Wondering if they would be as much fun as they look? Are they comfortable enough for the long haul? I looked at a KLR today.
Wondering if they would be as much fun as they look? Are they comfortable enough for the long haul? I looked at a KLR today.
Are you looking to also ride it in the dirt?
They can do the long haul........well I guess what you consider a long haul.... needs qualified..... but if you plan on riding it more in the dirt than on the road.....I'd get a true dirt bike.
While you can ride them on the trails, that's not their strength comparative to a true dirt bike. JMHO.
2500 mile round trip would be furthest. I'd just like to hit up some gravel and dirt roads mostly. Stuff I wouldn't want to take my Harley on. No serious off road stuff.
2500 miles would be to much for me on a bike that sits straight up and positions the feet underneath you like that but then again, I couldn't ever do that.
They are fun bikes though and as long as you don't expect them to act like a true dirt bike, you'll have tons of fun.
holy snikes
I almost bought one because another guy at the office was talking about getting one and having something fun to do and I was just about to pull the trigger when it hit me just buy a boat thats way more fun
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by H2O_Fowl »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">2500 mile round trip would be furthest. I'd just like to hit up some gravel and dirt roads mostly. Stuff I wouldn't want to take my Harley on. No serious off road stuff.</td></tr></table>
I had a 2003 Yamaha XT 225 between May and August 2008. I racked up nearly 3000 miles before trading it on a 2008 Yamaha FZ6.
My main reason for getting the XT was to reintroduce myself to motorcycles, and prove to my wife that I knew what I was doing. For back roads and rural highways, the 225 was plenty powerful. It would motor along at 55-60 mph with little effort. Once you approached 70 mph, you could tell it was getting a bit wheezy.
I still miss the XT 225 and would certainly get another dual sport type bike if I had the garage space and funds. I mainly explored fire roads, logging trails and other un-improved roads. The tires found on most dual sports are a compromise for road use and aren't well suited for any serious off roading. I still managed to get into around in some pretty nasty stuff though.
Fun bikes!
I have a Yamaha XT350, I like it for its purpose....fire roads, a few single track trails and dirt roads. I wouldn't take it on more than a day ride....100 miles at best. I also have a Harley Street Glide....bagger bike. I dont tour on it either, lol. 300-350 a day on it and I'm done.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."
i have a 08 KLR love the bike i ride it 90 miles round trip to work no problem longest i rode in one sitting was 100 miles butt a little sore. I ride the bike in woods took some learning to ride in sugar sand.
you WILL NEED 3 mods
pipe
jet kit and filter
gel seat,
http://klr650.com/partsandaccessories08.htm
http://www.dual-star.com/index...s.htm
2 good sites
Rick Someillan
Lacoochee, Florida
2016 21 TRX
250 Pro XS
I've had a KLR 650 since 1998 and it's been a flawless bike. It has over 9000 mile on it now, and about 80 % are on dirt roads. It has been to Tennesse, New mexico, Colorado, and all over the dirt roads of Arkansas. Most riding times have been with my wife as a passenger.
We trailer it to where we want to ride, then take off. It does good on gravel, and has enough ump to get us back to where we started if we need to travel the paved way. You can cruise at 65-70, no problem. Above that for any extended time, you get a little instability.
It's a heavy bike, so on trails, it a job to handle. The seats, as on most bikes of this kind, are hard as a rock. I modified mine with a seat cover, with memory foam underneath. It helped my butt a lot! If you get any dirt or street and trail, check the tightness of the bolts, and a little Locktight would keep them from vibrating loose.
If I was buying another, I would go KLR all the way based on my experience with this one. When I bought this bike, it was quite a bit less expensive than other comparable makes, and has delivered everything I could ask for. The only downside, was the color of the 98 model, which was butt ugly green. I fixed that when I painted it yellow and white.
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