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[Mike Frey]

Welcome! Another KLR + ZRX owner. There are several of us here. If you are on zrxoa.org, don't expect the hooligans that are there - we have 'em but we're a lot more tame. ...And, you might find that you'll be riding your KLR more than your ZRX! Mike 2004 KLR 2002 ZRX + others

----- Original Message ----- From: "redrex51" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:52 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Newbie >I bought an '05 KLR650 yesterday with 586 miles on the clock. It was > a trade-in at the local dealership and is in mint condition - never > been off pavement. Not a single scratch, dent or ding - perfect. It > was almost as good of a find as this website. The KLR looks great > next to my ZRX, I love them both. This website is great and helped me > make the decission to by the KLR. > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[Jeff Saline]

On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:10:21 -0000 "Randy Shultz" writes:

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "redrex51" SNIP 'Course that may not be the case with this particular original owner, but it makes me wonder about a scenario where someone buys a bike, and then trades it back to the dealer with 500 miles for another new bike. How many profit opportunities is that? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[James Morrow Sr]

Welcome to the club. Just like your ZRX, my Hayabusa and the KLR are great companions. Wouldn't think a world class sport bike could exist with the little KLR, but guess what, I ride my KLR about 100 times more than the Hayabusa. Every little excuse I can think of to get out, get the paper, ride the twisties and then go off road. Can't do that on the sport bike. I think you too will welcome the contrast, and get just as much fun out of the KLR as your ZRX. One overcomes you with power/performance, the other overcomes you will ADVENTURE that cannot be duplicated. Can't beat the bang for the buck

On 3/2/06, redrex51 wrote: > > I bought an '05 KLR650 yesterday with 586 miles on the clock. It was > a trade-in at the local dealership and is in mint condition - never > been off pavement. Not a single scratch, dent or ding - perfect. It > was almost as good of a find as this website. The KLR looks great > next to my ZRX, I love them both. This website is great and helped me > make the decission to by the KLR. > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- James Morrow Sr Union, MO '00' RT + dual plug + Bunkhouse '00' BUSA + 15hp '05' KLR650 + big fun factor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jim]

Probably was nothing compared to what he experienced at the Harley dealership. He probably spent 4K in designer clothes alone. --Jim A-15

> That first owner sure took a beating on that bike. > Best, > > Jeff Saline

[revmaaatin]

Hi Randy, redrex, I saw a KLR650 in Rapid City, SD that was traded with 1.5 miles on it! I think the story goes, he wanted a bike, so his girlfriend bought him one. (Some kind of communication problem here) He takes it to the Harley dealer and trades it in. It was a 2004 model, in July of 2004, and it re-sold for $4000 through a local broker. I saw the receipt, 1.5 miles for $4000, and remember the MSRP was $4999. Amazing. "Daddy just had to have a motorcycle" or so the advertisement goes.... revmaaatin.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Randy Shultz" wrote: > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "redrex51" wrote: > > > > I bought an '05 KLR650 yesterday with 586 miles on the clock. It was > > a trade-in at the local dealership and is in mint condition - never > > been off pavement. > > > --- > > Congrats on the new bike and I'm sure you'll enjoy it very much. > > Just curious as to whether you know the story about why the original > owner traded it in so quickly? Was it originally bought from the same > dealership? > > I know there are a million reasons why someone trades back a bike, but > I wonder how many are simply due to a realization that a given bike > isn't right for the person? You see so many low-milage bikes. It sure > would be great if people had more opportunity to take test rides. How > come Triumph dealers can do it and most other dealerships won't? > > 'Course that may not be the case with this particular original owner, > but it makes me wonder about a scenario where someone buys a bike, and > then trades it back to the dealer with 500 miles for another new bike. > How many profit opportunities is that? >

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "James Morrow Sr" wrote:

> > Welcome to the club. Just like your ZRX, my Hayabusa and the KLR

are great

> companions. Wouldn't think a world class sport bike could exist

with the

> little KLR, but guess what, I ride my KLR about 100 times more than

the

> Hayabusa. Every little excuse I can think of to get out, get the

paper,

> ride the twisties and then go off road. Can't do that on the sport

bike.

> > I think you too will welcome the contrast, and get just as much fun

out of

> the KLR as your ZRX. One overcomes you with power/performance,

the other

> overcomes you will ADVENTURE that cannot be duplicated. > > Can't beat the bang for the buck > > > > > On 3/2/06, redrex51 wrote: > > > > I bought an '05 KLR650 yesterday with 586 miles on the clock. It

was

> > a trade-in at the local dealership and is in mint condition -

never

> > been off pavement. Not a single scratch, dent or ding -

perfect. It

> > was almost as good of a find as this website. The KLR looks great > > next to my ZRX, I love them both. This website is great and

helped me

> > make the decission to by the KLR. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > James Morrow Sr > Union, MO > '00' RT + dual plug + Bunkhouse > '00' BUSA + 15hp > '05' KLR650 + big fun factor > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[mblotz]

hello collective wisdom new member here who just picked up a 97 KLR650 in colorado. I sold my honda transalp and replaced it with this for a lil more dirt worthiness. the yz250 is what I take for full on dirt trips. anyway--look forward to learning more and getting my bike ready for southern mexico trip. first mod I see I need is a center stand--recommendations for which one and does anyone have one they wanna sell? then givi top bpx mount, heated grips, new front tire etc etc. and some real pegs. mike in CO

[Bogdan Swider]

> > then givi top bpx mount, heated grips, new front tire etc etc. and some real > pegs. >

The Givi box is useful around town but not for the the Mexico trip you mentioned. Too much weight behind the rear axle. I've had good luck with the Give 36 liter side cases, however. Bogdan

[a14@att.net]

> The Givi box is useful around town but not for the the Mexico trip you > mentioned. Too much weight behind the rear axle. I've had good luck with the > Give 36 liter side cases, however. > > Bogdan > >

I have the Givi 45 liter box mounted back an extra few inches to give a passenger or another bag some room. I stopped worrying about loading weight too high or far back as I find myself automatically adjusting my body position to compensate. I did find, however, if the Givi 36 liter side cases are packed with too much weight to the outside it can induce a weave at highway speeds. On a side note, last week I went to the supermarket and had an audience in disbelief as I pushed a full shopping cart up to the KLR and began to load the three cases. I was packed and off in under two minutes but I think they are all still standing there with their jaws dropped. Walt

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Bogdan Swider wrote:

> The Givi box is useful around town but not for the the Mexico trip you > mentioned. Too much weight behind the rear axle.

Not if you use it *only* for clothes. Actually, I've had 20 pounds in my E45 topbox and no problem. My Givi top-plate is mounted in the standard "forward" position (i.e., where it's hard to get my seat off). The bigger problem is that the KLR's rear spring is way too weak as well as being made out of the weakest steel around such that it sags badly with age. Mine has the preload all the way up, and is only barely adequate with just me and my 5-pound toolkit in an E360 (smaller than the E45). With camping gear it is totally overwhelmed. I just purchased a new shock off of Ebay and will be shipping it to the folks at MultiSurfaceMotorcycling to have them fit it with an uprated spring shortly. I figure that a brand new shock in the back, combined with the freshly-regreased rear suspension and the new spring, should make the back end of my bike far more pleasant when I'm loaded for camping. The front end is already fine, I have Progressives with 1/4" longer-than-recommended spacers plus 15W fork oil up there. It's the back end that sags like crazy . _E