On Fri, 2002-01-11 at 16:19, taffrail wrote:
>
> >That pretty much sums up my personal line of reasoning. What's yours?
> >
> >Arden Kysely
>
> If, and I say if the deal I'm in now falls through (2000 KLR650) I will do
> one of two things.
>
> XR650L add IMS gas tank, be happy, or
Piece o'merde compared to the XR650R model. Might as well wait for Honda
to put the water cooled engine in the L. Or just buy an R and a ds kit
and coil from someone. The L is too expensive to not have the nice R
engine in it.
> F650GS be happy, or
Crashy, crashy, money, money. Nice road bikes IMO.
> DR650 be happy.
I look at the DR and well, it does NOTHING for me. Doesn't inspire
adventure, can't put my finger on it, but it's just so BLAH. Never like
Suzooks, so that probably doesn't help. I do like the front suspension
and the snail cam rear axle adjusters, but I've already got better forks
on my KLR650X and I haven't had to adjust my chain in 6 months.
> Price is always a consideration. But I can live with the price of any of
> these.
> taf
>
Yer willing to pay $8000 for the GS? $4000 buys a lotta swag.
Z
DC
Which list had the "bought bike new" survey? Result was very few
participants purchased new? So new price has little to do with the "cost
of acquisition" formula. I have a KLX650R-D1 because it came along at the
right time at the right price. To exchange it for a "higher rated" bike
would cost too much more than any minor improvement.
A KDX220 would have been a much better choice but then and now I don't
want a 2-stroke. KLX300R, KLX250 or Honda 200 or 250 would have been
better. But the 650 appeared at the right time and price.
At work we used to employ an accountant who, politely said, was a
professional shopper of gadgets. He never could break down and actually
purchase something because he was fixated on the minutia and anticipated
future features. He heard I was about to purchase a digital camera and
dumped a pile of "research" that his choice was the very best and only
one a smart person would buy. I bought something different. Preordered
a Kodak DC290. He couldn't understand why I made that choice. "Because
Kodak is run by photographers and not PC weenies. Kodak gets the color
right. Kodak keeps digital artifacts out of the sky. Kodak uses Compact
Flash and yours uses Smart Media." But he countered that his choice had
a hot shoe for flash and adjustable ASA settings. Need I say more? The
DC290 has been an excellent camera.
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David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@...
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