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- Thread starter RedRocker
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RedRocker. They dont call the KiLRs for nothing. They are over weight. Dont really handle the dirt or street very well.! NOW you should be looking for a Honda XR 650L or even the Honda Xl650. If all you want is a moderate street machine the XL is the way to go that performs well on the street and back trails. MUCH BETTER than the Kilasakis
mak2
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I too parked my pick up truck and have started riding a bike. er bicycle. I am 48 years old and finally got a desk job last year and then started porking up. I ride 13.8 miles each way through downtown Indy. I have lost 2 lbs per month since with absolutely no regard for diet. Course a Harley would be fun too.
mak2
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I truly think a motorcycle would be much safer. But I really do enjoy it. Last year I thought it was going to kill me, now is it just a decent workout.
Howdy Rocker,
there are old shovels out there just begging to be re-done by someone who appreciates them. I am almost 70 and that old hog just gets sweeter every day that I ride it and hear that music. Go on admit it, you are just waiting for a shovel to come your way!!!! I ride mine about 35 miles a day to work and back. Much better than Geritol and as luck would have it, I have to pass a small country beer joint where I exit the highway to my county road. Man Life Is GOOD!!!!!
there are old shovels out there just begging to be re-done by someone who appreciates them. I am almost 70 and that old hog just gets sweeter every day that I ride it and hear that music. Go on admit it, you are just waiting for a shovel to come your way!!!! I ride mine about 35 miles a day to work and back. Much better than Geritol and as luck would have it, I have to pass a small country beer joint where I exit the highway to my county road. Man Life Is GOOD!!!!!
I have a XR650L that I am about to sell!
Here in the Colorado Mtns I ride a XR650L and my buddy rides a KLR650 so I can give a good comparison. Both of us used to ride dirt Yamaha TT600's so we're used to riding big bore thumpers on rocky trails. The XR is unquestionably more capable off road, although the KLR made it over boulder strewn Tincup Pass last year too. On the other hand the KLR can out cruise the the XR on the highway significantly. KLR is alot heavier, much of which is up high making it harder to control on rough surface. That same weight along with farings and windshield make it hold the road easy at speeds I don't feel safe at with my XR , especially with crosswinds and/or 18 wheelers. XR holds 2.2 gallons fuel, KLR more like 6. Like Snowops said these machines are a compromise and not terrific on either highway or trail. But for dirt road and mtn passes nothing's much better.
I am very much a riding rookie and that XR650L is really too much for me on the trails. I used to run it to the store from time to time, but it has never been a regular mode of transportation for me. It is a hoss though.