I'm Dillon,46, happily married, and work for the USPS for the past 16 yrs. My wife and I do Pitt-Bull rescue. I just got an '04 KX500 with around 40 hrs. on her. It was a single owner, older guy who took meticulous care of it. Still has the factory chain, sprockets, and tires! All are being replaced. Never dropped. So, I'm pretty stoked. I live in Chattanooga, TN and drove my '87 Caprice all the way to Davenport, Iowa to buy this mean machine 2 weeks ago. Let me tell ya, that's one hell of a ride. I drove 1450 miles in 24 hrs. It rained, d**n near the whole ride. Never owned a MX-bike but have been a outlaw street racer since forever. This is how I progressed thru my Kawasaki lineage; my first bike was a '69 H1 KH500 Mach III,had it for about 1 yr, 2nd was a '72 H2 KH750 Mach IV, about 1.5 yrs, 3rd was '76 KZ900, about 2 yrs, 4th was a '77 KZ1000 with 1105 kit, 29 mikuni smoothbores/Kerker and struts {full-time} about 2 yrs. 5th was a '78 KZ1000 w/1260 kit 33 mikunis', struts, Gatlin Racing sidewinder, MRE shifter, 8" over dbl. clubfoot swingarm, big web cams, etc, etc... 3 yrs. 6th was a '00 ZX-12R w/muzzy pipe & shifter cams degreed, lowered. had it for 1 year went thru a divorce, got taken to the cleaners and had to sell. 7th was an '02 ZX-12R set up the same as the '00, had it for 3 years. I was born and raised in New Orleans and when Hurricane Katrina hit I stayed there until 4 months after the storm and then moved here to Chattanooga,TN. I sold my '02 ZX-12R to finance this house. I've been living here for 5 yrs. It sure aint no New Orleans, we will get back home when the opportunity presents itself. So now it's tyme to have some d**n good tymes on the plentiful mountain trails around here. The trails around here are mainly atv trails. Very well maintained, speeds of 60-70mph in some sections-Yeah...KILLER BRA!! These trails are very scenic. That's why I decided to get this KX instead of a Ninja 14, I realize throttle control is of the essence, but respecting power is nothing new 4 me. If I didn't take myself out in my premiere days on my H1 & H2... I'll be cool on the 500... Laters
