Posted on 06/25/2014 10:37:55 AM PDT by LouAvul
I'm leaning toward buying one this coming winter when the prices go down.
How do you like it? What mods did you have to make to make it better for you?
I don't really want to buy a new bike then spend thousands extra making it road worthy.
My riding will be mostly pavement. After the break in, Tulsa to Chicago, Chicago to Flint, MI, then back to Tulsa. Then Tulsa to California. For what it's worth, I'm 6'6" tall, 37 inch inseam, 200 pounds.
I have an old version KLR (06). Anything more than 200 miles in one day on the highway is sheer torture. The motor is pretty buzzy above 60 MPH. Going up a tooth on the countershaft helps . . .
The seat was patented by the Master Torturer’s Association. It will kill you after two hours.
The KLR is a great all around bike. A highway star it is not.
I second the idea that if you’re going to do mostly highway, the enduro isn’t what you’re after. The seat, for one thing, is not conducive to any long trips and you’ll be sorry.
whoever converted it, painted it Yellow
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Not a problem ,, you’ll probably chemical strip it or blast it down to bare metal/plastic/fiberglass anyway ,,, I would suggest blasting with baking soda or dry ice and then powder coating the frame.
Whatcha want is a Hodaka Wombat. .....
Yes, but I’m not sure how much I want to invest in this unknown quality bike. Maybe eventually repaint it.
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