Wow she's In great shape! Most of the older ones have 5 bad coat's of paint. I sold my Hayabusa and bought my KLR best trade I ever made. I went from seeing how fast I could go without going to jail or getting killed to exploring roads I'd never been on. Most of my knife pictures are made while out riding. The blue ridge parkway In the evenings is heaven for riding a motorcycle..
Oh some of the KLR’s I’ve seen look like they were caught in a carpet bombing and spray painted to cover up the dings, haha. I definitely get where you’re coming from, though. I had CBR 1000 that was exhilarating, but it was all about speed. I enjoy exploring and it’s hard to take a rocket off road, that’s for sure. I’ve had my share of spills too, luckily none on that bike. Worst I had was 45mph slide out caused by some gravel and a sharp turn. Road rashed to hell, and a funky ride home on a rear flat(looking like a zombie I imagine), but if something went wrong at the speeds I was hitting on the CBR I’d hate to think what would have happened. I’m quite content with my thumper. It opens up a new realm to ride in, and that’s something I thoroughly enjoy.
I bet you do have some great rides down there! You have a better riding season too. We have to start early up here in Pa. I saw a few bikes out this January, haha. That’s a bit too early for me, though.