Ian, since you are a dad with a bunch of youngsters and living on a gravel road, I'd sure recommend you stick with the choice of the Jeep over a two wheeler. Just my worthless opinion!
Ian, since you are a dad with a bunch of youngsters and living on a gravel road, I'd sure recommend you stick with the choice of the Jeep over a two wheeler. Just my worthless opinion!
I got rid of my katana 1100 when my friend got macked, A guy fell asleep at the wheel and hit him and his girlfriend head on coming back from thompson canyon on 287, It was a brand new harley his second just picked it up. He broke his back and his girlfriend suffered a head injury. Complete personality loss, she started from scratch. Heres the thing he was always super careful super cautious super competant, where i was running that katana way to fast. He always said "im just in it for the cruise" I just didnt have the heart to ride anymore after i saw how their entire life changed. That was my last bike. Jeeps are nice. So are vw buggys! And a pup fits in a buggy!
If I had the cash, I'd buy this instead of post the link. Relatively unknown Yamaha TDM850, only imported into the US for two years (sold overseas for many more). I had one when I lived in the mountains near Telluride, and I could go anywhere the KLR's could go, but cross country was still comfortable and capable. Definitely way more street that dirt, but it'll easily do what you're asking. If I had the money, I'd have bought this already:
http://denver.craigslist.org/mcy/3028096102.html