islandsurfer wrote:Wifey is encouraging me to do this, so why fight her.... Just need some NOOB info on this. How will a stock KLR 650 do? What should I bring? Is there a group riding or mainly trailering? I am in Wheaton is any one meeting on the way to travel together? I have never rode in the woods just came from El Paso, TX all desert and dune riding what advice to give? One last important question how can I get a DAMN jersey????? Thanks
Aric
Go slow and you will be okay. Don't try the options. Get good knobbies.
Almost all will be trailering there as we'll be on 450 class bikes
you are going to have FUN!
Ken
Die young as late as possible, remember who you were before the world told you how it should be. -- Barry Morris
islandsurfer wrote:Wifey is encouraging me to do this, so why fight her.... Just need some NOOB info on this. How will a stock KLR 650 do? What should I bring? Is there a group riding or mainly trailering? I am in Wheaton is any one meeting on the way to travel together? I have never rode in the woods just came from El Paso, TX all desert and dune riding what advice to give? One last important question how can I get a DAMN jersey????? Thanks
Aric
Go slow and you will be okay. Don't try the options. Get good knobbies.
Almost all will be trailering there as we'll be on 450 class bikes
you are going to have FUN!
Thanks, I may trailer and use my truck camper then. "Inshallah" I may be goin.....
islandsurfer wrote:Wifey is encouraging me to do this, so why fight her.... Just need some NOOB info on this. How will a stock KLR 650 do? What should I bring? Is there a group riding or mainly trailering? I am in Wheaton is any one meeting on the way to travel together? I have never rode in the woods just came from El Paso, TX all desert and dune riding what advice to give? One last important question how can I get a DAMN jersey????? Thanks
Aric
Go slow and you will be okay. Don't try the options. Get good knobbies.
Almost all will be trailering there as we'll be on 450 class bikes
you are going to have FUN!
Ken, isn`t mandatory for the new guy to do all the options for his/her initiation?
99 WR 250 Goat
07 DR 650 Mule
14 Super Tenere 1200 OX
islandsurfer wrote:Wifey is encouraging me to do this, so why fight her.... Just need some NOOB info on this. How will a stock KLR 650 do? What should I bring? Is there a group riding or mainly trailering? I am in Wheaton is any one meeting on the way to travel together? I have never rode in the woods just came from El Paso, TX all desert and dune riding what advice to give? One last important question how can I get a DAMN jersey????? Thanks
Aric
As long as you have decent knobbies I don't see why you couldn't do it on a KLR. Most people here trailer their bikes. Its always a very real possibility to take a spill and damage yourself and/or the bike and then its nice to be able to drive home. Besides several hours on the highway destroys knobbies a little too quickly for me.
Sounds like you have a good woman.
Wingfixer wrote:Poke (gently) something, like a screw driver, into the end of your exhaust, if it stops after a little ways you have an arrester, if it goes all the way into your muffler, then you don't.
Typical pilot, oh, you're talking about the bike...
It went in about 3 inches, then hit something that felt like a mesh screen, so I'm good.
