The Stars of the Show: the Bikes

I used to laugh at people who had more than one motorcycle. Why on earth would you do that? You have one bike, you ride that bike. But then I bought my second bike. And then my third. And then my fourth. Then I sold the third one and traded the fourth one in for a different one. I had discovered that different bikes excel at different things, and I wanted to do those different things. Here are the bikes that are currently in my garage, waiting for the next adventure.

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Not one to be left behind, this is the bike that I picked up just weeks before my trip to Alaska. The Kawasaki KLR 650 is considered a dual sport because of its gearing (lower gearing for more room before shifting) and suspension (longer than standard in order to absorb bumps and potholes). It is really good at getting me around town, not to mention riding through construction sites, dirt tracks through the wilderness and river crossings. This bike is a workhorse! I have since put some large metal saddle bags on it and it is my "grocery-getter" and daily commuter. It's light, affordable to maintain and gets 57mpg. There's not a whole lot of power in that single cylindar, but its enough to get me where I want to go in a decent amount of time.

Modifications to the KLR

Packing the KLR - everything, including the kitchen sink

I love my KLR. I love it so much that I had to get a second one. Actually, it was a rather spur-of-the-moment thing. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, I wondered what I'd do the day my Green Mule finally gave up and died. I knew that I'd get another KLR, of course, but then I'd be under the gun. Therefore, when a screaming deal on an '01 popped up, I bought it. So while I don't have any time constraints I'm going through it and making it "mine".

I'm starting with a new paint scheme, which is slowly being documented here

Bikes That I've Had in the Past...