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omegajim · 03-27-2008, 07:12 PM

that's nothing; a guy at work had to buy the honda whatever scooter.

New. 5.5 k and the guy is 6 6" so he looks like a Fisher Price toy driving down the street. It's quite hilarious.

**drgibson** · 03-27-2008, 10:53 PM

These are before I got her dirty.

omegajim · 03-27-2008, 11:32 PM

cheaper than a v strom, eh?

may have to keep it in mind.

I like the old xs, don't get me wrong.

Just haven't cracked 40 mpg with it. Or 39, or 38. I think I need a carb rebuild and synch.

amvince · 03-27-2008, 11:52 PM

Looks real sharp. I may have to put that onmy short list.

SNAFU · 03-28-2008, 01:58 AM

Nice bike....

But man, your M was Sexy!

**drgibson** · 03-28-2008, 08:17 AM

Yeah she was. *sigh*

I asked the dealer if I could approve her adoption, they actually understood.

robertc729 · 03-28-2008, 04:40 PM

Congrats on the new ride.

SoCalCruisin · 03-30-2008, 01:02 AM

Congrats Don. I'd been thinking about the 650 V-Strom for quite some time as a second bike. The new KLR caught my eye a couple months ago, and when I can, I think I may go that way. I'll be staying tuned for how you like it.
Yours looks great!

hotrodder · 03-30-2008, 09:39 AM

Too clean for me, a bike that like that says to me" lets go play in the dirt" and since I live on a dirt road (cow path with pot holes to you city folk) I would get a lot of "play " time in with a ride like that. How is it on the hi way?

stp1971 · 03-30-2008, 02:08 PM

It will probably be alot more stable in the dirt than the V-Strom. My roots are from the dirt with bikes and the stuff I tried with my old Endoros and the Dr's I wouldn't even think about with the Strom.

I like my Strom,, but it is a off road if you have to kinda bike in my opinion.

**drgibson** · 03-30-2008, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotrodder

Too clean for me, a bike that like that says to me" lets go play in the dirt" and since I live on a dirt road (cow path with pot holes to you city folk) I would get a lot of "play " time in with a ride like that. How is it on the hi way?

This better?

Not much mud around here.

03-27-2008, 07:12 PM	#41 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,544	that's nothing; a guy at work had to buy the honda whatever scooter. New. 5.5 k and the guy is 6 6" so he looks like a Fisher Price toy driving down the street. It's quite hilarious. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

03-27-2008, 10:53 PM	#42 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	These are before I got her dirty. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

03-27-2008, 11:32 PM	#43 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,544	cheaper than a v strom, eh? may have to keep it in mind. I like the old xs, don't get me wrong. Just haven't cracked 40 mpg with it. Or 39, or 38. I think I need a carb rebuild and synch. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

03-27-2008, 11:52 PM	#44 (permalink)
amvince Sit speling cheker Joined: Jan 2008 Bike: 07 M50 Black, 06 Ninja 250 Blue Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 1,820	Looks real sharp. I may have to put that onmy short list. __________________ "ALL I CAN DO IS WHAT I CAN DO"

03-28-2008, 01:58 AM	#45 (permalink)
SNAFU Just Won't Go Away ! Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '06 M50 Black Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 5,020	Nice bike.... But man, your M was Sexy! __________________

03-28-2008, 08:17 AM	#46 (permalink)
drgibson Antebellum Mod Joined: Jul 2005 Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth. Posts: 10,742	Yeah she was. sigh I asked the dealer if I could approve her adoption, they actually understood. __________________ “Please Remember to Kazoo Responsibly.”

03-28-2008, 04:40 PM	#47 (permalink)
robertc729 Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: 05 Boulevard C50 LE, 06 S40 (wife's bike) Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 4,090	Congrats on the new ride.

03-30-2008, 01:02 AM	#48 (permalink)
SoCalCruisin Found second gear by accident Joined: May 2006 Bike: 2005 Yamaha Midnight Royal Star Venture, 2005 Boulevard C50T (For Sale) Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 342	Congrats Don. I'd been thinking about the 650 V-Strom for quite some time as a second bike. The new KLR caught my eye a couple months ago, and when I can, I think I may go that way. I'll be staying tuned for how you like it. Yours looks great! __________________

03-30-2008, 09:39 AM	#49 (permalink)
hotrodder Newbie Joined: Mar 2008 Bike: gz 250,750 Shadow, vtx1300 Location: upstate n.y. Posts: 17	Too clean for me, a bike that like that says to me" lets go play in the dirt" and since I live on a dirt road (cow path with pot holes to you city folk) I would get a lot of "play " time in with a ride like that. How is it on the hi way? __________________ It's not how much you can do, it's how good you can do it!

03-30-2008, 02:08 PM	#50 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	It will probably be alot more stable in the dirt than the V-Strom. My roots are from the dirt with bikes and the stuff I tried with my old Endoros and the Dr's I wouldn't even think about with the Strom. I like my Strom,, but it is a off road if you have to kinda bike in my opinion. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

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