But first, let me backtrack a little. A few weeks ago, a riding buddy emailed me that his wife gave him the green light on getting a better bike -- He currently rides a 2007 KLX250 -- and he asked me what would be a good bike for the type of riding we do. I recommended the WR250R, and asked him whether he would then sell his KLX to me. I rode a 1989 KLR250 then. We exchanged a few emails as to the pros and cons of various bike, and he then emails me that he found a WR250R in Maine.
A few days later i get an email that he bought the WR, and that he will sell me his KLX in January (so he can finish the year on his old bike). I list my KLR and find a buyer, get his VIN for the KLX, put it on my insurance, and am anxiously awaiting January to arrive, so I can start working on the KLX. It needs nothing, but I plan to do some mods nonetheless - 122 main jet, open airbox, fork oil, et cetera.
My wife and I talk about how lucky he is to have found a WR at a decent price, and how excited I am about getting the KLX.
Fast forward to today. As we exchange gifts under the tree (we exchange our gifts on Christmas Eve), I get a small box that I'm not allowed to open until 7 o'clock. When I do, I find a small card that says to look outside. I do, but I can only make out a person walking up my dark staircase leading to the deck. In comes my riding buddy (whom I told not to disturb my time with family today :) ), and he takes me outside, In front of the garage sits the WR with a bow on it.
So, the wool has been pulled over my eyes for a month. My wife contacted him regarding a bike for me, he tricked me into telling him what I like, found it, then he drove 700 miles round trip to get the bike, hid it at his place, cleaned it, and brought it to me tonight. And the best part - I was not expecting it at all.
I would have never thought that my wife would even consider a bike for me, since she does not like me riding in the woods. I would not expect an ADV Inmate I met only this year to go out of his way like this for me. And I would not expect the two of them to scheme behind my back. Together, they surely made my Christmas special.
Merry Christmas everyone.
