keeping my klr but....nklr

[transalp 1]

I had a Harley Sportster XL1200R and a Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 at the same time. The Harley guys might wave at the XL and would ignore the Suzuki. Sport bikers would wave at the DL but not the Sportster. Touring riders acted surprised when on either bike I waved and returned the friendly gesture by & large. Best short conversation I ever had with a Harley rider: Location - gas pump. My bike - A bright red Honda PC800 Pacific Coast with "Body By Tupperware" decals below the name. Me - Ballistic nylon armored jacket, full face helmet, proper riding boots,etc... Other rider - Non-D.O.T approved salad bowl helmet, T-shirt, jeans, chaps, black leather vest with "colors" & 200 patches and riding an acres of chrome Harley. . . . . . Him, " What kind of bike do you call that?" Me, "Modern." =) eddie

> [Original Message] > From: l walker > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 7/21/2009 5:58:34 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Harleys > > > well, all of the harley riders do not want loud pipes. some are working

guys that happen to like the bikes from days gone by. and some of the ride KLRs too. you got .. i ride both brands and ride with anyone that wants to ride. and yes I acknowledge any rider that happens by. but in order to get flamed... how about them BMW riders...

> there you have it > > >

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[transalp 1]

I've noticed that locally (Columbus/Ft. Benning Ga.) that the returned wave comes about 75% of the time. Maybe the other 25% are too busy hanging on or something. I noticed Sunday on the KLR that when I'd pass a lone rider, he/she would probably wave back. If there were a group of riders, maybe 1/2 would wave tops. But, the passengers would almsot 100%. Maybe the girls are having more fun? Maybe they are the designated "waver"? Or they got a cursing at the next bar, "What'd you wave at the "crotch rocket for?" LOL eddie

----- Original Message ----- From: tomatocity To: transalp1@... Sent: 7/21/2009 8:42:50 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] The wave. Not sure what area you ride in but I get waves from most of the time. I ride a DL1000 and a KLR650. I wave open handed and above the mirror where many of the Cruiser riders give the lowdown wave. On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 5:28 AM, transalp 1 wrote: I had a Harley Sportster XL1200R and a Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 at the same time. The Harley guys might wave at the XL and would ignore the Suzuki. Sport bikers would wave at the DL but not the Sportster. Touring riders acted surprised when on either bike I waved and returned the friendly gesture by & large. Best short conversation I ever had with a Harley rider: Location - gas pump. My bike - A bright red Honda PC800 Pacific Coast with "Body By Tupperware" decals below the name. Me - Ballistic nylon armored jacket, full face helmet, proper riding boots,etc... Other rider - Non-D.O.T approved salad bowl helmet, T-shirt, jeans, chaps, black leather vest with "colors" & 200 patches and riding an acres of chrome Harley. . . . . . Him, " What kind of bike do you call that?" Me, "Modern." =) eddie > [Original Message] > From: l walker > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 7/21/2009 5:58:34 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Harleys > > > well, all of the harley riders do not want loud pipes. some are working guys that happen to like the bikes from days gone by. and some of the ride KLRs too. you got .. i ride both brands and ride with anyone that wants to ride. and yes I acknowledge any rider that happens by. but in order to get flamed... how about them BMW riders... > there you have it > > > . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Barron Koralesky]

No kidding, they are beautiful bikes! Here is a link to pictures of one such machine that lived with me briefly: http://bikepics.com/members/spacemonkey/76cb750/ I bought it from a guy that had it in his basement for 22 years. Being a Honda, I changed the oil, got a new battery, got the tank cleaned (he had left gas in the tank all that time), and she started right up. This bike lived with me for a year and I got her back on the road. I let her go to someone who could do more work on her than I. I'm really happy that she is out of the basement and back on the road! -Barron