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Nice job with the camera.. I hadn't known about that Chief Joseph road. Sounds like a blast.. Beautiful scenery indeed!

You must be decades younger than I - if I tried to go 800+ miles on that bike I'd need a stretcher, a couple EMTs and injections.. Hat's off to you sir. laugh laugh


I hear ya on the idiots who stop in stupid places. Similar thing happened to me about 2 years ago.. Directly over a very sharp rise was a car stopped with two bozos looking at scenic valley about a mile or two away. (Thank God I was only goin' about 35 mph anyway, since I knew that road well..) Mudduck plates, naturally.. They got an earful as I rode by..


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Originally Posted by Birdwatcher
Originally Posted by fixitquick79
Looks like a good time. I am looking into getting a Suzuki DR650. I would go with a KLR but have short legs and you can lower the DR a couple inches.


Have you sat on one recently? They are tall, but don't weigh much so it ain't really a problem.

I'm only 5'7" when I stand especially tall, and the newer generation KLR's were lowered a bit a few years back.

This is me on my '92 back in 2010, last time I rode it to New York State. (The first pic is along the "Tail of the Dragon" in the Smokies).

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Note the toe contact to the pavement in that second pic, about the way it is, but the bike doesn't weigh much so it ain't a problem.

Plus, just having to throw a leg over when getting on keeps you flexible grin

..and like I said, the current KLR's are lower than this.

Anyways, I was just a kid in '10, I look less goofy than that now.

Birdwatcher




Great pics BW! Love the old school KLR. Classic enduro.


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Redneck,


The Chief Joseph is without a doubt, well worth a side trip to go see if you ever end up in the area again. Truly beautiful and traffic is not really an issue.


Looking forward to riding it again.


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