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Posted by J. Clarke on September 25, 2007, 12:01 pm
asrelkqwopmnvcsd wrote:
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>> J. Clarke wrote:
>>> asrelkqwopmnvcsd wrote:
>>>>> Question wrote:
>>>>>> Any owners out there?
>>>>>> Have you ridden one?
>>>>>> Any bad part to them?
>>>>>> Highlights? Good features?
>>>>>> Are they a good first motorcycle for a woman who has a 49cc
>>>>>> scooter now?
>>>>> Three concerns.
>>>>> First, the seat height is about 36 inches, which is quite tall.
>>>> http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/klx250.php
>>>> Seat Height: 34.8 in.
>>>> And there are 4 different lowering links available to as much as
>>>> 3
>>>> 1/2 inches lower.
>>>> This
>>>>> may or may not be a problem for you depending on your height and
>>>>> how you are proportioned but it's something to be aware of.
>>>>> Second, it's an off-road motorcycle, not registerable for road
>>>>> use
>>>>> out of the box--it _may_ be with the addition of lights and
>>>>> possibly other parts--if you intend to ride at all on public
>>>>> roads you need to confirm that it is registerable with added
>>>>> parts in your locality and either find out if this has been done
>>>>> to it if it's used or add the cost if it's new. If you don't
>>>>> intend to ride on public roads then you'll need a trailer or
>>>>> hitch bracket or some other way to transport it to wherever you
>>>>> plan to ride.
>>>> A KLX 250 is road legal from the factory
>>>> look at them here
>>>>
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=kawasaki+KLX+250&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
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>>>>> Third, if you plan to ride on public roads, it's slow. Top
>>>>> speed
>>>>> with the stock gearing is under 55 and if you gear it up then it
>>>>> may be able to hit 60. This restricts the roads that you can
>>>>> use
>>>>> safely.
>>>> Top speed is around 70 mph.
>>>> You don't seem to know the model at all.
>>>> And you didnt answer the original questions
>>> I never claimed to know the model at all. And I don't notice you
>>> doing anything except criticizing.
>> Unlike you, he answered all of the OP's questions truthfully.
> he made 3 major mistakes, truthfull or not
> and did not answer the original questions
> and admitted this: I never claimed to know the model at all.
> never claimed to know the model at all.
> why reply if he knows nothing about it?
Because nobody else seemed to be even _trying_ to help her.
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>> asrelkqwopmnvcsd wrote:
>>>>Question wrote:
>>>>>Any owners out there?
>>>>>Have you ridden one?
>>>>>Any bad part to them?
>>>>>Highlights? Good features?
>>>>>Are they a good first motorcycle for a woman who has a 49cc scooter
>>>>>now?
>>>>Three concerns.
>>>>First, the seat height is about 36 inches, which is quite tall.
>>>http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/klx250.php
>>> Seat Height: 34.8 in.
>>>And there are 4 different lowering links available to as much as 3 1/2
>>>inches lower.
>>>This
>>>>may or may not be a problem for you depending on your height and how
>>>>you are proportioned but it's something to be aware of.
>>>>Second, it's an off-road motorcycle, not registerable for road use
>>>>out of the box--it _may_ be with the addition of lights and possibly
>>>>other parts--if you intend to ride at all on public roads you need to
>>>>confirm that it is registerable with added parts in your locality and
>>>>either find out if this has been done to it if it's used or add the
>>>>cost if it's new. If you don't intend to ride on public roads then
>>>>you'll need a trailer or hitch bracket or some other way to transport
>>>>it to wherever you plan to ride.
>>>A KLX 250 is road legal from the factory
>>>look at them here
>>>http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=kawasaki+KLX+250&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
>>>>Third, if you plan to ride on public roads, it's slow. Top speed
>>>>with the stock gearing is under 55 and if you gear it up then it may
>>>>be able to hit 60. This restricts the roads that you can use safely.
>>>Top speed is around 70 mph.
>>>You don't seem to know the model at all.
>>>And you didnt answer the original questions
>> I never claimed to know the model at all. And I don't notice you doing
>> anything except criticizing.
> Unlike you, he answered all of the OP's questions truthfully.