You can't go wrong with a Kawasaki. They are very easy to ride and low maintenance. I've had harley's, Honda's, Yamaha's, and Kawasaki's and if I had to buy another one today it'd be a kawasaki. Although right now I'm riding a Honda 450X that I did some major modifications to and wouldn't trade it for anything. I've opened up the exhaust and air box, installed a JD Jetting kit and adjustable fuel screw, tachometer, speedometer, hour meter, odometer, removed smog pump, pink wire mod, softer springs and shortened suspension 2 inches for my little body. Oh yea, also put on a Baja designs street legal kit and got a license plate for it and got an IMS 4 gallon tank in case I really need to get out there. Oh, and a Durelle racing seat which makes a big difference. It took a little time and money but it's amazing!
Sounds like you got it decked out.
I'm not really a motorcycle guy. I've never even been on one. But I've been seriously thinking about making homemade diesel, biodeisel, or methel ester...call it what you will. But ofcourse there is a learning curve and I'd definatly start small scale. I can't think of any better way than with a diesel powered motorcycle which i just recently have been looking into. It seems to me like the Kawasaki KLR 650 is the most commonly converted bike, as best i can tell from poking around on the internet. I'm thinking of getting one on the higher milage side to learn the ropes on and then convert it to diesel power. I thought about a diesel car like a jetta but a bike would certainly be easier to learn with an to replace any fuel lines and gaskets that need to be changed in order to use methel ester(biodiesel). AND not to mention cheaper and if i screwed it up just put the old gas motor back on. The idea of a side car with a dog box came to me and seems silly at first but I can't see any reason why it would not work. The tool box like the one in the picture would make it more practial for me as a commuting vehicle. I could hual a few bags of cubes, and tools for fixing fence, while checking cows. Just makes it more practical for every day use if you have a place to hual/store things. I've seen guys show up for work at the fire station on thier motorcycle only to be floated to a different station then have to pack up bunker gear, bedding and what ever else on a motorcyle its not easy. haha
Waylon
