EXCELLENT.
The V-Strom and the Wee-Strom are both excellent motorcycles, although they could use a little suspension help, and for road use maybe some EBC HH front brake pads...
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EXCELLENT.
The V-Strom and the Wee-Strom are both excellent motorcycles, although they could use a little suspension help, and for road use maybe some EBC HH front brake pads...
BritKLR
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This is the most reasonable and objective comment that you’ve made regarding motorcycle comparisons. Be safe.
Funny, mine tipped the scales at 387 no fuel. Where did you get the extra 50#'s from? The only lightening was a different muffler.
True, the KLR does nothing well, but does everything OK. Also at a price point that can't be beat. And if it falls over, who cares, it's a KLR.
No it didn't. Kawasaki, like a lot of motorcycle manufacturers, lied about the weights of their motorcycles for many years. Badly. Go weigh it for real and see what it actually weighs...
I did weigh it for real. It got sold about 5 years ago so no putting on the scales now.
Green was the best color.
With some suspension mods and minor engine work, they are heaps better.
That bike had,
DRZ front end
KTM PDS shock
Newer style head pipe
KTM muffler desnorkled (Freebee, gotta love those KTW guys with too much money and their upgrades)
KLX needle and bigger main jet
Dohickey mod
Skid plate
I put over 90K on that bike with a major portion off road. It went up and down Baja more than a few times. It went cross country several times all with just oil changes. I think the valves got adjusted twice.......
Bought it for 2500 and put about another 1K into it. Best money ever spent.
Edit: I also never washed it the entire time I owned it. I did hose the mud off once after a really bad Baja trip, but that's it LOL.
crazysccrmd
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My KLR was great, just a stupid simple machine. My GS is about 50lbs heavier and cost a whole lot more but for my riding is better in every way other than simplicity.
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Lol...no hurt feelings man...I was just stating facts about the KLR. Dollar for dollar it's hard to beat. In exchange for being slow and heavy you get affordability, durability, it's stupid simple to work on with basic hand tools, and it's very forgiving to ride. Literailly, there is nothing special about it and that's what makes it specail.
It's no different than when I would do track days on my 919... Guys would always bring up what bikes would be better.... But failed to realize that the small increase in performance wasn't worth the cost to me.
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"Jack of all traded and a master of none"
You can also have damn any mechanic in the world rebuild the motor and any idiot can weld the frame back together... Sometimes that kind of simplicity outweighs speed and power.
It's the VW Beetle of the motorcycle world...lol.
There's nothing wrong with the 919 / Hornet- I commend your choice.
Maybe a little suspension work, some sintered HH front brake pads, and the track day tires of your choice, but they're a decent bike...
No doubt. The sock pipes on them are horrible. A good pipe will save 10 pounds and make for much better sounds.
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I eneded up with new front springs and a Pensky rear shock. I owned of for about 10 years and it did no one thing perferct, but it did do everything well.
My next bike will be something along the lines of an FJR 1300.