Advice from knowledgeable riders.

[Woodman]

was wondering about the 2007 klr, how do you guys find them, weight wise.

I got an 05 which I think is the same. The only time I find it heavy is lifting it back up on a hill, flat is ok. Its funny reading padmei's comments about the gearing though as I find the ratios ok, although on twisty gravel either a higher first or a lower second would be good.
KLR's don't have a lot of grunt but they do have a nice power spread (if run on 91).
A lot of it depends on you and your ability, if you are a good rider you will ride through any foibles and to be honest when I first took mine on a decent ride I was dissapointed but it has really grown on me.
If you get one, set the rear up so it rebounds quite quick to take the front end wobble out at speed, get a decent bash plate and ride it in the upper rev range when on twisty gravel or seal, and it handles best with about 10 litres in the tank (with me riding).

[pete376403]

Agree with the above but - the '08s got revised suspension (along with a lot of other things) which seems to have taken care of the earlier models wimpy fork wobble. Mine handles well enough to scrape the pegs occasionally n the road.

A well ridden KLR will surprise riders of bigger, sportier bikes in the twisties.

I rode around the outside of a 1200 Bandit on a tight uphill corner. The fact that he absolutely hosed me on the next straight didn't stop me giggling for a while.

[junkmanjoe]

cheers im going to take a dr out in the morning for a blat.
i reaily not know what to get.mmmmm man ponders scratching his balls........................................
its hard erned money so must be spent well.

[junkmanjoe]

just an up date, have settled on a new 07 DR650
so it will possably throw me off, as a good pony should.
thanks all for time and advice.

[Paladin]

just an up date, have settled on a new 07 DR650
so it will possably throw me off, as a good pony should.
thanks all for time and advice.

Hope to see you out on it soon mate!

[Woodman]

just an up date, have settled on a new 07 DR650
so it will possably throw me off, as a good pony should.
thanks all for time and advice.

good choice

did you even ride a klr?

[junkmanjoe]

no sorry i didnt, suzuki have offered a good trade for the xr
a bit more than motorad in welly.

[Transalper]

Hope you have enough left over for bashplate, decent handguards, and IMS tank.
Also hope you enjoy the bike as much as we like ours.

[junkmanjoe]

hi will look in to the extras, pick up bike next sat
thanks.

[Tone165]

My vote is Vstrom.. bang for buck, you cant touch it!

but ride em all, there is no accounting for taste!

[Transalper]

From what I remember of friends who have had vstorms, they are much better on better roads but have a soft underbelly, small fagile wheels and scratch easily when they fall.
When I want to go 2-up again and ease up on the single track riding I will seriously look at one again myself.
Either a Vstorm for it's power or another Transalp because I still like them too.

[timg]

or another Transalp because I still like them too.

A 'Transalpine Adventurer' has just gotta have a Transalp How's the DR repairs comming along? Wot's the damage? Cheers.

[Transalper]

DAS reopens this week, I'll give em a call and decide wether I'm going to waste a few days getting my hands dirty fudging an engine removal myself or just hand the whole thing over as is for them to do the lot. Raising the money will be the thing that slows me down getting it back.

[NordieBoy]

Took us half an hour to pull the engine.

[Crisis management]

Took us half an hour to pull the engine.

Have you got a welder to put the frame back together?

If it's any help TA, I had a DR motor pulled down & rebuild to do a case repair a while ago and the bill was $550 for the dis-assembly & reassembly so you may find it isn't as bad as you think.

Nordies right, its an easy job getting the motor out / in but I'm sure it took me longer than half an hour.