Originally Posted by Snizz

Hello all! Just thought I would share my experience in the quest for the perfect stable of bikes. A little background first..hope you like to read..lol.. I started biking at age 11, when my father scooped up a clapped out xr80 with no compression at a local garage sale for 75 bucks. I bought a service manual, and got busy. Tore it down, sent the head and cylinder in for rebuild/hone, cleaned the crusties out of the carb, new gaskets, bearings, tires etc etc.. Reassembled according to manual, and it fired on the second kick. From that single point in time, my life took a drastic turn. I was now going to be a mechanic, and addicted to bikes. Now at age 32, just picked up a leftover 2010 klx250s, which is the 34th bike owned thus far. I have been through all sorts of machines, from harleys, to gixxers, cx500s to cb900s, and drz400s to xr250s. I finally think I have the bikes I have been looking for, and I am quite surprised that a little 250 could be so versatile, fun, and capable. I recently sold an 08 gsxr1000, and was looking for a small, lightweight commuter/weekend dickoff bike, and having owned a bunch of them in the past, my demands for this bike were high. I wanted a dual sport for sure, but was unhappy with the previous ones I had for different reasons (xr250l, xl600r, drz400s, xr650l, klr, and the dl650 which i still have). This klx has literally changed my perception of fun. I love the fact it has no *****, is whisper quiet, and undersprung for my 215 pounds. I know i am preaching to the choir here, as you all likely have one, but I cant say enough about how much i like this bike. With so many of my years tied up in horsepower wars, ounces of weight, anodized bling, and stat sheets, it feels like a breath of fresh air blown on my motorcycling experience just to throw a leg over this fantastic little bike. Thanks for reading, and great forum here!