In my experience Texas drivers are particularly pleasant on the roadways. It's the only place I've ever ridden where it was the norm for slower drivers to pull onto the shoulder to let faster traffic pass (I do).
Dwight, I think you are exactly right. No way do you mistake that KLR for a cruiser. I'm having fun with it, but it will never replace my TBA.
As for the, "I've got a Harley therefore I've 'made it' and therefore I'm too cool to acknowlege you" thing, if parking $5000 worth of chrome on a bike you paid $15,000 for in front of your POS $2000 trailer represents having 'made it', I hope I never do.