help me like my klr again!

[Van Tran]

I have just ridden to the Post TT race meeting at Mallory Park in the UK. It is a great little circuit with good views. Much of the way is 70 mph twisties and compared to my 1997 DR650 (now stolen) on which I journeyed last year, the 98 KLR650C handles like a jelly!! The DR had standard suspension, but I had put on 17" rims, if anything that would have made any probs with the suspension more apparent....but it felt much more settled in corners, and seemed to have a livlier motor. Interestingly the DR had more ground clearance than the KLR even after putting on the 17 " rims (I use the same stand to get both wheels off the ground). Why is it that the DR is not seen to be a better bike in the US, especially as big tanks seem available. I like the KLR but I suppose it is a generation older than the DR. In the UK the DR is now cheaper as it is an unofficial import only, I am attracted by it's lightness, modern suspension, better brakes etc. Until today I was going to supermoto gthe KLR,and put on a pipe and jet kit. Help me love it again. Van Tran Nottingham England