Any Dual Sport riders here?

[hebs]

So I recently picked up a 2019 KLX 250 camo edition to tool around with. I mostly bought it to ride down back roads and ditches and whatnot during my lunch break with a buddy of mine. (He went and grabbed a DRZ400)

I haven't owned a bike in about 25 years. I switched to 4wheelers after the military and really hadn't looked back since. (You can ride longer and carry more gear) I swore off street bikes simply for the fact that after cellphones became popular, nobody pays attention when they drive anymore. Most of the people I work with that have bikes have been hit by people or had them pull out in front of them. Heck, one guy had a deer run into him while riding his goldwing IN TOWN!. None the less, with the intent of riding mostly off road, I pulled the trigger. (Plus, have you seen the new camo edition KLX? It's pretty sexy). I figured I'd ride more often if I could legally ride the streets to my destination.

Anyone else here ride? This 250 is a lil bit of a pooch. But... I'm not looking to go any louder, so a new exhaust is probably out of the question. Any tricks or fun things you guys like to do when riding in town or urban areas?

 

[nvanprooyen]

Nope, not yet. But this has long been a bucket list item for me...

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[MDB111™]

So I recently picked up a 2019 KLX 250 camo edition to tool around with. I mostly bought it to ride down back roads and ditches and whatnot during my lunch break with a buddy of mine. (He went and grabbed a DRZ400)

I haven't owned a bike in about 25 years. I switched to 4wheelers after the military and really hadn't looked back since. (You can ride longer and carry more gear) I swore off street bikes simply for the fact that after cellphones became popular, nobody pays attention when they drive anymore. Most of the people I work with that have bikes have been hit by people or had them pull out in front of them. Heck, one guy had a deer run into him while riding his goldwing IN TOWN!. None the less, with the intent of riding mostly off road, I pulled the trigger. (Plus, have you seen the new camo edition KLX? It's pretty sexy). I figured I'd ride more often if I could legally ride the streets to my destination.

Anyone else here ride? This 250 is a lil bit of a pooch, but I'm not looking to go any louder, so a new exhaust is probably out of the question. Any tricks or fun things you guys like to do when riding in town or urban areas?


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Nice bike.
If you are ever in dirty snow or in smog in China, no one will see you because of the gray camo. I also had a hard time telling if there was even a bike inside the bed of your gray truck, it blended so well!

 

[nvanprooyen]

Nice bike.
If you are ever in dirty snow or in smog in China, no one will see you because of the gray camo. I also had a hard time telling if there was even a bike inside the bed of your gray truck, it blended so well!

There's a bike in that picture?

 

[Burque]

There's a bike in that picture?

Wait, what kind of bicycle did he buy? I can't see one in the picture.