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Whatever: since I am looking at it as an all-rounder, and I am a happy bear But while I maintain that the Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure truly is the Swiss Army Knife of motorcycles and the one bike to have if you can only have one bike, I must admit that it does have a drawback for someone of my height – 5’11” or 183cm
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My test bike didn’t have ABS, or I might have bought it In the US, an ABS-equipped KLR650 Adventure has an $8k MSRP In Canada, it’s $10k I think the non-Adventure is a better buy, at least for Canadians, but this is still probably one of the best deals on the motorcycle market, if you’re looking for a capable, reliable all-rounder
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I have a 2009 KLR650 with no engine mods except an Eagle Mike Doohickey I run Rotella 5w 40 syn with a 16T on the front It made a huge difference in the highway cruising ability After riding about 1,000mi with it this way I am going to go to a 42T in the rear to change the RPM about 100rpm in top gear at speed
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It wasn’t an easy job; Hayes Diversified Technologies re-used most of the standard KLR650 bottom end (same cases and five-speed gearbox), but replaced the top end with a liquid-cooled single cylinder that could burn diesel, biodiesel, kerosene or jet fuel, as per NATO’s requirements at that time—in wartime, support staff could simply re
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In my quest for a KLR650 I been trying to determine whats considered high mileage Most of the bikes for sale seem to be under 10K I came across a 2001 with 17K on it and its been sitting for 2 years I'm not afraid of a little maintenance to get it running but the mileage seems high
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