handguards...note to self:-)

[Mark Sampson]

> If I buy a KLR650, it's not powerful enough for a trip TO Alaska, > right?

Well--it's powerful enough to ride around the world---is that powerful enough ???? Mark Sampson www.bigdogadventures.com

> I mean, it's not designed to spend days and days on the interstate to > get there, right?

No--you would need a big boring bike for that.

[Michael]

Ok, but there are 3 days left to the auction. I'll just have to watch it. thanks, Michael --- Russell Scott wrote:

> That is a fair price. > > R > > -----Original Message----- > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com]On > Behalf Of Michael > Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 4:00 PM > To: KLR Group > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] If I buy a KLR650, it's not powerful > enough > for a trip TO Alaska, right? > > > If anyone was curious, this is the KLR I came across on eBay. I'm > sure there are others, but this just happens to located about 45min > away from where I live. Besides that, I don't know anything. I > don't > even know what they go for? Looks pretty plain jane. Should I > consider making the guy an offer or look for one someone has > already > setup for a little traveling? It's currently at US $2,900.00, but > the > reserve hasn't been met and one one guy has even bid on it. Item > number: 4556670776 > > Michael

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Your wrong, Sean A-18 prepping for an 18,000 mile ride to the Arctic Circle in 07' --- Michael wrote:

> If I buy a KLR650, it's not powerful enough for a > trip TO Alaska, > right? > I mean, it's not designed to spend days and days on > the interstate to > get there, right? > > Am I wrong? > > thanks, > > Michael > >

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[Eric L. Green]

On Sat, 18 Jun 2005, Michael wrote:

> Just going the list, any help would be appreciated. The budget I have > is maxed at $8K and I don't even have that to spend, but somehow > maybe could get it together. The bike would have to be totally setup

A good used KLR can be had for around $3K. To that, add about $2K worth of farkle, and you have all you need -- luggage, racks, case protectors, the works.

> with aluminum luggage, case protectors, etc. I saw what looks like > nice stuff at http://happy-trail.com . Everything seems to be welded > and solid. That is what I want. I had givi in the past, screw that. > Looked like total crap after 1yr in the sun and started to warp.

I have Givis, and you're right, they look like total crap after 1yr in the sun, all the trim is falling off, etc.. I am going to repaint them with Krylon Fusion when I get a chance. But they are still quite watertight. (I did not buy them new -- I wouldn't buy them new). They do seem to survive better than the aluminum paniers, though. The aluminum paniers, if you drop the bike, they get dented. Usually you can beat them back out, but the Givis just bounce right back out, no beating required (hmm, I could make a joke about redneck wives and their battered husbands, but I suspect it would not be taken in the sense intended, heh!). My Givis look like cr*p not only because they've been in the sun too much, but also because they've hit the ground too often :-}.

> Gonna kill me to drive it to Alaska from Louisiana, though. Maybe I

Naw. Lots of interesting countryside there. Just avoid the Interstates. Take the blue highways. Pack a small tent and a sleeping bag. Go up through the Ouchitas and Ozarks, beautiful countryside up there. Then shoot out west (you might want to take the Interstates across the Great Plains, you won't be missing anything), and then take the blue highways through the Rocky Mountains. I guarantee you that you will see sights that will amaze you, and that you will be glad you made the journey. You may never make it to Alaska, you may spend weeks wending yourself through so many miles of beautiful countryside, taking every little gravel road to see where it goes, stopping in every little town to see what the local sights are. But that's okay, the journey, not the destination, is the point when you're traveling via KLR. -E

[Kip C. Anderson]

Word on the street is that mine has already been to Alaska a couple of times. And with nearly 59,000 miles on it, I don't think it's down a single pony. - Kip

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 2:50 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] If I buy a KLR650, it's not powerful enough for a trip TO Alaska, right? > If I buy a KLR650, it's not powerful enough for a trip TO Alaska, > right? > I mean, it's not designed to spend days and days on the interstate to > get there, right? > > Am I wrong? > > thanks, > > Michael

[Michael Silverstein]

It depends on whether you like to cruise at 75 or 95. I find it is perfectly happy pushing my 6'3'' frame on the highway through the wind sitting bolt upright at 75mph or under, but over that speed it feels a bit strained. Mike A18

> --- Michael wrote: > > > If I buy a KLR650, it's not powerful enough for a > > trip TO Alaska, > > right? > > I mean, it's not designed to spend days and days on > > the interstate to > > get there, right? > > > > Am I wrong?

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[Chris]

The bike can do it as mentioned. Be sure to prep yourself first before you do your first offroading in the Alaskan wilderness though. Gravel roads are one thing, but solo riding in the muck up there for the first time isn't a great idea IMO. It's a lot lighter than a GS for sure, but it's still a 400lb bike...and then some with all your gear on it, and will be a handfull in the mud. Cut your teeth on some local dirt for a while before you head way out alone. I'm not one of the experienced riders here, but from all I've seen one thing I'd plan on is a more street oriented, higher mileage tire for the main run up and plan on a tire change to something more dirt oriented once you get up there. That way you have fresh knobs for the nasty stuff. Stock tires or something similar will get you up there, but MT21's or D606 or the like would be better once you are there.

[Eric L. Green]

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Alan L Henderson wrote:

> Tengai Mark Van Horn wrote: >> >> Wow, 3k is way too rich for my blood. If you're patient and search >> hard enough, you can score an expedition-worthy KLR650 for a grand. > > Where do you look for such deals? Obviously not ebay! Any good advice?

Heh. You don't look for them on Craigslist in L.A. or the SF Bay area either, KLR's last about ten minutes there unless they're above $3K! Last year you could have scored a KLR cheap that way. This year, I doubt it. Seems the KLR got "popular" -- so popular that Kawasaki now offers it in two colors, woohoo! -E

[Randy Shultz]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Eric L. Green" wrote: Seems the KLR got "popular" -- so popular that Kawasaki now offers it

> in two colors, woohoo! >

--- People keep saying that the '06 KLR will be offered in two colors. Where do you see that? On the Kawasaki web site it only shows the green.

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

Correct, and the 250 will be red.... --- Randy Shultz wrote:

> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Eric L. Green" > > wrote: > > Seems the KLR got "popular" -- so popular that > Kawasaki now offers it > > in two colors, woohoo! > > > --- > > People keep saying that the '06 KLR will be offered > in two colors. > Where do you see that? On the Kawasaki web site it > only shows the > green. > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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