myCameraCarrier: KLR - my brother talked me into it. I really like the bike! You ride tall on it. Taken with sun behind the bike, flash in front, reflector on the side. Then a variety...

pfrancke Loc: cold Maine

KLR - my brother talked me into it. I really like the bike! You ride tall on it.

Taken with sun behind the bike, flash in front, reflector on the side. Then a variety of exposures and used PS to darken the background and get it to glow a little bit - easier this way than with wax - but might have over-done-it.

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Gitchigumi Loc: Wake Forest, NC

The answer is... KLR650 ??? Nice photo, too! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Nice!!!! I have put a lot of miles on a bike. But getting to old for that now. I do miss it tho.:)
Erv

Ol' Frank Loc: Orlando,

Erv wrote:

Nice!!!! I have put a lot of miles on a bike. But getting to old for that now. I do miss it tho.:)
Erv

Me too, Erv. Haven't ridden in twenty years but I still look at every bike the goes by with some degree of envy. I am way too old to ever ride again but I surely had fun when I did. :hunf:

stableduck Loc: Chugiak, Alaska

Nice! I have been thinking about getting one of these. there are times I would like to get off road or ride dirt roads, sorry to say my current bike is not the best for dirt roads

Rabbott Loc: Grass Valley , California

you are NOT too old for it , Erv!! i'm 64,, and i miss it too , but if i could afford another toy,,, i would get one.shoot,,, we have tons of ELDERLY riders, out here!!

Erv wrote:

Nice!!!! I have put a lot of miles on a bike. But getting to old for that now. I do miss it tho.:)
Erv

pfrancke Loc: cold Maine

gitchigumi, your avatar cracks me up! yes, 650, but I've decided the image is too dark. I think when you PP, you should always wait a while to see if you still like it.

thanks Erv, you look younger than me, but my skiing days are behind me.

OLFrank, I love those big water birds that live in your neighborhood!

pfrancke Loc: cold Maine

stableduck, I like this bike a lot, but ya got to keep on your toes with it. Riding is a very nice feeling.

Rabbott ... you tell him!

stableduck Loc: Chugiak, Alaska

pfrancke wrote:

stableduck, I like this bike a lot, but ya got to keep on your toes with it. Riding is a very nice feeling.

Rabbit ... you tell him!

do you think it would do well on a long road trip? would it be comfortable for an all day ride?

pfrancke Loc: cold Maine

I just noticed where you live Jim! OMG, that is the place a bike like this should live. My brother lives in Utah and he takes his KLR on long road trips all the time. This bike is easy to work on and people take them all over the world. The seat can use a cushion though .. but that would make you sit taller still and look funny.

stableduck Loc: Chugiak, Alaska

pfrancke wrote:

I just noticed where you live Jim! OMG, that is the place a bike like this should live. My brother lives in Utah and he takes his KLR on long road trips all the time. This bike is easy to work on and people take them all over the world. The seat can use a cushion though .. but that would make you sit taller still and look funny.

I see a lot of people riding them up from the states in the summer with the hard bags on.
My latest crazy thought is buying one in Washington and riding it back to Alaska. most likely it wont happen, but you never know!

pfrancke Loc: cold Maine

That would be one cool trip. You can haul a nice load on them. And for what you get, the bikes are a fairly good deal, probably the cheapest 650 available. But I'm thinking about all the back roads you must have in Alaska... If you live in a place like that, take advantage of it!!!!

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

LOL! I turn 63 this year. It isn't the age so much. I just like my comfort more now days.:):) I did all 50 states on a Honda 450 and then a Honda 750. Those were 4 great summers. Hope to do some rambling around soon with the truck and a tear drop behind it.:)
Erv

Rabbott wrote:

you are NOT too old for it , Erv!! i'm 64,, and i miss it too , but if i could afford another toy,,, i would get one.shoot,,, we have tons of ELDERLY riders, out here!!

Rabbott Loc: Grass Valley , California

wow, what stories you could tell,,, i have had 3 honda 750s, and 2 honda 450s,, a BSA 650, a Norton 750,, but i never had a harley,,,,,,,yet.

Erv wrote:

LOL! I turn 63 this year. It isn't the age so much. I just like my comfort more now days.:):) I did all 50 states on a Honda 450 and then a Honda 750. Those were 4 great summers. Hope to do some rambling around soon with the truck and a tear drop behind it.:)
Erv

stableduck Loc: Chugiak, Alaska

pfrancke wrote:

That would be one cool trip. You can haul a nice load on them. And for what you get, the bikes are a fairly good deal, probably the cheapest 650 available. But I'm thinking about all the back roads you must have in Alaska... If you live in a place like that, take advantage of it!!!!

we really don't have that many back roads. it would be more like off road. there are lots of 4wheeler trails though.