KLR riders out there

**Padmei** · 4th July 2009, 20:09

Oh baby check this out. Straight outta afghanistan

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-228217415.htm

**Woodman** · 4th July 2009, 20:12

Originally Posted by Padmei

Oh baby check this out. Straight outta afghanistan

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-228217415.htm

Good bike for EddieB

**JATZ** · 4th July 2009, 20:14

Originally Posted by Padmei

Oh baby check this out. Straight outta afghanistan

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-228217415.htm

Saw that earlier, might be a good one for the boy, if woodman can abuse his the way he does then it should be safe for #2 child, only problem I see is it's a kawasaki

**Padmei** · 4th July 2009, 20:18

Originally Posted by JATZ

only problem I see is it's a kawasaki

You're looking at it & that's the ONLY problem you see?

**Woodman** · 4th July 2009, 20:51

Originally Posted by JATZ

only problem I see is it's a kawasaki

You are in a klr thread you know. (Kawasaki)

**RedKLR650** · 4th July 2009, 22:15

Originally Posted by Padmei

Oh baby check this out. Straight outta afghanistan

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-228217415.htm

Sadly the NZ Army use the puny KLR 250's, wouldn't mind getting an ex US Army KLR650 ( Diesel - 1000km's to the tank )

The real army ones are below

http://www.dieselmotorcycles.com/military.htm

And they even have Woodmans big plastic tanks on

and this is the civillian version that may or may not ever be released to the public :-)

http://www.dieselmotorcycles.com/model4.htm

http://www.dieselmotorcycles.com/models.htm

http://www.dieselmotorcycles.com/PDF...Spec_Sheet.pdf

Cheers, Stu

**Woodman** · 4th July 2009, 22:34

Would love to have a go on one of those.

If they ever do put them into production they would certainly be hard to go past for world travellers.

**NordieBoy** · 4th July 2009, 22:46

Originally Posted by Woodman

i still can't figure out how to use the fuel in the rad shroud parts so have no idea of mileage.

Learn to wheelie...

Or only go up steep hills when running low...

**Woodman** · 4th July 2009, 22:50

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Learn to wheelie...

Or only go up steep hills when running low...

There is a comundrum there in that if you are running out of gas, popping a wheelie is not good for fuel consumption, and i cannot / will not do long wheelies because of very bad prior experiences with that sort of reckless behaviour.

**Padmei** · 5th July 2009, 08:37

Originally Posted by Woodman

i cannot / will not do long wheelies because of very bad prior experiences with that sort of reckless behaviour.

If only video cams were invented then.

**Padmei** · 5th July 2009, 08:43

I can't go past my KLr at the mo without looking at the air box thinking it would be perfect size & position as a fuel tank. if it's lower than carb as with IMS tank will the vacuum be enough to draw it thru or is a fuel pump needed? What probs would that create?
Is an airbox really needed? If one was fabricated smaller in a different location would it work? It's only for prefiltering air isn't it?

Just thinking..

**Woodman** · 5th July 2009, 08:48

Originally Posted by Padmei

I can't go past my KLr at the mo without looking at the air box thinking it would be perfect size & position as a fuel tank. if it's lower than carb as with IMS tank will the vacuum be enough to draw it thru or is a fuel pump needed? What probs would that create?
Is an airbox really needed? If one was fabricated smaller in a different location would it work? It's only for prefiltering air isn't it?

Just thinking..

turn your tank into the airbox and visa versa. airbox size is important to a degree at slower speeds, but bikes still run fine with trumpets. You would be amazed how noisy they are without an airbox.