Bought my Wee 2 years ago from a guy who took it to Prudhoe Bay and back to North Carolina. I was looking for a bike that would go anywhere I thought I might like to be, with good range, light weight, good power, and reliability... and of course, something that was cheap enough to buy so my wife would not raise too much !@#$. This Wee came fully farkled, but I have managed to add a few more...

Just wanted to give a shout out to you knowledgeable contributors, Greywolf and others, who give so much of their time to this forum. I was a lurker for the past two years, doing research like so many others do on farkles, repairs, the best (tires/chain lube etc) for the K5 Wee I bought a couple of years ago. Thanks for all your advice, and thanks to V-Tom who I met on one of his many legendary road trips a few weeks ago, who urged me to come out of the shadows and join you all. I look forward to meeting some of you all, particularly any Piedmont or western NC riders in the near future.

Hoot

Greetings from Winston-Salem!!

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My Fleet:
2012 Suzuki DL650A
88 XJ, 2 door, RE 4.5" lift + LA, 33" Swamper LTB, Hurculined, Caged, Locked
62 CJ-5 scatted around the garage
85 yota truck, reliable beater
97 Plymouth Breeze, busted, 4 sale
94 Saturn SL2, kid's car

Hey Hoot!

A big welcome! I'm Glad you came out of the shadows! I am on a number of Forums but this is by far my favourite!

..Tom

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Why Cars don't see bikes (SMIDSY)
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Welcome to the site , I'm another Charlotte area resident.

I work in the UNCC area.

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It's kind of strange, how the mountains pay us no attention at ll. You laugh or cry and the wind just keeps on blowing.

Flint Gray 2002 DL1000

Hoot,

Give me a holler next time you head out west.
I may take you to some of the places we hide from the Canadians and Floridians.

Norm

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Stromin'Nroman NC28729, USA

DL650A K7 (Greywolf Moto Lab's R&D test mule) June 1, 2012 - present
DL650A K7 April 23, 2007 - January 6, 2012, RIP

"Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?" Frank Zappa, 1975

How about next week?

u got a problem with floridians?

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2012 wee ADVENTURE, 2012 GOLDWING WITH TRAILER (TRADED FOR WEE STROM), 07 BANDIT 1250 (TRADED FOR 2012 GOLDWING), BANDIT 1200, NINJA 500, Z1000, ZX9R, MARAUDER 800, 650 SAVAGE, 750 KATANA, NINJA 900, '78 YAMAHA 750 SPECIAL, YAMAHA RD400

They're no worse than the Canadians, except for their grammar and spelling.

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Stromin'Nroman NC28729, USA

DL650A K7 (Greywolf Moto Lab's R&D test mule) June 1, 2012 - present
DL650A K7 April 23, 2007 - January 6, 2012, RIP

"Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?" Frank Zappa, 1975

I think Florida *is* part of Canada; at least half of the people there are from Canada. So I would say that they *are* just as bad as Canadians!

..Tom

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And WNC is Florida North in the summer...