Considering motorcycles are the transportation tools of choice in remote areas around the world, and the KLR in particular has logged many miles in pursuit of circumnavigating the globe, I wouldn't necessarily call it a fantasy.



Motorcycle exhaust can be made quiet. The piston knock and cam chain noise on a big thumper is hard to get rid of completely, but there are ways to mitigate it.



Protection from what? Bullets? Crashing? The elements? If it is truly SHTF, the manuverability could trump all...an armored truck isn't much good if it's stuck in one place. As far as lack of a spare tire, are you referring to the spare on most vehicles that takes an unecessarily long time to access, requires special service tools for access that could be lost, or are the 'donut' variety that aren't much better than a roll of Harbor Freight duct tape? You can make a motorcycle tire "run flat" and packing tubes, repair kits, and spare tires is not overly difficult.



I venture a bet that I can ride my bike with no hands much better than you can drive with no hands. We can practice that if you'd like to......I-5 across the bridge by UW if you feel ducky.



Did you just seriously advocate for a low fuel llght on a bike? Um.........I don't know what to say to that....



Please elaborate on what they couldn't carry that they thought they needed.



Because it wasn't a panic SHTF situation where a bike can hop a jersey barrier, a curb, go down off the hill across the cloverleaf and be drug underneath a guardrail.....



???? There are ultra affordable com systems for motorcycle helmets...there are also these really cool things called hand signals, light signals, etc.



I've never heard of that before...please elaborate. But again, we're talking imaginary SHTF here, not weekend pretender cruise.



What? Why? Oh, lemme guess...dual sport superstars either forgot to pack one or never learned how to do it with two sticks and some lighter fluid.



So. One word. Klim.



Sounds to me like they were the mess...



Everyone is entitled to their opinion......mine is the FZJ is pretty darn heavy and underpowered once all the Expedtion Portal fanboy trim is installed, but the e-lockers are pretty cool. Still can't go under a woods road gate. Or over, depending on the gate.

Well-written, Dan. I am amused by the "can't ride one-handed" BS from someone who apparently doesn't ride.

(I rode to Sturgis this year. Much of it was done one-handed to rest my left hand. You can even ride a motorcycle NO-handed except for that throttle thing...it's that stable. Ignoramus.)

I'd also be interested to know why Benja is talking about hearing a bike against a silent background...in a theoretical SHTF, with the roads packed, aren't the roads going to be noisy as hell with people honking, revving, yelling, etc.?

lol. I did run out of fuel the other week. Dipped the bike over and found another 60 miles on a whole gallon stuck on other side. :)

Don't expect much of a rebuttal from Benja, this is another example of his "I know everything...the end" posting.

Yes....actually I would ride through Ferguson, MO on a bike today, yesterday, or tomorrow. What is the point there?

Nice rebuttal by the way. Do you ride? Just asking. No need to PM anything, we can all read here.

Okay, cool. I'm glad we've got that cleared up. I certainly wouldn't. My point is - it seems you have a much higher tolerance for (unnecessary?) risk than I do (and I suspect most other people, as well). Different strokes for different folks...or as the kids say these days - you do you.



Not a rebuttal - total honesty and an attempt at greater self-awareness...but you've ignored my genuine request for some examples of those posts, so I'll assume you were just lashing out and move on (don't worry, I forgive you ). Again, if you have some examples - please share them.

Anyway, to answer your question - no, I don't ride. Used to ride little dirt bikes and ATVs around my grandparents farm as a kid - but nothing on paved roads. Not my thing.

You're coming across with the same superiority complex prevalent in ignorant anti-gun folks who see firearms enthusiasts as neanderthals, even though they don't know much--if anything--about firearms.

The condescension and smarmy undertones will be ignored, for those might be ban bait and any insubordination before 31DEC2014 would violate a promise I made to MadPick.

**EDIT**

Why would a motorcycle in Ferguson, MO be such a bad idea? Situational awareness would dictate avoiding the dangerous area(s) as much as possible. This would include via motorcycle, automobile, aircraft, foot travel, bicycle, unicycle, stilts, skateboard, etc. To ride a bike right into the protest would be no more idiotic than driving an MRAP in there and saying "SCUUUUUUZZZE MEEEE.......MAKE WAY PLEEEEZ"