111k on my 87 KLR. Just rings so far, but engine quite noisy. Keep
thinking it will stop running any time soon, but it doesn't.
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Jud Jones"
Date: 24 August 2007 1:56:33 PM
To:
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: How long-lived?
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Peplinski"
wrote:
>
> If you can put up with an airhead you'll get along fine with a
KLR. I loved
> my R90/6 til I got the KLR. Old technology? Its a 4 valve, dohc
liquid
> cooled engine. Whats old fashioned about that? My observation is
this. With
> proper break in, a minimum of abuse, good solid maintenance
(including
> adjustments and oil changes) and a bit of good luck, you should be
able to
> see 70k. Some even report 100k miles. Take a look at Eldon Karl's
website,
> multisurfacemotorcycling.com. This fellow wrings incredible miles
from his
> KLR's and Suzukis and he literally rides the wheels off of them.
You're
> going to love this bike. It has a lot of the "soul" that the
beemers have.
>
>
This is probably about right. I got pretty close to 200k out of a /5.
My KLR has just over 40k,
and looks ready to keep running happily into the indefinite future. I
change the oil reasonably
frequently, without being anal about it. I would guess that the major
impediment to high
mileage on a KLR is lack of use. If it gets used, somewhere between
60k and 100k it will
either be wore out, or no longer interesting enough for the owner to
keep it going..
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