u/25_WR450R

Hello all,

Newer owner of an XR and looking to do a few mods (air filter, exhaust, rejet). Just wanting the bike to run a bit cooler and sound better.

I live in Montana and my altitude is about 3500ft. I ride in areas that go up to about 8000ft. Anyone here riding in similar altitudes and what jet kit did you go with? Thanks!

Edit I found a 24 XR with less than 1000 miles on it a few hours away. Headed there now to probably pick it up. Thanks for everyone's responses.

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to pick up a new (to me) bike. Currently I have a 24 Husqvarna 501 that I thoroughly enjoy. I had a T7 as my first adv bike, but sold it due to some unforeseen circumstances. I did enjoy the T7 but really just want to get something different.

I love simple, reliable bikes with long service intervals. My 501 has been extremely reliable but doesn't have long service intervals. I do about 70/30 (off-road/on) riding. Mostly fire roads, national Forest, and such. Not much single track. Occasionally I'll ride around my rural town but not much highway or super long on road riding. 2-3 hrs max usually.

Obviously both bikes are pretty different in terms of tech, power, price, and modernity.

I'm torn so figured I'd see what everyone else's perspective is.

I've been a lurker on this sub for a while, mostly looking for ideas. Finally got the courage to post. This will be a bit long, so I thank anyone who reads. Mostly I'm looking to vent because I am at the end of my rope with my Q (wife).

We've been married 15 years, we have 4 children between 3-12. My wife had an amazing career in the financial industry making great money. In March of this year she was fired for showing up to work drunk several times. I was unaware she was doing this.

Losing her job then put ALL the financial responsibility on me. Our youngest was in day care and I was not able to pay for everything including daycare on my salary alone. So we removed her from daycare and my wife agreed to keep her home until she was able to find a new job. My other kids are all on summer break so she's responsible for the 4 of them while I'm working.

Well, a few days after losing her job she decided to really go to town on vodka. 10-15 shooters per day, every single day. She disappeared out of the blue on mother's day for a week and called me while in detox. Huge issue. She finished detox, and was sober for about a week and went right back to drinking, daily. It's the end of July now and it hasn't stopped. Shes made zero effort to find a new job, doesn't do anything at home, and generally just terrorizes us all. I can't leave my job because we'd end up homeless.

She lies constantly, she doesn't pay any attention to our children while she's home with them, she drives to the liquor store drunk and leaves my kids home unattended. The list goes on and on. Shes angry, verbally abusive, just an absolute terror. I am at my wit's end and have decided to divorce her because she refuses to seek help or stop drinking. And most importantly she is a danger to my children and I can no longer allow that.

Unfortunately we live in rural Montana, no family or support system at all. So navigating this is going to be a nightmare. Just looking to vent and maybe hear some encouraging words from someone.

Thanks for listening.

So after 10 days of literally zero communication from my wife with me or my kids she finally surfaced in Washington at a detox facility. She called and informed my kids and I that she was safe and alive. During the time she was gone, all 4 of my children had mental breakdowns due to missing their mom, who they thought abandoned them, regardless of how I tried to explain it to them. My 5 yr old had taken it exceptionally hard, and I've had to take off work to stay home with her because she's had breakdowns in class, every day. The school calls me because they can't console her. I'm now at risk of losing my job (I am the sole income provider at this point because my wife was fired) because I can't keep up with the requirements of my job because I have to care for my child. I have no family or other options for care.

My wife had just enrolled into a rehab program and called me again. I explained the situation I am in, how our children are absolutely destroyed by her choice way of leaving us. She said she's going to try and come home but she doesn't know if "she can" yet she is in a voluntary rehab program.

I am so conflicted at this point. She's put me in such a predicament, with zero options, and I feel that she's being selfish as she has caused absolute trauma to our children, and doesn't seemed overly concerned about it.

Any advice? My counselor has offered bits of advice but I'd like to hear what others here would offer? Thanks!

Dad of 4 here...long story short, my wife has been battling addiction (kratom/Suboxone/alcohol) for quite some time now. On Saturday 5/9, she was in a drunken rage and tried to fight my 9yr old son. I stepped in, and took all my kids and went to a hotel for the night. While I was at the hotel, I got a camera notification at about 1030pm, and it was my wife leaving the house with a suitcase and getting into an Uber.

About 30 mins later she sends a text message to my son's phone that says "I'm going to get healthy I'll see you soon, goodbye" and that was the last that any of us have heard from her. Her phone is off. I looked at my phone record and saw she was talking to her mom in Washington the same time she left the house.

I believe she went to Washington to go to a recovery center (there's very few in my state) and to be with her side of the family (they don't speak to me). On Tuesday, 5/12, none of us had heard anything from her or know where she was. I called the police in the area of Washington her mom lives and they spoke to the Mother. She told them my wife is "in inpatient treatment and doesn't want to be found or contacted by my kids or me" so we are still in the dark.

My 4 kids (3,5,9,11) are all distraught, heartbroken, and confused. It's a total mess and disaster and I hate that my kids are going through this. We have no idea where she is, or if she will ever return.

I don't know what to tell them, aside from being there and reassuring them I love them. I don't know if my wife will even return.

I guess I'm just venting now, but any advice? Anything?