Talk me out of getting a KLX.
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My family has a long tradition of denying our age. Example: my grandfather died in a retirement community near Tampa, Fl at the ripe old age of 28. TWENTY EIGHT. Which means that I'm already living on borrowed time!
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One reason you shouldn't get the TU250:
Those of us who did not know what it was and g00gled it, our first and honest reaction was, "Eeeewww! Yuck!!!" Just sayin'.... In all seriousness, I'm damn pleased I made the choice to buy my KLX. I've ridden Harley's most of my adult life. I like cruising but love the feel of twisting the throttle open on my slightly modified v-twin and feeling the torque surge. I bought my KLX last summer, added a K&N, killed the snorkle, jetted, and put a slip-on muffler and let me tell ya! I ripped up and down the hills of Eastern Oregon near the Snake River, aka Hells Canyon. If you're not familiar with them they're steep. The first time I shifted into 6th gear on a gravel road I was too scared to open it up. But when the gravel met the asphalt, and my wrist did it's familiar thing on a bike, I was grinning behind my helmet. You will not be disappointed. Do it! Do it!!
Those of us who did not know what it was and g00gled it, our first and honest reaction was, "Eeeewww! Yuck!!!" Just sayin'.... In all seriousness, I'm damn pleased I made the choice to buy my KLX. I've ridden Harley's most of my adult life. I like cruising but love the feel of twisting the throttle open on my slightly modified v-twin and feeling the torque surge. I bought my KLX last summer, added a K&N, killed the snorkle, jetted, and put a slip-on muffler and let me tell ya! I ripped up and down the hills of Eastern Oregon near the Snake River, aka Hells Canyon. If you're not familiar with them they're steep. The first time I shifted into 6th gear on a gravel road I was too scared to open it up. But when the gravel met the asphalt, and my wrist did it's familiar thing on a bike, I was grinning behind my helmet. You will not be disappointed. Do it! Do it!!
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You are getting sleepy. You will not remember reading this when you wake up.
Get a KLX! Not later, Now!! Now!!
You will think you have always had a KLX.
You will love your KLX.
Get a KLX! Not later, Now!! Now!!
You will think you have always had a KLX.
You will love your KLX.
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All right all right . . . I've still got a couple weeks before I bring the thing home, so I'll go back to lurking, reading, looking at the pictures of all your great bikes and rides until then.
Thanks again for pushing me over the edge, everyone.
Thanks again for pushing me over the edge, everyone.
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Hi all! I've been lurking around here for a while now, but it's time for me to finally post something.
Some background:
I'm 35 (almost 36 . . . but I'm trying to keep that a secret from myself, so shhh), and live inside the city limits of Baltimore, MD. My regular work commute is about 12 miles each way and I have a choice between taking side streets or highways. For the last 3 years, I've been riding this thing just about any time it's not too cold or I don't need to stop for more than a few groceries:
I LOVE riding the thing. I can only imagine how ridiculous I must look doing 43 in a full tuck on top of what sounds like a hive of angry wasps, but holy hell is it fun. I've put about 4000 miles on it since it was given to me, and I have only a couple complaints:
1) No highway, and roads that are lacking in shoulder space need to have a relatively low speed limit. I do some work in the rural areas about 20 miles away, and getting out there on the moped has been a harrowing experience at times due to the 2-lane roads without shoulders.
2) Long distance comfort. Yeah, those are drag bars, and that's a skateboard with thin foam and vinyl wrapped around it for a seat. Sometimes it feels like my entire body is directly connected to the motor, and I get numb in places I didn't even know I had. That said, it's not killing me on my commutes. Anything more than about 30 minutes though and it starts to get uncomfortable.
3) It's got ZERO capacity for carrying stuff. I have a set of panniers I put on it when I need to, and I always have a backpack with me, but it's seriously limited in how much crap I can carry around on it. I mean, if I put 40 pounds of extra stuff on the rack, the motor's not able to pull itself over a speed bump (well, it's not that bad, but still . . .), and if it does get over the bump the rack will break in two.
So, in a couple of weeks, I'm taking the BRC, selling the piglet, and dropping some money down for a motorcycle. I've got my choices narrowed down to 2 bikes: a KLX, or a TU250.
What I'm wondering is, why shouldn't my first motorcycle be a KLX? What, in the opinions of you who actually own, ride, and know a thing or two about this stuff, is going to make me regret dropping the extra $1000 on a KLX over the TU?
Some background:
I'm 35 (almost 36 . . . but I'm trying to keep that a secret from myself, so shhh), and live inside the city limits of Baltimore, MD. My regular work commute is about 12 miles each way and I have a choice between taking side streets or highways. For the last 3 years, I've been riding this thing just about any time it's not too cold or I don't need to stop for more than a few groceries:
I LOVE riding the thing. I can only imagine how ridiculous I must look doing 43 in a full tuck on top of what sounds like a hive of angry wasps, but holy hell is it fun. I've put about 4000 miles on it since it was given to me, and I have only a couple complaints:
1) No highway, and roads that are lacking in shoulder space need to have a relatively low speed limit. I do some work in the rural areas about 20 miles away, and getting out there on the moped has been a harrowing experience at times due to the 2-lane roads without shoulders.
2) Long distance comfort. Yeah, those are drag bars, and that's a skateboard with thin foam and vinyl wrapped around it for a seat. Sometimes it feels like my entire body is directly connected to the motor, and I get numb in places I didn't even know I had. That said, it's not killing me on my commutes. Anything more than about 30 minutes though and it starts to get uncomfortable.
3) It's got ZERO capacity for carrying stuff. I have a set of panniers I put on it when I need to, and I always have a backpack with me, but it's seriously limited in how much crap I can carry around on it. I mean, if I put 40 pounds of extra stuff on the rack, the motor's not able to pull itself over a speed bump (well, it's not that bad, but still . . .), and if it does get over the bump the rack will break in two.
So, in a couple of weeks, I'm taking the BRC, selling the piglet, and dropping some money down for a motorcycle. I've got my choices narrowed down to 2 bikes: a KLX, or a TU250.
What I'm wondering is, why shouldn't my first motorcycle be a KLX? What, in the opinions of you who actually own, ride, and know a thing or two about this stuff, is going to make me regret dropping the extra $1000 on a KLX over the TU?
If you buy the KLX for $1K more, you can ride both on road and off road.
i think the KLX will depreciate more if you off road it but,, If you are going to choos between those 2 bikes, i would go for the dual purpose bike first.
I cant see any reason at all to get a TU250. Maybe a Ninja 250 used for real cheap,,,,, now that would be a deal..