nklr: dual sport for smaller person?

[Craig Kahler]

I have a KLX250s. It was a little tall but still managable stock. I lowered it by 11/2 lowering links and easly flat foot it now. I have a 30" inseam. I sold my TW200 last year. It had a low seat hight and was very easy to ride. It had a top speed of about 65mph, so you would be pushing it to ride at 60mph for any length of time. The KLX250s has a top speed of about 80mph, so it can easly cruise 60mph. Because the TW200 was so small and easy to ride (like a big mini bike) It was the more fun to ride of the two bikes. Because of the greater top speed and it is a more serious dirt bike, the KLX250s is more capable. For your girl friend, I would lean toward the TW200 (fun and easy to ride), that is if you are willing to limmit your road riding to 55mph. Craig ________________________________ From: John Biccum To: 'bryanonfire' ; DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 8:29 PM Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] nklr: dual sport for smaller person? A couple of suggestions is rough stack ranked order; Kawasaki Super Sherpa Suzuki DR200 Yamaha TW200 (a fat tire bike) Also work checking out if she can handle a kick start bike: Honda XL250, Honda XL350R From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bryanonfire Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 4:22 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] nklr: dual sport for smaller person? Hi Group, A friend of mine is thinking about getting a dual sport for the same reasons I have my KLR: some short commuting and errands, but mainly so she can ride street legal for a hundred or more miles on paved roads and then out on Forest Service or BLM roads, no hard-core trail riding. We both live south of Phoenix, there are endless miles of great back roads in AZ. She's probably about 5'4" and 120 pounds, very athletic and strong for her size. Right now she's riding a small Honda dirt bike for practice, I think it's a 150. This would be her first street legal motorcycle. What's out there that's light and short enough for her size, but with enough power to handle an hour or two on state highways with fairly steep grades at 60 mph before going onto fire and mining roads? Can most of the smaller DS bikes be retro-fitted with larger tanks for touring? I don't know much about motorcycles, my '03 KLR is the only one I've ever had, but I know a lot of you are experienced with a variety of machines. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Bryan Burke [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]