yeah well me neither, but i did have this affair with an amazing motorcycle — a 2002 KTM DUKE II. she was totally insane. before everyone thought the DRZ 400 SM was so cool there was the KTM Duke. ruined only by it’s dumb streetbike front fender this bike was no single cylinder Ducati Monster, it was a true motard….in sheep’s clothing. it was clearly a bike before it’s time and considering the money i dumped into my old DRZ 400 i don’t know why i just didn’t buy this in the first place.

anyhow, 2002 and older models are prone to clutch bearing failure, a fact that i found out about a bit too late. so a few weeks ago things went from bad to worse, the bearing failed and the engine self destructed in a clackity and oily mess. in a way i think she was getting back at me for having thoughts about dumping her. as much as i loved her, with our impending RV trip i wanted to get something smaller and more dirt capable, so i was planning to sell her.

to deny me the break up i wanted, she dumped me instead. depressed and alone, i decided to sell her for cheap on craigslist instead of going trough the trouble of parting her out. i listed it for $2000 and had a flood of interest. in a matter of days some nice guys from scotts valley arrived with a truck, a ramp and $2000. they tried to get me down to $1800, and i can’t blame them, but i knew they were getting a deal and $200 isn’t chump change. i had said $2000 firm…i wasn’t joking. besides i knew they didn’t come without $2000 :).

so here’s to my old girl, it was fun, it was nasty, in a few years i might give one of your sisters a ring.