Ya know, I took another look at the Kawasaki & Suzuki 650cc thumpers, and they are LIGHTER than what 650s USED to weigh, by a considerable amount. I was thinking the bikes would weigh 500 lbs., or something close to it, but they're only around 360-370 lbs? That's not that bad, and I won't be riding like a Crusty Demon in the dirt, just getting out there to the crags to have some fun... the other half of the equation includes commuting to work in nice weather (all surface streets with a 35 m.p.h. speed limit), and running these backcountry two-lane blacktop highways where I want a bike with some power. For instance, running Hwy. 80 to Tombstone, or working my way over to Mt. Graham in the Pinaleno Mountains during the summer, when I'll want to get up to 10,000' elevation, ya know? Or even riding up to the White Mountains again, where a bigger thumper would be WAY more comfortable for the relatively long ride.
So I'm reconsidering the whole situation... another option would be to downsize to that KLX 250 in Camo Gray and use my cargo carrier more often, same way I did with the pit bike and Z50/140 in Show Low, that KLX is light enough to go on the carrier. It's a tough decision, since the smaller bike wouldn't matter on my low-speed 35-m.p.h. commute to work, it's just the high-pitched whine and high RPMs on the highway or interstate that concern me, plus the lower amount of power compared to a big ol' 650 thumper. There's not much traffic here compared to Dago, Phoenix, or even Tucson, but sometimes we get those idiot drivers from the Big City, all in a hurry on their way to visit Tombstone or wherever, and the smaller bike would definitely be a drawback in those situations. With a big ol' 650, I could twist the throttle and put some distance between myself & those f#% pronto, LOL, and sometimes that's the SAFEST option, 10-4?
Anyway, I'm still hashing it out, my bank turned me down for a cycle loan, even though I own my home free & clear and have a good steady gubmint job, go figure... p!$$ed me off too, I'm about to drop-kick the fools like I'm STARRIN' in the NFL. However, I'm thinking one of these dealerships will be glad to take my steady payments, we'll see what happens. This loan drama stems from the fact that I have no credit: I don't have BAD credit, I just never bothered to ESTABLISH credit because I don't hold with DEBT SLAVERY created by GREEDY BANKSTERS, AYE? I usually pay CASH for everything, or use my Visa debit card, and that works just fine for me, since I own my home, my car, I have full medical coverage, life insurance, all that bull$h!t... but I didn't play the game of life THEIR way, so the cheesed!cks at my bank are gonna deny me a cycle loan of a few lousy grand, PFFFFFFFFFFT.
Guess it's time to research other banking options, I have banks here in town which offer pretty good terms where accounts are concerned, no bull$h!t fees and no friggin' hassles... it's this whole "OH, YOU DON'T HAVE CREDIT SO WE'LL HAVE TO DENY YOUR CYCLE LOAN" mentality which p!$$es me off, fact is I'm doing a heckuva lot better than many @$$holes in modern society, AYE? For starters: NO RENT & NO MORTGAGE. NO CAR PAYMENTS. LOW COST OF LIVING, EVEN THOUGH I LIVE LIKE A KING. LOW UTILITY BILLS & PROPERTY TAXES... and the list goes on. Meh, like I said, some reorganization may be in order, with new banksters & insurance f#%s in place to serve their PETTY LITTLE PEON F#%NG ROLES. That's the beauty of a STRONG ECONOMY under TRUMP, a man has CHOICES, YEAH???
And here's more BANKSTER-RELATED BULL$H!T which folks should be aware of in modern society: the whole STIGMA of LIVING WITH YOUR PARENTS!!! Lemme give y'all a clue: ALL AROUND THE WORLD, MULTIPLE GENERATIONS LIVE UNDER ONE ROOF, BUT YA DON'T HEAR THE DIRTY BANKSTER SWINE OR THEIR CREDIT CARD SCUMBAG OUTFITS SQUAWKING ABOUT IT, DO YA??? Oh, that's right, much of that multiple-generations-under-one-roof action occurs in THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES, so it would be "RACIST" to even mention the fact, PFFFFFFFT. But it's okay for these DIRTY SWINE & THEIR TOOLS to disrespect, nay, even BASH Young Whitey (male or female) for living with parents after age 18... ONLY IN AMERICA, AYE??? And ya hear Hollywood scum SQUAWKING about "living in Mom's basement..." The STOOOOPID F#%NG TOOLS, perhaps they should focus on all the FOREIGNERS who LIVE UNDER ONE ROOF right here in the United States, YA THANK?!?!?
MEH, ENOUGH SAID, TIME TO CRACK ANOTHER COLD ONE & SHARE QUALITY TIME WITH THE KITTEHS... YA SUPPOSE THEY'RE "LIVING IN DADDY'S BASEMENT???" PFFFFFFFFFT... THE DIRTY BANKSTER & CREDIT CARD SWINE!!!
NOT TO MENTION THE HOLLYWOOD TOOLS WHOSE @$$ES ARE BOUGHT & SOLD LIKE SO MANY BRANDED & EAR-TAGGED CATTLE...
ALL BE THE SAME IN A HUNDRED YEARS... RIDE ON, YOUSE MONKEYBIKING HEROES & CRUSTY MINI DEMONS O' DIRT!!!
Awesome mini, awesome riding area would like to experience it. I get to ride in the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. I ride my mini, a quad and a Honda XR 250. Love the off rode stuff. I have a couple of pix to share of my riding area. There’s a herd of wild horses in the meadow. Hard to see but a couple of deer in the trees. And a picture of a bird friend that would come out and confront me every time I crossed his part of the trail this year.
