looking for "cheap" klr 650

[Judy I]

How did you guys spend Valentine's Day ? Flowers, candy, maybe for another person ? Dinner, lovemaking, possibly with another person ? Bogdan ----------- Bogdan- I have a KLR love story for you. In September, I bought myself a KLR through eBay. Although I have been riding for 15 years, in the last couple of years, I'd been riding less and less. My brother, who has a KLR, got me intrigued with the idea of a dual-sport and I decided that I'd give it a try and if I didn't ride that, I'd sell it and the other bikes, too. I picked up the bike and liked it. I started to ride a little more, and read this list and the forum, the FAQs and the other required KLR reading. I got interested in making some repairs and upgrades to my KLR. Well, I introduced myself to this list and had several very nice welcoming e-mails. Then, I posted to the list for a St. Louis doohickey party. I had several nice e-mails from guys in the area, and the party plans began to take shape. One very nice man offered to have the party at his house, and we talked a few times to make plans for the party. After the successful doohickey party, I began riding with the guys I met. The nice man and I continued to talk often and I began to realize that I liked him. Soon, the nice man asked me for a date. We had dinner and we talked late into the night. We found out that we have a lot in common besides motorcycling. Since then, the nice man and I have spent almost every weekend together. If the weather is nice, we go riding with his very nice friends, who ride like stank and know every twisty road and great eatery in the area! This past weekend, we traveled together to Chicago to see the International Motorcycle Show, since the show wasn't coming to St. Louis. We spent all day shopping for motorcycle accessories, sitting on motorcycles and talking about motorcycles. Some people might think that spending Valentine's weekend looking at motorcycles wouldn't be very romantic, but I knew you guys would understand. Man, I love my KLR ! Judy

[John Kokola]

That is too cool. --John Kokola

> -----Original Message----- > From: Judy I [mailto:soulardian@...] > > Some people might think that spending Valentine's weekend looking at > motorcycles wouldn't be very romantic, but I knew you guys would > understand. >

[John in WV]

from one of the many thinking "Why can't I ever meet a girl like that?": "That Lucky Dog" !!! John in WV A3 B2

> -----Original Message----- > From: Judy I [mailto:soulardian@...] > > Some people might think that spending Valentine's weekend looking at > motorcycles wouldn't be very romantic, but I knew you guys would > understand. >

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

Yup, I've been known to pay less; the best deals are front yard sales from motivated sellers who place ads in the local swap sheets. However, I'd agree that it's pretty reasonable, assuming it has no issues. Also, you could make minor, non-issues look like a big deal and guilt the seller down to say, $1,500-1,600. I once knocked the seller down $600 that way. It also helps to negotiate in person and have the CASH in hand. I like the fairly low mileage. This bike would last many years and many adventures. You'll definitely get your money's worth. If I needed a fifth KLR and I wasn't so strapped, I'd check it out. Mark At 11:02 PM -0500 2/16/05, Mike Frey wrote:

>$1,750 for a good condition 1991 sounds reasonable, although I know that >some have paid less. > >Mike >Lancaster PA >A18 > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alex" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:37 PM >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Looking for "cheap" KLR 650 > > >> >> >> Hi. I am a long time LD rider and IBA member. I have been looking for >> a low cost KLR to set up for adventure riding, places my ST1100 won't >> go! I was hoping to be able to spend under $2000 and get a good >> condition older model. Yet, it seems like there are very few older >> than 99 that are even for sale. And the few I have found are either >> in rough condition or overpriced. Where are all the older ones? The >> best deal I have found so far is a good condition 91 with 7500 mils, >> but the owner will not budge from his price of $1750. This just seems >> like a lot for a 91. Am I right or is it worth that much? Thanks for >> any answers or leads on a KLR. By the way, I am in the northeast US. >> Thanks, Alex