Down the road…

I sold my KLR yesterday.   I had given up on the idea of selling the bike because every time someone came in the plant and compared it to a new RX3, they went with the RX3.   That’s okay.  That’s basically the same decision I made every time I went for a motorcycle ride.

The KLR was a good bike and I had a lot of fun on it, but the fact is I just wasn’t riding it any more.  I don’t think I put even 200 miles on the KLR in the last couple of years, and that’s entirely due to my RX3 and TT250 motorcycles.  I just find that, to me, a 250 is the perfect size bike for the kind of riding I do.  Don’t get me wrong…I enjoyed owning the KLR over the last 11 years and it never let me down.  I had a lot of fun with it both here in the US and in Baja (that photo above is from a trip into the Vizcaino Desert several years ago).  I feel good about sending the KLR down the road because I know its new owner is going to have a lot of fun with it, and I know that the bike is in excellent condition.

So how did all this come about?  Well, during our recent CSC Baja ride, Tuan told me that his friend wanted a KLR, and he asked if I was interested in selling mine.   Yep, I said, I am.   And a few short days later, Daniel arrived at my home, paid for the KLR, and it was gone.   Just like that.   Dan and I both felt we struck a great deal, and that’s the way it’s supposed to be.  Best wishes with your new KLR, Dan.   Tuan, thanks for setting up the deal.   The next beer is on me, boys, and of course, it will have to be in Baja.