A bike choice question
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From: The Older Gentleman on 29 Jul 2010 14:20 S'mee <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 29, 5:14 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > Gentleman) wrote: > > dusty <hard.ri...(a)the.big.roundup.com> wrote: > > > > <snip> > > > > > I haven't been keeping up with the industry since the early nineties > > > so I'm wondering if there are any model suggestions out there? > > > > Yamaha XT600E. Absolutely indestructible do-anything, go-anywhere basic > > air-cooled trail bike. Fun on the road. Cheap, too. > > Yep and it's ALMOST as good as the KLR650 or so I'm told by many > owners. Only thing better costs much more... I think the XT's engine is supposed to be tougher. Simpler, easier and cheaper to service, certainly. There's always the KLE500, if you get that on your side of the water. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: tomorrow on 29 Jul 2010 14:35 On Jul 29, 12:27 pm, Tim Kreitz <timkre...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jul 29, 1:38 am, dusty <hard.ri...(a)the.big.roundup.com> wrote: > > > I want a bike that will pretty much do what a horse can do... > > Kawasaki KLR 650. > 2004 Kawasaki ZRX1200R > 2003 Kawasaki ZX7R > 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Limited > 1973 Kawasaki S1A Not that Tim has a bias, or anything..... (G,D, & RLH)
From: Mark Olson on 29 Jul 2010 14:44 The Older Gentleman wrote: > There's always the KLE500, if you get that on your side of the water. Speaking as the owner of two EX500s, and having experienced their ease of maintenance (I own three EX500 engines), unfortunately not. There may be a grey import or two floating around.
From: Tim Kreitz on 29 Jul 2010 14:51 On Jul 29, 1:35 pm, "tomor...(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Not that Tim has a bias, or anything... LOL. Guilty as charged. Still, the KLR does qualify nicely. (-: Cheers, Tim Kreitz 2004 Kawasaki ZRX1200R 2003 Kawasaki ZX7R 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Limited 1973 Kawasaki S1A DoD #2184 http://www.timkreitz.com
From: Tim Kreitz on 29 Jul 2010 14:54
Same old Paul with the obtuse sense of humor. Heh-heh. How's life, dude? Did you ever actually buy a bike? (-: Cheers, Tim Kreitz 2004 Kawasaki ZRX1200R 2003 Kawasaki ZX7R 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Limited 1973 Kawasaki S1A DoD #2184 http://www.timkreitz.com |