I Finally got a permanent full time job!
 

No more contracting, no more temp, no more having to work 2 jobs, no more having to pay rediculous health insurance rates, no more lack of vacation time, no more being motorcyleless(Ya I just made up that word, feel free to use it as you like)!

All I have to do is pay off the credit cards this winter and next spring just before the snow melts, I will be getting me another bike!

Now all I have to do is figure out what. It will most likely be another DS, I am not sure about another KLX or not. Next summer I will have to use it to commute to work and back(60 miles each way, either thruway or 2 lane highway). I am thinking I would like something bigger than a 250/350...

If it is another DS I will end up with both a set of street and dirt wheels.

There is no sense in buying anything now, because I wont be able to ride much and sitting and stairing at it all winter will just drive me nuts.

Man I am FIRED up!

Good on ya!

Congrats.

A 120 mile round trip is a big commute. Whatever bike you get just make it a dependable one. A DR 400 sounds like something that would be up to the task. That's down the road of course. Glad life has gotten stable for you. I know you'd been looking for work for some time now. Grab yourself a glass of wine and enjoy the moment.

Mike

Thanks Mike,

DR400 is exactly what I am thinking. A nice cruiser would be perfect for the ride. However, you cant go play in the dirt and mud with a V-Star..

Either way, i will probably end up buying something either brand new or extremely low miles. When I bought my KLX it only had 700 miles on it...

Eventually, I will probably look into relocating closer to work. My kids just started school last month and my wife has another yr of College before she is done with her BA.

DO IT!!

i know the feeling, being unemployed sucks.

Congrats!!! Great to hear good news like that!
Dan

Good on ya!!

60 miles to work!! I would have stayed unemployed!!!

I just went back too.. Been happily unemployed for 23 months!! That was an awesome vacation, I traveled a LOT, California twice, North Carolina, few weekends in MA and NY... Rode like 3-4 times a week, went fishing about the same..

Life was good.. Then I got a call and got offered a job I couldn't refuse. Started yesterday.. Kinda sucks back to the grind, but the extra cash is nice!

Good luck with the new job.

Consider a KLR650. It's a lump off road, but, with that much on-road riding, it sure would be less dramatic on a bigger bike. I can give you a link to a guy that's riding this bike off road with stock suspension, doing things you'd never imagine a KLR could do! They're cheap, too....

Congrats on the new job!! You might also consider the DR-650, or the KLX-400 if you want another green bike, I know I know it is just a re-skinned DR400 but hey it is an option!!

Well its nice to hear about someone getting a job instead of losing one. ;) 60 mile commute....hmmmm have you considered moving there? Is there a bus you can take? If no to the previous 2 questions, then I would seriously consider the KLR 650. You can still have fun off road, but the motor won't get tired and neither will you and your rear end. The KLR is a great compliment to the DS world. Trust me if you try and ride a KLX 60 miles each way everyday, you will be standing on the pegs half the time.:eek:

Plus you'll have to get fuel twice per day.

My goal is to eventually move closer. Just not until my kids finish this school year.

For now, I have to make the best of it.... I highly doubt, I will do another KLX250, just because of the commute length... It has to be a 400 or bigger....

My biggest issue is I am only 5'8"... Getting a bike bigger than a 400 with my short legs becomes a challenge.

Back to work
 

Me to. Last day of work was 23 Dec 2007.
First day on the new job 07 Oct 2010.
72 mile round trip.
Parts Manager at a Honda Shop.
Be a cold day in hell before I get rid of the green one tho.:D:D

Sucks to lose your job the day before Xmas eve.

Yeah, what a classy way to let someone go. I'm sure the bean counters have reasons for it, but WTF.

Glad to hear the good news that your past that.
Dan

'Grats man on being back. I know you hated to get rid of the KLX.

I agree with you on more cc's for a 60 mile commute. Get a DRZ or KLR, ride it till you're back on your feet and then go back and get a dirt carver.

I'm vertically challenged as well (5'8") and the KLX is about as tall as I'm comfortable with. Still, there are lots of choices out there....

or....just snag a nice EX500 for the commute? ( Discontinued and not many people wanted one it seemed.) Until you can go back to the dirt thing.

edit: Congrats on the job

I'm going to look into the XR650R. They're road legal here and I've read elsewhere that they make a good ADV Bike.