gs defending and gsxr's- nklr

[Duvall Ed]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Arden Kysely" wrote:

> After the GSX-R I got back on my KLR, which felt like tank with a > lawn-mower engine. > > Arden Kysely > A11 "Mr. K"

No doubt! I had the same (almost humiliating) experience riding home on my KLX after rocketing around on the 1000 all day. I remember thinking "Is this thing running? Is the motor turned on?" And I agree, I could ride the Gixxer as my main bike. My buddy commutes to work on it regularly. Ed Duvall, WA

[klr@planet-equipment.com]

////////////// I'd recommend you practice riding as slowly as you can, before the test. Get someone to walk beside you and see if you can ride SLOWER than them by using a combination of throttle, clutch and front brake. Once you've mastered this the test will be a piece of cake. ////////////// Slow riding: We used to have "slow" races at times in the SoCal desert. Two long lines would be scratched in the dirt about 100 yards apart. Everyone would line up on one line. At the start, everyone would head for the finish line. The last rider to the finish line won. You had to travel in a (more or less) straigt line. If you dabbed (put a foot down), you were out. It's quite a sight to see 30 or 40 guys wobbling around on desert bikes at almost a standstill. Ron