KLR riders out there

[Padmei]

The price worked out at NZ$240 at my door. The freight charge was very reasonable for such a large box.

Laser cut, CNC folded, pressed mounting bosses, and powdercoated. I couldn't have built it for that.

Good luck with your project, but isn't CF a little bit bling for a KLR:)

A little bit????

[pete376403]

I did write *briefly thought of cf". That thought lasted as long as it took me to search the price of the stuff. Now on the lookout for a few road signs.

[NordieBoy]

Now on the lookout for a few road signs.

Ah, Padawan, learn well you do http://honda-cb750-s.456789.n3.nabble.com/file/n3927318/Yoda.gif

[RedKLR650]

Having a bit of a Dung-Out of stuff here and guess what I found......

A FULL SET of KAWASAKI GREEN 2006 KLR650 plastic panels

Back in 2006 when I purchased my first KLR650, The only colour available in NZ was GREEN with RED not going to be available until the following year

It turns out the USA gets their colours a year ahead of us, so I organised to import a full set of RED panels from the USA where it was their current colour scheme

The panels arrived before the bike, but if I recall correctly, I did actually run it in with the green panels still on to save drama at 500km 1st Warrantee check

Technically, one could argue that they aren't actually brand new, and to be fair, there are a few hairline marks on them, but otherwise BRAND NEW !

I just priced up a set of KLR 2006 GREEN panels at the local Kawasaki Dealer, and the replacement value is $2030.60 which interestingly is $280 MORE than RED ones )

That colour scheme had a Gloss Black tank, so to bling up your older KLR, just buy these, paint your tank black, and you're away laughing.........

Anyone interested before I put them on TardMe ?

Offers over $1000 ( Not selling for less than that, will just rebox, store in the attic and put back on bike if I ever sell it )

Offers to either stu@photographs.co.nz or 0274-342-372

Cheers, Stu

[Woodman]

No surprises here.

http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/29/2013-adventure-bike-comparison-test-review-stats-photos/


:bleh::bleh:

[stivernz]

Help. Need to track down a replacement CDI for my project. Fitting a KLR600 into a NSR frame. Motor is mounted and ready to run - tried to get a spark and no go. I have tested the CDI as per the manual and the readings are not good. any help would be great. Cheers Brent

[pete376403]

plenty on e-bay but not cheap

http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=klr600+cdi&LH_PrefLoc=2

[GPS MAN]

No surprises here.

http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/29/2013-adventure-bike-comparison-test-review-stats-photos/


:bleh::bleh:

Exactly! :msn-wink:

[Night Falcon]

No surprises here.

http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/29/2013-adventure-bike-comparison-test-review-stats-photos/


:bleh::bleh:


Exactly! :msn-wink:

predictable and unbiased agreement from two experienced adventure motorcycle enthuisists :grouphug:

who cares about easy maintenance when ya being chased by doomsday preppers wanting their stolen baked beans and petrol back....more power is always the best choice.....you know I'm right :devil2:

[Odakyu-sen]

Hello All,

Are there other KLR riders in Auckland who want to get out for 1-tankful day rides? I am thinking of checking the road from Raglan to Kawhia (via Kauroa-Kawhia Road) this weekend. Anyone want to come along?

<Update. 2nd of June> Well, in the 3 weeks since I posted this, plenty have read my post but not a single response. (Maybe I should slink back to the Waikato riders' thread and see what adventures they have planned...) Granted, they are a little DR650-heavy, but they know how to party.

[Normlas]

Hi All,
yesterday I came back from an awesome 4 week, 7500 km tour of the South Island, a dream trip including; Molesworth station, Rainbow Road, Dansys Pass, Old Dunstan Road, Nevis Trail, Skipper Canyon and a few other fantastic gravel rides, camping wild and living free off the back of my mildly farkled '08 KLR. No dramas other than a new rear tyre in Greymouth and a new chain in Christchurch, but all went great.

About 50km short of home, on the Southern near Manurewa, I hear a loud clicking noise, look down and see my left foot is covered in oil and the engine stopped pretty much immediately, I coast to the side of the motorway and watch the oil pour out of my poor wee girl :( pieces of engine casing on the ground........

Closer inspection shows a 3cm hole on the top of the engine case just behind where the cylinder meets the main engine body - see pics. AA to the rescue.

I am gutted about such a crap end to such an awesome adventure, she's booked into the shop for next week but looks pretty terminal to me....... anyone got a spare engine for an '08?


Hi all,
so I finally have the full story of what caused that hole in my engine and the death of my '08 KLR, it goes something like this.......

A 'dog' broke off one of the drive gears (I was told possibly 3rd gear) and rattled around the engine for some time damaging lots of stuff, it then got caught between the balancer weight and the crank case and forced through the casing (hence the hole), this caused most of the oil to be pumped out rapidly, this caused the exhaust cam to seize in the block which bent the valve rod which then damaged the piston and bore ....... all in all a pretty thorough destruction of the entire engine. Sorry no pictures.


I had dropped the bike earlier that day (pretty much just fell over at walking pace) which had damaged some plastics and knocked the handlebars a little crooked, so I put in an insurance claim for that damage and also said the engine blew up later that day and that it was up to the mechanic to determine if the two are related (was worth a shot I thought). The mechanic said it may have contributed but there was no way to prove either way. Took the insurance company nearly three months, and a few emails from me, but they finally decided to accept the engine damage and pay out for the whole bike, wohooo!!

In hindsight, I was told that me dropping the bike could have feasibly contributed to this breakage, I was in second gear and the drop onto the left side could have caused the bike to slam into third gear with the engine revving - this could have caused that dog to break off and rattle around until it killed the engine some 300km's later. Far from proven but a possibility none-the-less.

Interesting thing is I that I never noticed anything until the engine failed completely, I thought I would have felt a loss of power or at least heard the noise of the engine case failing but I never noticed anything - although I did have ear buds in and music playing. Given I was returning home from a 7500km 4 week adventure ride around NZ I was pretty much "in-tune" with that bike. I have since found another example of such a failure which, luckily for the owner, did not end as catastrophically as mine, see here;

http://www.klr650.net/forums/showthread.php?t=65712

Call me a sucker for punishment, but as soon as the cheque from the insurance clears I'm getting a 2013 KLR I like the new black stealthy look and given the oil burning issue seems to be sorted (my '08 was a burner) and I can bolt most of my farkles back on, seems a good way to go.

[NordieBoy]

Ouch!

Phew!

Goodonya!

[pete376403]

Any chance of getting the plastics off it (upper and lower parts of fairing) I can swap for some totally rooted ones if required.

Good on you for the win, though, and glad that you're keeping the faith!

[Normlas]

Any chance of getting the plastics off it (upper and lower parts of fairing) I can swap for some totally rooted ones if required.

Good on you for the win, though, and glad that you're keeping the faith!

nope, sorry Pete, she doesn't belong to me anymore :)

I guess the insurance company will sell it at auction and someone will part it out or try and fix it, the plastics were in pretty rough shape anyway.

[Normlas]

OK, so I pulled the trigger on it and paid for a brand spanking 2013 KLR in black from Spectrum this afternoon, pick up on Saturday, can't wait !:woohoo:

first new vehicle I have ever owned, figured I was due a treat and I can't take anymore sitting in the Auckland traffic watching the bikes tear past !

Saturday will be a big day :drinkup:

[Woodman]

Good work, the black ones look nice too.:woohoo::woohoo:

[GPS MAN]

Good Deal....had a good look at one today at AFC in Palmy...good looking bike:yes:

[Padmei]

I have to share this thread. Scroll down to the 3rd or so post:2thumbsup

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=894989

[Woodman]

Shit that made me spill me beer.........

[pete376403]

Post 13 in that thread is pretty close to the mark

[Padmei]

Anyone have any spare KLR brake levers. i lost my spare with my tool roll & there doesn't seem to be any in the country.
Otherwise does anyone know of any others that fit.
Cheers
padmei

[pete376403]

I was able to get an aftermarket pattern replacement from motomart , about $25 -$30 IIRC, sorry i can't recall the brand but they are available

[Woodman]

Anyone have any spare KLR brake levers. i lost my spare with my tool roll & there doesn't seem to be any in the country.
Otherwise does anyone know of any others that fit.
Cheers
padmei

Yes, got a new one cabletied to my frame, and may have a broken one somewhere. You are welcome to borrow them.

[Padmei]

Thanks gents
Woodman if you can locate the broken one i could do a repair job on it & borrow that if possible. i'd hate to see you go without your frame brace

[Woodman]

Thanks gents
Woodman if you can locate the broken one i could do a repair job on it & borrow that if possible. i'd hate to see you go without your frame brace

No worries, you can have either one, because i haven't broken a lever in about 5 years anyway.

[Padmei]

i will catch up with you in the weekend. Are you working?

[Woodman]

i will catch up with you in the weekend. Are you working?

Not working, but seeing Mrs woodman off to Melbourne at 12ish tomorrow, so will be home after that.

[Crim]

Anyone have any spare KLR brake levers. i lost my spare with my tool roll & there doesn't seem to be any in the country.
Otherwise does anyone know of any others that fit.
Cheers
padmei

I had a spare one strapped to my frame, gave it to my mate on a DR big when he dropped his bike out on a ride, seems to be pretty standard cos I got replacement one at my local bike shop (budget) no worries?

[Padmei]

Thanks Crim. I borrowed the woodmans spare spare for this weekends cape to cape ride. It's a just in caser. Luckily on my bike the engine is the first thing that gets hit.:niceone:

[Woodman]

Hey guys, just muckin around with the bike today and decided to pull the screen out of the airbox. Ass of a job so decided to take the airbox out to do it proper like. Anyway, long story/short my exhaust has melted quite a large hole in the airbox downstream from the filter.And upstream, quite nasty really. Fixed now, but just a heads up as I thought mine was fine until the airbox came off.

[NordieBoy]

So, nice dusty air bypassing the filter?

[Woodman]

So, nice dusty air bypassing the filter?

Minimal by the looks of it. Pretty clean in there.

Had to remove my rear subframe to get the airbox out and there is a big crack in it (subframe). Dunno how that could have happened. Its ok for now, but on the offchance, has anyone got one they don't want? longshot I know.

Why do these things always come to light at the beginning of summer?

[NordieBoy]

But you're so gentle with it too.

Weird...

[Logmaker]

Minimal by the looks of it. Pretty clean in there.

Had to remove my rear subframe to get the airbox out and there is a big crack in it (subframe). Dunno how that could have happened. Its ok for now, but on the offchance, has anyone got one they don't want? longshot I know.

Why do these things always come to light at the beginning of summer?

See Vege @ Westhaul Nij he has a complete one for sale.

[dino3310]

love the look of stinkys bike, lower guard, pheonix fairing, the dash:niceone: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197264&page=510

[Woodman]

love the look of stinkys bike, lower guard, pheonix fairing, the dash:niceone: http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197264&page=510

Stinkys riding gear matches his KLR. KTM wannabee if I ever saw one.

[dino3310]

Stinkys riding gear matches his KLR. KTM wannabee if I ever saw one.

just more reliable...


i just think of it as an Tengai upgrade:laugh:

[Padmei]

Stinkys riding gear matches his KLR. KTM wannabee if I ever saw one.

You know something - you're right. That is the most un-KLR KLR I've ever seen. Almost like he's embarrassed of it

[Crim]

I have had to place my old girl on the market - missus can't see the sense in two bikes (might have to send her to specsavers):wacko:

[Woodman]

I have had to place my old girl on the market - missus can't see the sense in two bikes (might have to send her to specsavers):wacko:

When you find the counsellor send them my way as mine is going after the dusty as well. Her indoors doesn't believe I can part with it.

[_Shrek_]

When you find the counsellor send them my way as mine is going after the dusty as well. Her indoors doesn't believe I can part with it.

:weep: I feel for ya..... on the subject of KLR's my brother has a 600 & needs an over sized gudgeon about 2thou over

[Crim]

she is gone, was a sad moment . . . .

[Woodman]

she is gone, was a sad moment . . . .

Commiserations and all that.......................

[Padmei]

When you see a star in the evening just think back to all the good times you had. it never left you- it was never yours...











:facepalm:

[NordieBoy]

As an upstanding member of the adv fraternity, I will refrain from my next typical DR rider post for a few hours...

[NordieBoy]

Right! Enough time!


Look on the bright side, you don't have a KLR anymore!

[Crim]

Look on the bright side, you don't have a KLR anymore!

:clap: :lol: very good

[marks]

Hi all

I'm selling off some klr bits on tardeme (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1748497)

items as follows:

set new oem clutch plates
a new kenda 760 trackmaster 17x130
an early style rear wheel which fitted my 2008 fine
a new style rear disc rotor
a jardine rt-4 pipe

also have a set of sw motech crash bars for the new style klr. $100 - will need a crack welded and a bit of reshaping to refit - these are VERY WELL USED

cheers


Mark

[Padmei]

I think I still have a cooling fan, old speedo & a cush drive bearing if anyone wants them. You have to pay for postage & the obilagatory peanut slab that always jumps into my hand at the post shop.:banana:

Unless of course you remind me of all the unselfish things other kbers have done for me in the past & in that case I may drop the postage.

[Crim]

was in the old VTNZ getting a COF on one of the work vehicles and some bloke came in on a KLR same as my old girl (a lot tidier and only had 14k on the clock) - just about bought a tear to my eye - why, oh why, did I ever sell the fat old tart? :crybaby:

[Woodman]

was in the old VTNZ getting a COF on one of the work vehicles and some bloke came in on a KLR same as my old girl (a lot tidier and only had 14k on the clock) - just about bought a tear to my eye - why, oh why, did I ever sell the fat old tart? :crybaby:

Can't bring myself to sell mine.:wacko:

[10bikekid]

Just seen this thread, some good info in here, am thinking of doing the Exhaust cam advance thing, the 22c carb mod, airbox mod and uni filter, plus have a lexx exhaust on the way

Should pick up a good 10% increase with all that I hope
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[Crim]

Should pick up a good 10% increase with all that I hope


Whay would you want an extra 10% on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf1dbdNJMSc [/URL]- might rip your arms off

[10bikekid]

Whay would you want an extra 10% on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf1dbdNJMSc [/URL]- might rip your arms off

LOL, I guess I must be just be greedy then, BTW if the KLR gets to much for me I could always ride the other bike next to it (though its not as good an all rounder)
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[Padmei]

The rear swingarms look good nowadays in black. Tht screen looks a better option than the stupid stockers.

I don't miss mine but had good times on it.

[Woodman]

Just seen this thread, some good info in here, am thinking of doing the Exhaust cam advance thing, the 22c carb mod, airbox mod and uni filter, plus have a lexx exhaust on the way

Should pick up a good 10% increase with all that I hope


They are good mods and well worth it, but 10% is a bit optimistic I reckon. They won't do a thing for the top end rather just increase the mid range making the engine even more tractorlike and very forgiving.

[pete376403]

Agreed. The exhaust cam advance is probably the most effective. I haven't touched the carb on mine, just removed the airbox snorkel and put on a GXSR muffler. (that's a genuine 2.5 kg weight saving alone).

[10bikekid]

been reading up and I think to get the full gain you need to add the KLX needle kit from Mike plus open up the air box, he has seen 7- 10% with these mods on the dyno (I think 7 on Gen1 and 10 on Gen2 ?)

[10bikekid]

The rear swingarms look good nowadays in black. Tht screen looks a better option than the stupid stockers.

I don't miss mine but had good times on it.

IME you tend to get bored eventually whatever you own, answer to that is own 10 or so bikes and rotate them (or so I'm told :rolleyes:)

Yes screen works well with these mods and is better than the KTMADV one now, bike is more comfortable also especially with the NE seat and Suspension mods, so far I'm finding this version of the KLR a great allround bike and think it will be ok for some long haul stuff as well once we get the 16T sprocket and and perhaps steal the KTM top box :woohoo:
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[Padmei]

IME you tend to get bored eventually whatever you own, answer to that is own 10 or so bikes and rotate them (or so I'm told :rolleyes:)


Yes sounds like a good plan. The only thing wrong with Gonzo was its top heaviness & my habit of dropping it. My bike now is prob very similar in all ways as far as weight/ speed/ coolness but holds its weight down by its cankles

[10bikekid]

Yes sounds like a good plan. The only thing wrong with Gonzo was its top heaviness & my habit of dropping it. My bike now is prob very similar in all ways as far as weight/ speed/ coolness but holds its weight down by its cankles

I'm guessing your not super tall, For me KLR is a light wieght compared to the 950 and I hardly notice its weight at all offroad by comparison

Ridden a few boxers though and will agree they carry their weight very low combine with a low seat height that would be an ideal combination for offroad :sunny:

[Padmei]

I'm guessing your not super tall, For me KLR is a light wieght compared to the 950 and I hardly notice its weight at all offload by comparison

Ridden a few boxers though and will agree they carry their weight very low combine with a low seat height that would be an ideal combination for offroad :sunny:

5ft 3 with socks on

[NordieBoy]

Socks on what?

[10bikekid]

Socks on what?

He told ya, 3 with socks on :confused:

PS, this one should have a low enough seat height
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[Woodman]

My beloved KLR just got ridden away by its new owner . I literally had a lump in my throat.

Sad sad day.

[pete-blen]

Can't bring myself to sell mine.:wacko:


My beloved KLR just got ridden away by its new owner . I literally had a lump in my throat.

Sad sad day.



did yer have a :argue: with yerself...

[Night Falcon]

My beloved KLR just got ridden away by its new owner . I literally had a lump in my throat.

Sad sad day.

thumper lumpers are the worst kind - hope its gone to a good home.

[Crim]

My beloved KLR just got ridden away by its new owner . I literally had a lump in my throat.

Sad sad day.

I know how you feel, mate - condolences :bye:

[Padmei]

We're there for you son, even if all you need is to talk....

[Woodman]

Thanks for the support guys.

It went to a young Canadian guy who has ridden a fair bit on KLRs, so its in good hands, and it should see a fair bit of action while he is here.

[NordieBoy]

Wonder if he'll treat it as it is accustomed?

[_Shrek_]

Wonder if he'll treat it as it is accustomed?

so it will be spending time tipped up getting the water out after seeing how deep the water is :whistle:

[Woodman]

Wonder if he'll treat it as it is accustomed?

Yeah pretty sure it will talking to him.


so it will be spending time tipped up getting the water out after seeing how deep the water is :whistle:

I had the KLR for eight years and only drowned it the one time, albeit well publicised, but I have drowned the BMW twice in the first year of ownership.

How is the fence riding going?:rolleyes:

[Box'a'bits]

How is the fence riding going?:rolleyes:
He's just about got the mounting sorted, but once he's up there he struggles with balance. :crazy: Also it would go better if he stayed with the bike.

[_Shrek_]

but I have drowned the BMW twice in the first year of ownership.

maybe it's time to make a snorkel, I've tried a few things but none have worked they way I want them to :eek5:


How is the fence riding going?:rolleyes:

I think I'll leave that to the stunt fellas in the future ;)

[Muzz67]

I think I'll leave that to the stunt fellas in the future ;)[/QUOTE]

How bad was the damage?

[_Shrek_]

I think I'll leave that to the stunt fellas in the future ;)

How bad was the damage?[/QUOTE]


broke the front guard, bent the crash bars, crack in the screen, broken head light & bent two mounts & flat spot on rear wheel not sure if there's any thing else :rolleyes:

[Transalper]

Fence riding is far more spectacular than muddy puddle depth testing where your bike simply becomes less visable.

[10bikekid]

My beloved KLR just got ridden away by its new owner . I literally had a lump in my throat.

Sad sad day.

Sorry for your loss Woodman, not wanting to rub it in but still keeping the Faith, if you come back, get a 2014.5 2015 onward, some good improvement to give the model a new lease of life
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[JayDNZ]

Sorry for your loss Woodman, not wanting to rub it in but still keeping the Faith, if you come back, get a 2014.5 2015 onward, some good improvement to give the model a new lease of life
<a href="http://s603.photobucket.com/user/800rider/media/040_zpsf5a49ef2.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt119/800rider/040_zpsf5a49ef2.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 040_zpsf5a49ef2.jpg"/></a>

What tail bag is that... do you rate it? Looking for one myself... Cheers!

[pete376403]

Not what 10BK is using but I've got an Oxford tank bag, expandable, can double as a backpack (has the straps but I've never tried it), pretty cheap but well made and mostly waterproof, even without the included rain cover. It doesn't work as a tank bag because the KLR has a pretty humpy shaped tank.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/products/1286-oxford_tank_bags.aspx

[JayDNZ]

Not what 10BK is using but I've got an Oxford tank bag, expandable, can double as a backpack (has the straps but I've never tried it), pretty cheap but well made and mostly waterproof, even without the included rain cover. It doesn't work as a tank bag because the KLR has a pretty humpy shaped tank.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/products/1286-oxford_tank_bags.aspx

Good call, I just ordered their "OXFORD 1ST TIME EXPANDER", it's got great reviews on Amazon, plus it's on special... Looks perfect for what I want, cheers for the info!

What are those hand guards in the pic? I need to get some, looking at the barkbuster "storm", just not sure which fitting kit to order.

[pete-blen]

So what sort of kms dose a KLR do to the tank...
looking at buying one in OZ to live at my brothers place
in Briz..
A KLR or maybe a DR... but the DR seems to get less
km per tank...
XT660R would be nice but they want silly $ for them
over there .... like here....


..

[Padmei]

pterry sure i was getting 280-300kms out of a tank. Maybe more if i wasn't riding with Jatz & woodman. If you keep it in brissy I would hire it off you for a few days every year.:shifty:

[pete-blen]

pterry sure i was getting 280-300kms out of a tank. Maybe more if i wasn't riding with Jatz & woodman. If you keep it in brissy I would hire it off you for a few days every year.:shifty:

sent this guy an e-mail.... hope its close enough so david can go have a look at it..
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/calliope/motorcycles/2012-kawasaki-klr-650/1082973615

[JayDNZ]

So what sort of kms dose a KLR do to the tank...
looking at buying one in OZ to live at my brothers place
in Briz..
A KLR or maybe a DR... but the DR seems to get less
km per tank...
XT660R would be nice but they want silly $ for them
over there .... like here....


..

The tank is just over 22 litres and they do around 50 MPG... bit of maths to do there :)

[pete-blen]

The tank is just over 22 litres and they do around 50 MPG... bit of maths to do there :)

50MPG..... is that a US or UK gallon?

[Woodman]

So what sort of kms dose a KLR do to the tank...
looking at buying one in OZ to live at my brothers place
in Briz..
A KLR or maybe a DR... but the DR seems to get less
km per tank...
XT660R would be nice but they want silly $ for them
over there .... like here....


..

KLRs are quite thirsty. The best i could get was 18km per litre, but usually less. Pretty sure I saw 400kms once when I had the original tank on. Was a boring ride though.:yawn: Had to keep it under 5000rpm to limit oil usage.

That bike looks good, and a better and cheaper option than sending a bike over. Food for thought.

[JayDNZ]

50MPG..... is that a US or UK gallon?

US Gallons... which works out to about 290 miles or 460 km's... which sounds very generous.

Woodman is probably closer to the money... I've only done 1,000KM on my KLR so far, so not too sure. I filled the tank up before a 300KM trip 2 weeks ago, and I'm still buzzing around town on the same tank.... I think 400KM's is doable.

Certain years have the oil burn issue, not sure which ones.

[JayDNZ]

50MPG..... is that a US or UK gallon?

This Guy has managed to get 400KM's on a few occasions >>> http://www.klrclan.co.za/stories/12/15-klr-650-fuel-economy

It's a 2007 KLR, but I'm pretty sure the guts of the bike haven't changed since the 80's!

[pete376403]

First of the Gen IIs (08 -09) were/are the oil burners. Looking at part numbers, the piston and rings have been through several changes. I'm tossing up between getting a stock 2014 piston and rings or spending the extra and going 685 or 688. (688 would be preferred, close enough to call it a 690 and give the orange riders fits)

[pete376403]

[QUOTE=JayDNZ;1130877987 What are those hand guards in the pic? I need to get some, looking at the barkbuster "storm", just not sure which fitting kit to order.[/QUOTE]

They are barkbusters, I got them with the (secondhand) Renthal fatbars. I had to make some pieces to go between the inner bar mount and the guard bar so they are not ideal, but still saved the levers numerous times on the DB1K.

[10bikekid]

What tail bag is that... do you rate it? Looking for one myself... Cheers!

Sorry mate a bit slow on this, Oxford 36, works perfect for me http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/products/1292-oxford_tail_packs_roll_bags/4970-oxford_1st_timers_tailpack_36l.aspx

[10bikekid]

So what sort of kms dose a KLR do to the tank...
looking at buying one in OZ to live at my brothers place
in Briz..
A KLR or maybe a DR... but the DR seems to get less
km per tank...
XT660R would be nice but they want silly $ for them
over there .... like here....


..

If you are travelling about 375-400km to reserve, (18L) with 4L left after that, I average 325-350km when doing my Murawai beach/road loop, have got down to 285km but was with a near full throttle up and down the beach run <a href="http://s603.photobucket.com/user/800rider/media/20150626_105844_zpswmwioasz.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt119/800rider/20150626_105844_zpswmwioasz.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 20150626_105844_zpswmwioasz.jpg"/></a>

[_Shrek_]

Hi guys looking for a balance chain 600/650 KLR for my brother up in Kamo any one know where he can get one

cheers :apint:

[JayDNZ]

Sorry dude, cam't help with that... but just for laughs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOCTsna2jiI

After dropping my KLR on Tuesday with a full tank I feel his pain!! ;)

[10bikekid]

KLR still going strong
<a href="http://s603.photobucket.com/user/800rider/media/20160213_085237_zpsxjt2dnsv.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i603.photobucket.com/albums/tt119/800rider/20160213_085237_zpsxjt2dnsv.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 20160213_085237_zpsxjt2dnsv.jpg"/></a>

[pete376403]

[QUOTE=10bikekid;1130951697]KLR still going strong
QUOTE]


Of course. Its barely run in.

[10bikekid]

Yer that would be true, not burning a drop of Oil at 14k and has sustained full throttle on the beach for up to 20km at a time without the temp gauge moving over 1/4 :Punk:

[mikemike104]

My KLR buddy's off on Fishers Track a couple weeks ago - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwa8bJe0nOI

[10bikekid]

To much power aye :crazy:

[Box'a'bits]

My KLR buddy's off on Fishers Track a couple weeks ago - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwa8bJe0nOI
Very graceful. Can be slippery as hell in there...

[Normlas]

Hey Pete - just a quick note to say those pannier racks are still going strong as pannier racks and also great crash bars when the panniers are off.

Aiming to do another South Island tour this summer.....