Building a 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 for Overland Travel!

[adventureduo]

I think you should just sell it to me instead..

 

[Frank]

I'm riding ~45deg weather with nice winter thinsulate gloves, moose riding pants, aerostich heated fleece/darien jacket and a aerostich baklava. -I stay very comfortable.

 

[Curtis in Texas]

When it gets cold enough I plug in my ELectric heated gloves.
Grip heaters just don't put the warmth on the top of my hands, where I need it..

When the snow flies I plug in the heated vest!

Our riding season doesn't stop where I live until the 2nd week of Feburary. Then picks back up the 1 st of March.

Tough place to live, but somebody has to be here.
Summers are (cough) nice and warm here too! Remind me some time to show you my Motorcycle Air conditiong system I use on my KLR.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

It's cold outside! Time for some better gear and maybe some heated grips finally!

I use 25.00 heated grips off of amazon, cortech scarab gloves, and silk liner, my hands never get more than slightly chilly.

 

[grahamfitter]

It's cold outside! Time for some better gear and maybe some heated grips finally!

Yeah there's frost on the ground when I get to work in the morning and frost on the saddle when I leave in the evening. Heated grips, thick gloves, balaclava, layers make the 45-60 minute ride pretty comfortable. The snow queen usually arrives at the party sometime between thanksgiving and Christmas and I don't like to dance with her.

 

[Brushbuster]

moved my post to the for sale section for my 2009 klr

 

[Dave Bennett]

moved my post to the for sale section for my 2009 klr

Thanks, good luck with the sale.

 

[Streakerfreak]

A little late to the cold weather gear party, but even as it gets down into the high 20s, low 30s here at night in Northern Az, I stay warm without any heated stuff. A Freeze-Out Balaclava takes care of my face, a Challenger Jacket from British Motorcycle Gear with just a normal performance sweater underneath, and Thermosport Gloves from BMG. I stay comfortable down to about 30 degrees when I am riding at night here. Below 30 I am fine, but the chills start seeping in through the gloves. For longer distances I pack a couple of disposable heat packets to put in my gloves should the cold start getting through the gloves. Only had to do that once on a ride down to Mesa early in the morning when temps dipped down to about 25.

 

[marksbonneville]

A little late to the cold weather gear party, but even as it gets down into the high 20s, low 30s here at night in Northern Az, I stay warm without any heated stuff. A Freeze-Out Balaclava takes care of my face, a Challenger Jacket from British Motorcycle Gear with just a normal performance sweater underneath, and Thermosport Gloves from BMG. I stay comfortable down to about 30 degrees when I am riding at night here. Below 30 I am fine, but the chills start seeping in through the gloves. For longer distances I pack a couple of disposable heat packets to put in my gloves should the cold start getting through the gloves. Only had to do that once on a ride down to Mesa early in the morning when temps dipped down to about 25.

I'm also in the Prescott area and I'm comfortable down to the low 20's without any heated gear or grips, I may pick up some silk glove liners this season to see if they help keep my hands from sweating in my gloves, I also dress in layers. Someday I would like to try a heated vest to see what they are like.

 

[VanIsle_Greg]

Sweet bike.

I have always liked the KLR, it is my first choice for when I finally do get off my ******** and get one. It is like the Swiss Army Knife of moto... and I like that.

 

[Dave Bennett]

It is like the Swiss Army Knife of moto... and I like that.

Me too

 

[HenryJ]

Me too

Me three

 

[Dave Bennett]

TACODOC.COM

As many of you know, the Rendezvous Conspiracy has been burning the midnight oil working hard behind the scenes to make some big things happen in 2012. One of them is my new enthusiast website that I'm announcing here today on ExPo: www.tacodoc.com

The site is dedicated to 4WD Toyota Tech and Overland Adventure and will feature tech, trips, events, contributors articles and builds as well as exclusive content from leading outfitters and overland industry news.

We are committed to Tread Lightly and promoting trips, meets, and events in CA, NV, AZ, Baja and beyond – stay tuned!

Check out the special section just for the KLR - I'm looking for contributors so PM me if you're interested!

 

[Team Ball's Out]

Look's like the Toro peak area?

 

[Dave Bennett]

Updated KLR section on my site

Check it out!
http://tacodoc.com/?page_id=736