The ebay listing for Kate (the W650) just closed and the closing bid was $3,000.00

I think the person who bought it was the guy from Houston Tx. that ask me to put a new front tire on it before selling it.     They even said they would pay for the tire.    So , I put a new Dunlop K-70 on the front then jacked the price up a little .  

I'm a little remorseful about selling Kate but ... life goes on !     I drove Kate more last year than the other two bikes put together.   I wore out both of her tires in one year plus put several 100,s miles on the new back one.

Don't have the $$$$ in my pocket yet but its in sight !  

Your so right Dave.

I liked the looks of Kate too.   And when that 650 twin got wound up to 4500 and beyond it was pulling really good !  

That front tire I just put on was done the old one side at a time way.   The one that went flat in Arkansas was done the "both-sides" at once way , (the tubeless way)  

I paid $2650 for Kate , not running and covered in dust with 20 year old tires on her.
So as you might guess it took quite a lot of time and a few $$ to get her going again.    But , I had a nice "FLING" with her ya might say !  
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Yea on the Himalaya thing ... I just can't get that thought out of my head !  
But I've got a nice Honda ATV Recon that is in "A-1" shape so I don't need a dirt bike at the Ranch.   And I'm not sure I ever want tube tires again ?  

I have looked at those smaller fiberglass campers , and they don't look like pulling them around would be an ORDEAL every trip.   The thing is it's got to have its own bathroom , and be easy to pull.
I can put the bike in the back of the truck or pull it with the Jeep and a bike rack on the rear of the camper.

One big "Fly-in-the-ointment" is that we just bought the 87 acres next door .    So a full-price travel trailer is not really a good idea right now.  
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I can see fuel prices going up with no end in sight.   I suspect the next thing will be some tax on liquid fuel to help pay for electric vehecles!  

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Maybe some 85-MPG - vehicle would be nice. ???  

The fowl smell of regret hangs heavy in the air for awhile , when you sell a Good bike.
But you can always buy another when the fowl smell gets too strong.
 

I have been bumped off the Savage site for a few days , Im starting a new thread to tell ya about it.
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Hay Springman ,

Guess where the guy who bought Kate lives ?

You may be seeing Kate around town !    

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I might get paid to deliver Kate to Houston if he can't find another way.   He's already paid for her and we might meet in the middle somewhere ??? , but I get the idea this guy is loaded $$$ so I offered to deliver if he covers my expenses then Marcia and I could get a road trip out of the deal.

If we spent a night in Houston , I like to come by and say howdy !   I'm hoping it works that way .  

You know what Dave ?

I was just looking at that same model when I came across the XT250 .

Yea , If we got the VanVan type bikes we could explore all those trails around Suches .    

It seems there are a lot of those BIG WHEEL machies.
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Years ago, I had a Honda 185 Twin-Star then later a Honda 250 Rebel.   I really liked ridding them , they were super fun bikes.  
But
Those 17 HP bikes loose speed going uphill ... even at 55mph speeds.

What's the chance of getting a Dual-Sport with tubeless tires ?      
OR
Finding Dual-Sport tires for my Savage then returning to the factory gearing ?    Not for "Log Jumping" , but for dirt trails.
My windshield is the Memphis Shield with easy off and on.

The other option is to convert the spoked wheels for running tubeless by sealing the spoke nipples in the rim.

I've never done that , you tried it yet ?

I'm 16 and 19 tubeless on the S-40 already

Maybe the best thing is to use a tire with enough body so that it doesn't need air to keep it up a little.

If you want a dual sport bike to explore dirt roads and trails - you really should get a dual sport bike and not just put dirt tires on a street bike.