR, go to Colorado-Dualsporters@yahoogroups.com. Coloradans usually accept eastcoasters very well. I would suggest Pueblo if that's an option, fairly mild climate, about 8+ months of riding (when the weather isn't this unusually cold), and good wages can be had around population centers. "Swede"

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., eschelzig@i... wrote: > Well, I never thought this would happen to me, a long-time Washington, DC > resident, but my wife has been offered a job in Colorado, and there's a good > chance she might take it (and me with her). Given that a lot of KLR listers > seem to live or have traveled out that way, is there a general consensus on > whether it's a good idea to move out there, especially for a transplanted > East Coaster? How severe are the winters, and how might the cost of living > relate? Most importantly, how many months of the year is motorcycling > possible? The job has various openings throughout the state -- is there any > particular area to shoot for/avoid? > > Thanks for your patience in this decidedly NKLR message, and thanks, too, > for any and all responses! > > Bests, > > Erik > > klr650 a15

[Dash Weeks]

Yeah and don't forget the race track is in Pueblo.... Sure bet for a divorce if you are looking for a reason. You'll love Colorado Personally I like Loveland. Close to Denver for social excitement, far enough from Denver to be out of town, but still has everything you need in town. Beautiful ... in a word. Only an hour south of New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fat Tire is me fave) Roughly an hour East of Estes Park and an hour west of CORN Told my wife I'm moving there one day.... She started packing my stuff that night. > LaterZ Dash At 06:31 PM 2/13/2001 +0000, Swede wrote:

>Let me know how I can help, I have lived in CO all my life and am >familiar with just about every area here. As far as what to do with >your KLR, go to Colorado-Dualsporters@yahoogroups.com. Coloradans >usually accept eastcoasters very well. I would suggest Pueblo if >that's an option, fairly mild climate, about 8+ months of riding >(when the weather isn't this unusually cold), and good wages can be >had around population centers. > >"Swede"

[Marc Illsley Clarke]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Dash Weeks wrote:

> > You'll love Colorado > > Personally I like Loveland. Close to Denver for social excitement,

far

> enough from Denver to be out of town, but still has everything you

need in

> town. Beautiful ... in a word. Only an hour south of New Belgium

Brewing

> Co. (Fat Tire is me fave) Roughly an hour East of Estes Park and

an hour

> west of CORN Told my wife I'm moving there one day.... She

started

> packing my stuff that night. > > > LaterZ > Dash

As a Loveland, Colorado resident, I could not agree more. Loveland has a nice small town atmosphere (it just passed 50,000 in population last year), and is close to everything I want. 1 hour to Rocky Mountain National Park, 1 hour to Denver, and about 1 hour to Cheyanne, WY. I can be in the mountains 15 minutes after leaving home on my KLR650. -- Marc, A12, Loveland, Colorado, USA

[Peter Alspach]

I'm a MD transplant in Boulder, CO now. Boulder is very much a college town during the school year, but less so during breaks. Real estate is a bit expensive, but not compared to DC/N. VA. The ave. house in Boulder is about $350K, though you can get a decent ranch for ~200. Denver is pretty fun, and while the traffic isn't great, it's not as mad as DC was when I went back at Xmas. Lots of good smaller towns as well. Co. Springs does have a very Christian fundamentalist right wing reputation, just so you know. I have only been there briefly so I can't comment on its truth. You can pretty much pick any type of town you'd want to live in here- granola crunchy to big city to old farmers. If you tell me what you want, I can pinpoint some towns. Fort Collins is great as well, lots of microbreweries. The beer here is amazing, you'll get spoiled right quick. I've been riding almost year round here, just have to stay off the bike when it snows. The front range gets really nice weather, the mountains will be much more restrictive to year round riding. Lots of great jeep roads all over the state- fantastic summer exploring!! Peter Alspach "Insert deep thoughtful quote here" alspach@... phumula@... jupiterpete@...

----- Original Message ----- From: To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 9:37 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] NKLR Colorado Calling > Well, I never thought this would happen to me, a long-time Washington, DC > resident, but my wife has been offered a job in Colorado, and there's a good > chance she might take it (and me with her). Given that a lot of KLR listers > seem to live or have traveled out that way, is there a general consensus on > whether it's a good idea to move out there, especially for a transplanted > East Coaster? How severe are the winters, and how might the cost of living > relate? Most importantly, how many months of the year is motorcycling > possible? The job has various openings throughout the state -- is there any > particular area to shoot for/avoid? > > Thanks for your patience in this decidedly NKLR message, and thanks, too, > for any and all responses! > > Bests, > > Erik > > klr650 a15 > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @... address at http://mail.yahoo.com

[Bogdan Swider]

> Well, I never thought this would happen to me, a long-time Washington, DC > resident, but my wife has been offered a job in Colorado, and there's a > good > chance she might take it (and me with her). >

Eric, You've already received some good info. I personally like the part of the state from / including Colorado Springs and then south to the New Mexico border but there's something good to be said about virtually every part of Colorado. I'll take issue however, with the Boulder residents view of Colorado Springs as some scary right wing Mecca. This frankly is bigoted hearsay that is long out of date if it ever was true. I'll also disagree with my friends', Steve and Tom's, statements about the length of our riding season. You can't ride 52 weeks a year as there will be some times when the roads will be snow packed but in 10 years there hasn't been a month that I haven't ridden. I do have an electric vest and gloves. Bogdan

[eschelzig@icij.org]

Many thanks to all the answers about a potential move to Colorado. I much appreciate any and all feedback. I am afraid, however, of completely boring the rest of the list out of their minds, so perhaps it might be a good idea to take further discussion off list. Thanks again to all those who answered (and thanks for the patience to all those who didn't care!). Erik klr650 a15 -----Original Message----- From: Bogdan Swider [mailto:BSwider@...] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:31 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com; 'eschelzig@...' Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] NKLR Colorado Calling

> Well, I never thought this would happen to me, a long-time Washington, DC > resident, but my wife has been offered a job in Colorado, and there's a > good > chance she might take it (and me with her). >

Eric, You've already received some good info. I personally like the part of the state from / including Colorado Springs and then south to the New Mexico border but there's something good to be said about virtually every part of Colorado. I'll take issue however, with the Boulder residents view of Colorado Springs as some scary right wing Mecca. This frankly is bigoted hearsay that is long out of date if it ever was true. I'll also disagree with my friends', Steve and Tom's, statements about the length of our riding season. You can't ride 52 weeks a year as there will be some times when the roads will be snow packed but in 10 years there hasn't been a month that I haven't ridden. I do have an electric vest and gloves. Bogdan