The Bike

The bike in the photos is a Kawasaki KLR. A simple dual sport bike with a single cylinder 650 cc engine. It weighs around 350 lbs. Quite a contrast vs. the 500 lb Honda I rode through Central America in 2001. The bike is currently without a name.

It was purchased used from the 2nd owner with 1,700 miles on the odometer and sexy decals on the fairing and tank. The logo is for a women's leather motorcycle clothing business named GoAnimoto that was owned by the seller. She put about 1,695 miles on the bike.

The original owner purchased the bike with his brother, thinking that they would get a great price if they purchased two of them at the same time. The only problem is that they were so drunk that they didn't remember making the purchase. The next morning a Kawasaki dealership truck with the KLR in the bed pulled up to the mans house for delivery. He was surprised to learn why the truck was there; his wife was even more surprised. He was instructed to return the bike ASAP without putting a single mile on the odometer. The technical term for this is a U-turn motorcycle.