looking for a dual sport

[Chuck Driscoll]

Me too, what he said about the KLR. Fun, Basic, cheap. Nice to go ride where the cars aren't. It is good to ride where cell phones don't work.
Jim is right about all of those other bikes too. I would love to have the KLR for getting dirty, and a good road bike for two-up trips. I might try to by my GPZ back someday...

Chuck Driscoll
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, John Soliday <johnsoliday at msn.com> wrote:

> From: John Soliday <johnsoliday at msn.com>
> Subject: RE: looking for a dual sport
> To: "'GPZ List'" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
> Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 8:02 AM
> I can chime in on a KLR650. 
> Just got one a couple of months ago and it is a
> blast to ride and they are very reasonable price-wise both
> new and used.
> 
> Check this forum out, really nice bunch of folks....
> http://www.klrforum.com/?pageid=active_topics
> 
> John
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com
> [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Marilyn Mason
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:23 PM
> To: GPZ List
> Subject: Re: looking for a dual sport
> 
> You can try Kawasaki KLR 650, Suzuki DR400s, Suzuki DL650
> or DL 1000 
> vstroms.  All excellent rides.  If she likes the
> up right cruiser seating 
> along with better performance and brakes.  Northrop's
> KLR 650 carried his 
> large frame admirably through Quebec, Labrador and
> Newfoundland at speeds 
> that surprized me.  Both it and the 650 v strom will
> give you nearly 60 mpg 
> if you're riding thrifty.
> 
> Jim
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Drew Blanchard" <drewblanchard at gmavt.net>
> To: "GPZ LIST" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:40 PM
> Subject: looking for a dual sport
> 
> 
> > We invested more than $1000 last year to bring the
> wife's Shadow 500 back 
> > to
> > like-new condition.  Now that she's gotten some
> more miles under her belt
> > she's discovered a cruiser is much too short for her
> almost 6' frame.
> > Anyone have an adventure/dual sport for sale? 
> She rode  a Honda 250 dual
> > sport during her rider training course a while ago and
> loved it.  Sat on 
> > an
> > old Nighthawk today and still felt a little
> cramped.  I thought a good old
> > UJM would do the trick for her, but no go.
> >
> > Her '84 Shadow is now up for sale at a $1500 "friends
> and family" price.
> > Bike needs NOTHING and has new tires, rebuilt forks
> and carbs, new valve
> > seats (honed the valve guides, too) and LOTS
> more.  Really fun bike; it's
> > just too small for longer legged folk.
> >
> > Drew in VT
> >
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> >
> > 
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