I got to ride the KLR today. For looking more like a dirt bike than most of the others you would expect it to ride well at slow, technical offroad speeds. I didnt really feel that way about it. Maybe its me not being used to the sound of a single piston engine at low RPM but it sure sounded like it was struggling at low speeds. Once the bike got to about 60mph it felt kinda wound tight. The tach showed it had almost half its RPM range left so maybe it would just take some getting used to its feel. That being said it seemed like it needed a wider gear ratio. Lower low gears and higher high gears.
It handled well and had a good standing ride position as well as sitting position so its still a decent bike to keep in mind.
Pros:
Its been around forever and its basically bullet proof and it has a huge after market support.
Cons: it has a dirt bike style shifter so I cant make it GP shift and its alternator may not be enough to power all the goodies I want.
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