| 2longriders |
10-22-2010 06:32 PM |
Thanks to this forum:
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In March I bought a 2009 KLX with the intention of riding the Continental Divide Trail from Calgary, Alberta to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. I am 60 years old and after over 30 years of mountain biking this was my first motorcycle. Over the summer I used this forum numerous times for information on my KLX, as the 2 friends I travelled with and I got the KLX (Izobel) ready for the trip. Both friends I traveled with had done lots of road rides on motorcyles but little of what we planned to do with my KLX, a KLR and A Suzuki DRZ400. I did little to the KLX but add racks, Renthal bars, bush guards, skid plate, Unibiker rad guards and a small windshield. We installed Dunlop 606 tires on all three bikes in Whitefish, Mt. We left on Aug 20 and 5 weeks later arrived at Antelope Wells. The KLX was simply amazing. From 2700'asl at Whitefish, MT. to 12,000' near Summitville, Co; at -5 degrees and hard frost in Platoro, Co. to 40 degrees C in New Mexico this little bike started and ran every day problem free. By the time I returned north to Moab, Ut, to meet my wife and a trailer I had done over 6500 k's on the little bike. From the technical single track on Lava Mountain, Mt. to 110 kph on the highways in Arizona the bike performed flawlessly. I thank you all on this forum and a few other pages I used for your helping me to gain insight into my bike, riding and modifications to make. Reading the forums was a fun part of the journey. Here is a photo of Izobel near Breckenridge, Co.
Dave
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