KLX230 next big dual sport for cheap

[Scubbo]

https://kawasaki.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20KLX230ABCD_201GN1ARSE2CG_A-1030x687.jpg

https://kawasaki.co.nz/offroad/trail/klx230

230cc SOHC 2 valve, fuel injected, even has dualsport-ABS -- should be cheap and reliable, a good replacement for when my ol' xtz125 dies -- can probably even do 100kph --- will give suzuki's unchanged DR200 a punishing i'm sure. should be able to match or be cheaper than what the DR is currently sold for.

[nzspokes]

Wonder what the power figures are like?

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[Scubbo]

feck all i'd say like 18hp at the crank -- but all usable :)

[nzspokes]

feck all i'd say like 18hp at the crank -- but all usable :)

If the seat height is low enough then the bike it would replace has 19hp on the dyno. Something mid 20s would be better. 30 would be stunning. :yes:

[pete376403]

Front end looks like the old Gen I KLR650. Probably had a lot of those left over when the Gen II went for bigger forks

[Scubbo]

after seeing the price of the 230R thats popped up, I can't see it selling very well at all, when you could get a forza 230F for $3500 with better everything bar fuel injection for an off-road beginner trailly

oh well, KLX230 road legal if it's going for same price as the offroad only R model, you might aswell but the KLX250S ZzZzzZzz herp derp

[Racing Dave]

From Kawasaki's brochure:

14kW at 7600rpm
20Nm at 6100rpm

The long-stroke engine offers robust low-mid range torque, pulling strongly and facilitating low-speed control. Exhaust pipe length was selected to contribute to the engine’s low-mid range performance. (Thus, it ain't no top end revver...)

Kerb weight 132kg

Fuel tank = 7.5 litre

Retails at $7995