nklr - any sv owners out there/ 2 bikes and other machinery

[Baron Tynan]

Howdy, I just picked up an SV650 this weekend and looked into joining a Yahoo! site for this bike. I thought there would be some pretty active groups 'cause I thought this was a reletive popular bike. Unfortunately, nothing comes close to this great group! Any member out there even own/currently own an SV and have a good site to recommend? Bonsall Baron P.S. Fiance wants to know why I need two bikes? Can someone please list "top 10 reasons to own two/or more bikes" so I can make a better retort than "I could be out womanizing or drinking instead. Wouldn't you rather I had this as a hobby????"

[Randy Shultz]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Baron Tynan" wrote:

> > Howdy, > > I just picked up an SV650 this weekend and looked into joining a > Yahoo! site for this bike. I thought there would be some pretty > active groups 'cause I thought this was a reletive popular bike. > Unfortunately, nothing comes close to this great group!

----- It may not come close to this group, but svrider.com is an outstanding board. If you're in or around souther California socalsvriders.org is also a good forum. I own a 2002 naked SV650. I think you'll find it an outstanding all- around street bike and a great value, much like the KLR is a great value and an outsatanding dual-sport. Can't help you with your woman. However, the fact that she even raised the question is a real red flag. If she questions you about a second bike, think what may come next: "Do you really need those new hard cases?", "Why are you wasting money on serrated pegs?", "Does that doohickey REALLY need replacing?". Where is it all going to stop? Think of the implications. My only advice is to nip this in the bud, and QUICK. Randy

[John Kokola]

http://www.svrider.com/ Click on 'Rider's Forum' and subscribe. Probably as many messages per day as this KLR list. Less talk about bikes than this list, and certainly less *informed* talk about bikes than this list: lots of n00b questions, and long non-moto threads. It's probably the best SV list, though. --John Kokola

> -----Original Message----- > From: Baron Tynan [mailto:barontynan@...] > > Any member out there even own/currently own an SV and have a good > site to recommend?

[Cloyce D. Spradling]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 02:15:42PM -0000, Baron Tynan wrote: : P.S. Fiance wants to know why I need two bikes? Can someone please : list "top 10 reasons to own two/or more bikes" so I can make : a better retort than "I could be out womanizing or drinking : instead. Wouldn't you rather I had this as a hobby????" Sorry... I don't have 10 reasons. In my case, I pointed out to my wife that _she_ had 4 wheels, and I just wanted parity. -- Cloyce A13 in Austin

[JRC]

> P.S. Fiance wants to know why I need two bikes? Can someone please > list "top 10 reasons to own two/or more bikes" so I can make > a better retort than "I could be out womanizing or drinking > instead. Wouldn't you rather I had this as a hobby????"

I have 2, a KLR and an Intruder LC1500. Both very different types of bikes. The most I've ever had at one time was 3 bikes, 1 sidecar. No reason to explain it logically to her. Ask her why she has all those shoes, when she can only wear one pair at a time. Or, why doesn't she finish 1 bottle of nail polish before she buys another. I suggest when you say these things that you stand way back out reach, by the way.

[Mike Frey]

JRC wrote:

>>P.S. Fiance wants to know why I need two bikes? Can someone please >> list "top 10 reasons to own two/or more bikes" so I can make >> a better retort than "I could be out womanizing or drinking >> instead. Wouldn't you rather I had this as a hobby????" >> >> > >I have 2, a KLR and an Intruder LC1500. Both very different types of >bikes. The most I've ever had at one time was 3 bikes, 1 sidecar. >No reason to explain it logically to her. Ask her why she has all >those shoes, when she can only wear one pair at a time. Or, why >doesn't she finish 1 bottle of nail polish before she buys another. >I suggest when you say these things that you stand way back out >reach, by the way. > > >

I have 7 bikes. I want more. Same issues @ home. I'm watching this thread very carefully to see what I can learn. (I have a friend with 50 bikes. I'll have to ask him how he gets away with it, although he was divorced once already)

[Michael Silverstein]

You might explain that motorcycles tend to be highly optimized for a particular type of use and that it is unsafe to use the wrong motorcycle under the wrong conditions. The KLR is a bit of an exception to this rule but you don't have to mention that. You can also state that you can get a variety of motorcycles (especially used) for much less than the cost of a low end sports car. That worked for me. Mike

> P.S. Fiance wants to know why I need two bikes? Can someone please > list "top 10 reasons to own two/or more bikes" so I can make > a better retort than "I could be out womanizing or drinking > instead. Wouldn't you rather I had this as a hobby????" >

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[Don Bittle]

I just tell her that anyone as ugly as you is lucky to have a dry place to sleep so quit bitchin' (Ya- right). don

>>>P.S. Fiance wants to know why I need two bikes? Can someone please >>> list "top 10 reasons to own two/or more bikes" so I can make >>> a better retort than "I could be out womanizing or drinking >>> instead. Wouldn't you rather I had this as a hobby????" >>>

[Bogdan Swider]

> I have 7 bikes. I want more. Same issues @ home. I'm watching this > thread very carefully to see what I can learn. > (I have a friend with 50 bikes.

You libertines are like Arab sheiks. Me, I'm moto-monogamous, just me and sigh....my klr. Bogdan

[Billy Cupit]

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