I recently bought a beater KLR600 Dual sport bike and finally got it running last weekend. I must say making a dirt bike legal for the street is one of man's best ideas. On sunday I explored a network of fireroads that took me way back into the woods, it would've been near impossible to go back there in any other vehicle. Yesterday I did some "urban motorcycling" (riding up staircases, using parking lot embankments as jumps etc:evil: ), good times for sure. It actually handles surprisingly well on the street too. Anyway just thought I'd share. I know there is more than a few people in here who ride motorcycles.
Dual Sport Motorcycle=fun
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:wonky2: Cool you got a motorcycle but keep the play riding out in the dirt and keep it out of the city.Liquid10 said:
The KLR is a HUGE bike. but I bet it is great cruising down the street. I saw a couple DualSporting at our Desert Race and helped one up a loose hill after the rider had dropped it....man was that bike heavy.
Got any pics?
Yeah it is a huge bike. Its not bad off-road as long as the trails don't get too tight. I dropped it on a nasty rutted out hillclimb and had a lot of fun getting it back up
. The size/weight is good for the street though, doesn't wander or anything. It actually handles very well on the street, even with the DOT knobbie in back. I don't have pics yet but I'll post em when I get some.
P.S the "urban motorcycling" was in an empty parking lot (not even in use right now), not a heavilly populated area.
. The size/weight is good for the street though, doesn't wander or anything. It actually handles very well on the street, even with the DOT knobbie in back. I don't have pics yet but I'll post em when I get some. P.S the "urban motorcycling" was in an empty parking lot (not even in use right now), not a heavilly populated area.
