scarysharkface
Explorer
+1000 on the full-face helmet. The venting has gotten pretty good with the current crop. Sweat washes off, but teeth/jaw/skin don't wash on. I wear one of those buff thingies as a helmet liner, and it helps keep the helmet from getting funky. They are alleged to keep you cooler in summer and warmer in winter, and that may be true as well.
I ride a KLR650, and it's a fantastic all-rounder. I've taken long trips on it and I've ridden it through the creek in my woods. It is heavy for me, and Tracy and I are hoping to add a couple of DR350-ish bikes to the stable over the course of the next year. The DRZ400 is a wonderful machine, and weighs almost 100 pounds less than the KLR650 with only a little less horsepower. If you're not going to do lots of interstate highway riding, the DRZ might be the perfect bike and it has huge aftermarket support as well. Of course, the KLX250s has lots of appeal as well, but I'd probably not be taking any long trips on it...
As others have noted, www.advrider.com is an excellent place to satisfy your adventure motorcycling curiosity. Another place I frequent is www.ridetherock.com, which is a forum of Newfoundland bikers. Serious adventure eye-candy on that site...
The motorcycle speaks to my soul like nothing else. Not more, not less, not better, nor worse. Just different, and seems to fill a hole I didn't know existed before..
John
I ride a KLR650, and it's a fantastic all-rounder. I've taken long trips on it and I've ridden it through the creek in my woods. It is heavy for me, and Tracy and I are hoping to add a couple of DR350-ish bikes to the stable over the course of the next year. The DRZ400 is a wonderful machine, and weighs almost 100 pounds less than the KLR650 with only a little less horsepower. If you're not going to do lots of interstate highway riding, the DRZ might be the perfect bike and it has huge aftermarket support as well. Of course, the KLX250s has lots of appeal as well, but I'd probably not be taking any long trips on it...
As others have noted, www.advrider.com is an excellent place to satisfy your adventure motorcycling curiosity. Another place I frequent is www.ridetherock.com, which is a forum of Newfoundland bikers. Serious adventure eye-candy on that site...
The motorcycle speaks to my soul like nothing else. Not more, not less, not better, nor worse. Just different, and seems to fill a hole I didn't know existed before..
John
