Motorcycles in NE PA

Hello kind list--

I know we have a few riders on this forum. Now that the warm air is upon us and most of us have the itch, how many riders do we have around here? I mean on this list. ( I see plenty of riders on the streets )

I have a Kawasaki KLR650 which is a classic dual sport motorcycle. Good for just about any type of riding. The Harley guys won't have me but I can go with they cannot. Great bike for commuting. Maybe even snagging groceries on the way home at 5p. with my add on alum rack.

I rode a Honda 500 and a Honda 750 in the late 80's and early 90's. Took a break from riding after the kids came along. Now I am back at it. The KLR 650 is a great starter bike. Maybe next year a BMW F650 GS dual sport will come available my way.

I held a KLR tech session on 3/31. My bike is the bright green one in the center. I met 7 local KLR guys, none of which burn coal! Oh well!

Had one for the last couple of years....just sold it last fall to buy our new house, needed some quick cash. Plus we commute now a bit farther (16 miles) and the wife really didn't like riding on it. Will get another bike sometime...

This was my 1995, a bit over 9000 miles.

The 1995 color scheme! A classic. The KLR forum has a nick name for the '95. ':P'

A KLR is one of those bikes you keep for a long time. It's a great 2nd bike or general purpose commuter.

WNY, don't take this the wrong way as I am not challenging your manhood or suggesting anything, but the colors of your old bike seem to project a "light in the loafers image" Maybe it was good to get rid of it.

gambler wrote:WNY, don't take this the wrong way as I am not challenging your manhood or suggesting anything, but the colors of your old bike seem to project a "light in the loafers image" Maybe it was good to get rid of it.

He's got a "girlie man" stoker too. But so do I... Not one for riding motorcycles myself, too much of hazard to be on one. If I lived out in Arizona or a place with a lot of wide open spaces where some jackass couldn't sneak out from a side street it might be a different story.

Well, the price was right, I sold it for what I paid for it after 2 years and I had ZERO problems with it. I really didn't care about the colors, but it worked and got 50-70MPG!! and a 5 gallon tank, don't see that much with motorcycles.

I did lay it down in a parking lot and bruised my knee up pretty good... knobby tires, fresh sealed blacktop and a bit of water is not a good combination for cornering....

it was fun while it lasted! Other interests now....

I always wanted an SR500. A good friend had one and it was the best city bike ever made. A DT500 DP engine in a street frame. You could count the piston strokes it took to cross an intersection as you came off a light. Thup, thup, thup. Three.

I'd like to take that KLR engine and put it in a light street frame with real road tires...

Charlie--

Dry weight is something like 375lbs now. How much lighter can you go?

The only problem I have with this bike, too heavy for rugged dirt trails here in PA, but good for dirt / gravel roads, and too light for high speed interstate. But it is a great fit for me everywhere in between. I weigh 170lbs, 5'11.

After years out of bikes ( Actually I was reduced to moped status - turned out to be a good thing - the wife now rides it - so she let me get another bike) I bought a Yamaha TW200 - not too fast but a lots of fun with its big wheels ! Should be good on the tight stuff, low seat height - weighs 275 wet.

I'll be visiting relatives in the Wyoming valley (Pitston/Dupont) next weekend - so I'll hopefully be scoping out trails to ride on. ( any ideas - PM me) Thinking of either getting a trailer or a hitch mount rack to carry the bike to and from LI the next time I'm out -

Mark

Yes, those TW200 are great, I sold mine when I bought my KLR...nice bike.

THinking about a scooter, Honda Reflex 250. Get 70MPG cruises at 65MPH+, rides 2, lots of storage. A friend, the same one I bought the XLR from just upgraded to a yamaha 400 Scooter..has this one for sale. nice thing, you really don't get too wet even if it's raining (unless you have to stop).

How much for the scooter? I always liked the scooters. I wish they would catch on so the price of gas would drop.

Cap wrote:Dry weight is something like 375lbs now. How much lighter can you go?

They're claiming dry weights for 'regular' go-fast 600s around 345lbs dry, which is amazing to me. Imagine getting it to 320 or so, low and well tired.

Hard to believe these NEW Scooters are $5-7,000!!!

You can get the smaller 50-150cc for $1500 or less.

Nice thing, they are automatics, so you don't have to worry about shifting, They have the CVT transmissions (Like a snowmobile, with the 2 clutches), running boards, keeps the feet dry in wet weather, even ABS brakes! Big storage under the seat for your lunch bucket, helmet, jacket and/or foul weather gear, tools, etc....

Dry Weight (listed) : 342 lbs.
Fuel : 3.2 gallons