[dsn_klr650] klr engine mods!

[Kurt Simpson]

> I keep on hearing about people that have made some serious engine > mods to the KLR 650, from porting and pollishing the heads, to > aftermarket camshaft, along with the obvious other mods like K&N air > filter, supertrap ids exhaust, dyno-jet kit and a 16 tooth sprocket > on the front. They say that it really brings the bike to life and it > is like riding a totally different machine capable of reaching a top > speed of around 180 km/hr, from the stock 140 km/hr. Is this a > reasonable goal from the KLR or is it a pipe dream? How is the > engine's reliability affected by all of these mods? Being a person > with somewhat of a mechanical background I firmly believe that to get > any gains from a stock motor, power that is, there is a trade > off..,RELIABILITY!!

actually, it would be my observation that there are very few people who've had an interest in pushing the KLR engine. Gino chronicled the interesting exploits of Steve Kesserling in Kawasaki 650 Dual Sport News. Other than that we've had one lister who did some extensive mods...but very little else except some jet kits and pipes. I think most of us think the KLR is superb pretty much the way it is...kind of a friendly, predictable mule.... Kurt