Nevin's first ride

Today I taught Nevin to ride on the Kl250.   Since my plan was to get the bike running and use it to teach both of my sons to ride on it, that felt good.  He learned very quickly, popped a wheelie the first time he pulled the clutch out!  I am a bad teacher, but nobody got hurt.

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Kyle's first ride

Today, Kyle and I went to Farm and Fleet to get him a helmet.  We brought the bike with using the Harbor Freight motorcycle carrier, to test that out.  There are trails behind the store, where I have taken my KLR a few times.  We had a great time, and Kyle learned really fast.  I'm already looking forward to the next time... hopefully with my KLR and more time to kill!

Kyle got stuck in the same spot twice, but did not drop it either time

This was the second time getting stuck, a classic 'no need for a kick stand' moment!

The Harbor Freight motorcycle carrier did fine, but our Jeep Patriot's suspension sagged a little too much

New tires!

I removed the wheels on Tuesday and this is how the bike sat until Saturday when I re-installed them with their new Kenda K270's.  New treads just seem to make the bike look much better.

Waiting patiently for new treads