You know you're a 950 owner when…

When you wash it off and immediately regret it because its nice and dry out and finding mud will be a bitch!

your farkle budget every month is double the actual bike payment.

..... you stop thinking about your next bike, or what your dream bike would be.

I feel a little sad for people without one. I assume they have never test ridden one or can't afford one?

.....when a "quick" ride around the block takes 4hrs and 5 different road surfaces

....you did that last 90 miles of gravel roads in exactly 59 minutes

OR

....your gas mileage changes as much as 20mpg depending on your right wrist.

You read this and realize that both are possible .

The rear tire wears out faster on dirt than slab.
and
When 1/8 turn of the throttle brings on more excitement than 3/4 turn on the XR650

You pin the throttle and the front wheel doesnt come up, the rear wheel goes down.

Your favorite color is anodized orange.

Awesome perspective.

I love this thing even with the oil changes.

So you know you're a 950 owner when, you change rear tires more often than the oil.

Or

You can live with that smug feeling of self-satisfaction BECAUSE you are a 950 owner.

. . . nose landings are part of the job.

...you are riding on a dirt frontage road and are passing motorcycles riding on the interstate.

+1. I go test ride lots of other bikes but I always throw a leg over mine thinking, I don't want any other bike...

People ask, "What kind of Kawasaki is that?"

You continuously ask yourself... Where the hell I'm I? And how the hell did I get myself into this???

You know you are a 950 owner when you keep getting frustrated with all of your "non-950-big-bike-riding" buddies wanna turn back every time the going gets <strike>rough</strike> fun.

...when you wear a kidney belt both for riding and for back support while picking the big pig up.

Love it, know what you mean

...your only worry on a teeth-rattling, sweaty, rocky, slippery and rutted off-camber trail is whether the temp gauge will stay below 7 bars.

You sell your 04 adventure in the Spring after 5 years and 20,000 miles of ownership and 2 months later start looking for a 950SE because though a 690 is a great bike it just doesn't match the long distance capability of the big twin.