fiddlefootn
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I was asked to start a thread on my adventures full timing on a motorcycle, aq KLR 650 to be exact. I don't know if this will be a standard thread or a blog. A bit of both I think. I also hope that it will encourage your thoughts, questions, ideas, and dreams to do something that you have been considering to do.
I had been living in my 1991 Subaru Wagon since February of 1993 working for a grocery chain now no longer. When I knew they were going to close I knew it was time to retire. I had no money to speak of and my income was now going to be gone as well. A good severance package was going to be issued so my dream of touring on a motorcycle was saying it was time to do it. My good friend Frank, who owns a auto repair shop, suggested the KLR. I took his suggestion to heart since he has been riding most of his life and I was a novice. I mean a novice novice. I began my search for used and found my Boogles. She was born in 2009 with black and red markings. The day after the last day of work I was in a motorcycle riding school. Then came the outfitting and retro fits. Finally the selling of the Subby. Then it really started to set in, the fears, the trepidations, the excitement, the realization I was alone and no real idea of where I was going or what I was doing. What a rush. All I knew was that I want to head towards the NW.
Next installment: The bike, how it and I was outfitted. In the meantime your questions and/or comments are appreciated. It just may take a while as I am off gid, but will try to log in daily. Thank you.
I had been living in my 1991 Subaru Wagon since February of 1993 working for a grocery chain now no longer. When I knew they were going to close I knew it was time to retire. I had no money to speak of and my income was now going to be gone as well. A good severance package was going to be issued so my dream of touring on a motorcycle was saying it was time to do it. My good friend Frank, who owns a auto repair shop, suggested the KLR. I took his suggestion to heart since he has been riding most of his life and I was a novice. I mean a novice novice. I began my search for used and found my Boogles. She was born in 2009 with black and red markings. The day after the last day of work I was in a motorcycle riding school. Then came the outfitting and retro fits. Finally the selling of the Subby. Then it really started to set in, the fears, the trepidations, the excitement, the realization I was alone and no real idea of where I was going or what I was doing. What a rush. All I knew was that I want to head towards the NW.
Next installment: The bike, how it and I was outfitted. In the meantime your questions and/or comments are appreciated. It just may take a while as I am off gid, but will try to log in daily. Thank you.