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Good for you! Always care for your family and circle of friends first. Everything else is just window dressing. I guarantee you that the bike you need will show up, maybe not immediately, but it will be there when you are ready. Have fun with your new son. Mine is almost 32 years old now...

Too late! when I started reading this, I thought of a Wee I just looked at on ADV yesterday. Here is the ad: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=622210 I love my Dakar and my R1150Rt, but had this been available a bit earlier, I may have picked it up instead of the Rt. I think...

Tires for your bike. You commented about tires. I have a set of Michelin MT63s with about 4,000 miles on them. I should get ~2 K miles more out of the rear tire and the front should last all the way through another new rear. MT63's do very well on asphalt and are also excellent on gravel...

Scrambler There is a guy in the PNW that rides his Triumph scrambler all over the place. I first noticed him in a lot of the road trips on ADVrider. the seat on those things looks like a wooden plank. How do they ride?

AST neck Robert, I haven't had the problem with the velcro on my AST jacket. But the one thing that is annoying on my jacket is the neck. It is a bit too tight. I have an XL jacket and really like it otherwise. It would be way too hot for summer riding in the desert, in my opinion though...

thanks for the post. I'm really impressed with his stamina. AND the fact that he is riding a 175cc bike around the world. I think that he and people like him are telling us that either we are taking too much **** with us when we ride, or we have been sold a bill of goods stating we need huge...

You got a kid on the way??? Sell the Honda, pay off the truck. Keep yourself outta debt. The KLRs are incredible rigs and they aren't going away. Take care of the family for now. dale, the old fart

Hell of a ride! Thank goodness you're still alive. May I recommend some gear? I have the Olympia Motosports AST jacket and Ranger II pants. They get pretty hot in the summer but afford very good protection. I just bought my wife the Olympia Airglide jacket and pants. Both our jackets are...

Wow! Actually think I could get my wife to ride in that! Outstanding job!:wings:

Great story! Great road report; great human interest, and outstanding pics from your friend! Also, thanks for your kind heartedness to your mechanic. Imagine how such a simple, thoughtful gift changed his life. Bravo!

My "Precious" Pretty much the way I was riding her at WestFest in Darby.

Weezerbot, we missed you... The Thursday of WestFest week, a bunch of us rode up to Skalcaho (SP?) Falls, then over to Annaconda for lunch. We ate at a little restaurant close to the gas station on the west side just out of town. Had a great meal then headed back past Georgetown Lake and off...

Hayduke, we did meet Bonnie for just a second though. It was at breakfast on Friday, I think. I must say that after me, you and Shady Rascal are two of the luckiest men in the world! I think we all have wonderful wives! I don't want to miss Bonnie singing next year. Do you accompany her...

Hello Hayduke! Nope, I think we missed each other. I picked up my t-shirts from Tyll and his cute girlfriend, got to talk with Bonnie, but missed her singing and meeting you. I had my Tacoma with the Columbus pop-up tent and awning up toward the back of the campground. We never did make it...

If you weren't there, you missed a great time! All I can say is "WOW!!" That was the most fun of my short life as a dualsporter. Met tons of new friends took some great rides and will be back next year. Will also do the MT1000 next year.:bike_rider: That's my silver Tacoma with the rooftop...

I'll be heading out for WestFest in Darby, MT around noon today! :wings: Hope to run into some of you guys there. I'll be trailering my 2002 Dakar over 'cuz the wifey pooh is coming with and she doesn't ride. So look for us by our 2000 silver Tacoma Xcab with the Columbus rooftop tent and the...

Beautiful bike I have heard nothing but good things about TA's. Wish I had one! The engine is really sweet.

Congrats on the new bike! Glad to read that you made the jump! You're going to love it. I did the same thing last October and now have over 3,000 miles on my '02 Dakar. I rode all winter, mostly on asphalt. So far, my bike has developed narcoleptic tendencies three times. Each at a near...