Thread: Motorcycles

I ride a Kawasaki KLR650 every day-well as long it isn't snowing and the waife says "NO"-and love it. I like the fact that I can be riding down the asphalt and take a gravel or dirt road anytime I want. Gotta love a dual sport bike.

No real stories, haven't ridden much farther than work and back, yet. I did go with a couple friends on their ATVs and kept up with them all day in all types of terrain.

And, about BMWs. They are nice bikes. If I had the money, I would own one. Maybe when the kids get a bit older I will buy a big BMW adventure bike. Or the RS1300 street bike.

This is my bike, it's a TRX850. I am a huge fan of twins. I love riding, been riding since I was legally allowed to, and a little bit before that Been riding solidly for three years now, got my first car about 2 weeks ago.

Next year, on my gap year, I plan to ride around the states for 6 months. I haven't decided what to ride on yet, so far the old school V-MAX (V4, I know) is a strong contender.

Any suggestions would be welcomed. Also, thoughts on where to go! Maybe I should make a thread?

Did you ever get off of your bike and forget to put the kickstand down?

Quick Orange, Thank You.
Yes I do feel like king of the road, its a very smooth riding, very comfortable bike. I have gone 600 miles with my girlfriend on the back in a weekend. We have traveled 20,000 miles in 2 years already.

Originally Posted by TexasBob

Did you ever get off of your bike and forget to put the kickstand down?

Yes , just last week in the garage, and when it fell over the shifter hit a one gal gas can that was sitting on the floor and popped it into first gear. After the bike did a 360 on the floor it hit the wall and stopped.

Originally Posted by Mike257

Yes , just last week in the garage, and when it fell over the shifter hit a one gal gas can that was sitting on the floor and popped it into first gear. After the bike did a 360 on the floor it hit the wall and stopped.

Originally Posted by TexasBob

Did you ever get off of your bike and forget to put the kickstand down?

Hell yes, I did it twice in the last month! I have also been on the kick stand side of the bike and tried to push it into a small space and it's fallen the other way.

Sometimes you get super human strength and pick them up like you would a pencil, sometimes it's a real struggle!

Greg

There is a technique for picking up a heavy motorcycle. We teach this at the motorcycle club I'm a member of and even smallish ladies can get them up upright.


YouTube - How to pick up your motorcycle