I ride.  I know @cee tee did as well.  Not sure if we need a new thread or if the car guys are ok with some two wheel love here.

I've moved mostly to the dirt and rally riding, but I can manage to get my fat ass around the track.  I'll bet some Bay Area riders can name the track and probably the turn...

I was thinking of getting a Yammy WR250R, but like you said, it's too tall. I'm more interested in the Kawasaki KLXs as I can actually fit on it, but I'm sort of discouraged by owning one because of the dreary weather we have here in Vancouver.

Maybe soon...

Thar be riders here! 

@planx, don't let the dreary weather stop you. I rode year round as long as there wasn't standing ice, snow, or slush. Rain or shine, I dressed the part and rode in to work. I also had gloves with a wiper on the thumb to maintain visibility. I think having a low torque motor with a CVT automatic transmission had a lot to do with keeping traction in adverse conditions but there were times I'd just slow it down and drag my boots on the ground... like when I was going over a bridge. I never laid it down. The cool thing is that I had a cheap china-moto (brand was SUNL) so I wasn't afraid to abuse it. I had a lot of fun because of that. I took it off road and to mountain tops that others wouldn't without a dirt bike.

Here's a pic:


Then I stepped up to the WR250X. Despite the SuMo setup with street tires, I rode that through some Utah backcountry and had a lot of fun doing it. This one was harder because of its height, but I got in and out of places the scooter could only dream of. Dry creeks and ruts were made butter smooth by this guy but because of the street tires I had a lot of wheel spin and the front tire plowed and washed through the sand a lot.


I never had a bad ride. Sometimes if I was grumping around the house the wife would kick me out and tell me to not come back 'til I was normal again. I'd jump on the bike and be back after about an hour and in a much better mood. She loved having that arrow in her quiver.

Anyway, Tyll, I didn't know about your dual-sport riding, just your FJR because of posts from your IF job. That is one very fast touring bike. I'm with @analixus in thinking I'd be in a n early grave (or wheelchair) if I get into something very sporty.

Aah... life on two wheels.

I used to ride a cbr600f3 and a kawasaki kdx250. Now I only ride a scooter LOL

I also ride... an FJR...

FJR is great fun, but it is big and heavy... very torquey and powerful...got to think ahead, and drive sensibly...

Nice!

I'd love to go to that school.

Yup. Must be in control on the FJR. It feels planted as hell...at 90 MPH.
Shit happens quick at 90, no room to let it get away from you.


(Up here in Montana there's plenty of room to cruise along. Thank you Valentine radar detector.)