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Old 02-06-2009, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by hoedogg
with one of these you will demand respect!!
or get hurt
 
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Old 02-06-2009, 12:54 AM
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Old 02-06-2009, 12:57 AM
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Alls good
 
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Old 02-06-2009, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ol guy
I'd love to have a ride like this but I'm afraid it would be a real handful chasing jackrabbits through the sagebrush. I'd look good though
Actually you would look like a tool
 
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Old 02-06-2009, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by MaverickAus
Actually you would look like a tool
Not with knobbies and an off-road helmet he wouldn't. OK, maybe he would.
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 06:41 AM
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If u cant respect a KLX, what can u respect.
 
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Old 03-03-2009, 10:07 PM
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Check out my ride report from January to see what it does to German tourist girls. One word: Jelly.

Seriously though, because it's not a sports bike, I get waved at by cruisers. Because it's not a cruiser, I get waved at by sports bikers. Only people who get a god complex around it are BMW riders...
 
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Old 03-04-2009, 08:55 PM
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I have gotten lots of positive responses, inquiries about what it is, what year, how much it cost, how much mileage it gets, etc. I do get double takes and lots of attention from the police when I am on the street, though.

Last Summer, I went to what is called the Oyster Fest, in Anacortes, WA. There were approximately 40,000 bikes there for that event, kind of a mini-Sturgis of the West Coast. I got a lot of looks. On the way home, I took I-5, since it was getting late, so, here's this big guy, doing almost 70, on a little dual sport and I got a few thumbs up, with on sport bike passing me, hitting the brakes, shakes his head and gives me a huge thumbs up.

People get real curios when I tank up after about 70+ miles and only need about a gallon, especially when gas prices were over $4 a gallon.
 
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Old 03-04-2009, 09:22 PM
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ride with in your limits and respect the power you won't get hurt.
Originally Posted by niven
or get hurt
 
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Old 03-04-2009, 10:27 PM
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I get a lot more respect and looks on this bike than i ever did on my XT225.
And whats with the harleys waving, used to be 20yrs ago when I rode my GPZ 550 you could not pay a harley to wave at a Jap bike, now those yuppies wave at everybody.
Usually as i'm passing them on Route 6 while they putt along.
 
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