KLR aftermarket fairings (go high or go low?)

[Padmei]

I agree that my big screen looked pretty - well, dicky i spose, however it was soooo comfortable to ride behind in winter I put up with the queer looks. I also suffer a bit from the cold & it was truly toasty warm. I would encourage you to ride a long day down here in the middle of winter with or without the protection of a screen & do an honest comparison of how comfortable which one is.

[Odakyu-sen]

I agree that my big screen looked pretty - well, dicky i spose, however it was soooo comfortable to ride behind in winter I put up with the queer looks. I also suffer a bit from the cold & it was truly toasty warm. I would encourage you to ride a long day down here in the middle of winter with or without the protection of a screen & do an honest comparison of how comfortable which one is.

I haven't taken protection from the cold into consideration. For riding looooooong distances in the middle of winter (God, why?) then I can see a good reason for going for the big windshield.

I suppose in the perfect world you would have a summer screen (like walk shorts) and a winter screen, that you would swap over as the seasons change.

[NordieBoy]

For riding looooooong distances in the middle of winter (God, why?) then I can see a good reason for going for the big windshield.

Cause it's an adventure?

[Odakyu-sen]

Cause it's an adventure?

Yes, I suppose it is.

I recall the Cold Kiwi a couple of years ago. That 2 km muddy access road to the site off the main highway was a shocker. I remember seeing white-faced Harley riders on the point of tears, trying to navigate that goat track. A KLR would have been right at home on that weekend.

[Rosie]

For riding looooooong distances in the middle of winter (God, why?) then I can see a good reason for going for the big windshield.

Why? Because snow is so pretty

[NordieBoy]

Yes, I suppose it is.

I recall the Cold Kiwi a couple of years ago. That 2 km muddy access road to the site off the main highway was a shocker. I remember seeing white-faced Harley riders on the point of tears, trying to navigate that goat track. A KLR would have been right at home on that weekend.

Advgd's chains on his DR250...

[Odakyu-sen]

Advgd's chains on his DR250...

Now that looks like some serious adventuring in progress...

[Eddieb]

Yes, I suppose it is.

I recall the Cold Kiwi a couple of years ago. That 2 km muddy access road to the site off the main highway was a shocker. I remember seeing white-faced Harley riders on the point of tears, trying to navigate that goat track. A KLR would have been right at home on that weekend.

Thats no where near a goat track, though it does have some good chunky roacks on it. Will be there again in 9 days.

[Padmei]

Actually on a cruiser you would at be able to put 2 feet on the ground. On a KLR you're over before you even notice the front wheel going.

Do you think in hindsight maybe that a bike without a front fairing & screen may have been better?

[Odakyu-sen]

Thats no where near a goat track, though it does have some good chunky roacks on it. Will be there again in 9 days.

To the Harley XLSXOS cruisers it was absolutely a goat track.

To adventure riders, I think not. ..."That were luxury! When I were a lad....(channelling Monty Python's Four Yorkshiremen skit...)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

[pete376403]

Didn't need tyre chains, just a good (IIRC) Metz Sahara

[NordieBoy]

Didn't need tyre chains, just a good (IIRC) Metz Sahara

All you need is POWER!