Dirt bike and dual sport trail riding along with some moto camping. I ride mainly Pacific Northwest trails and I take the occasional long dual sport adventure.
Excellent video and great information! 2023 KLR 650 adventure owner here, just bought it back in July. Would a tire change at home be a good time to check the spokes for any that might be loose? What about balancing the new tire or is that only for the front tire? Thank you for posting.
I always just make sure the spokes cant be turned by hand, probably not the best way to check but better than nothing. A spoke torque wrench is the way to go. If you're goin to be riding on the road, i have found ballancing front and rear tires to be pretty important. (more or less depending on the tire). I have another video on balancing tires, but what i would suggest, if you're not running a rim lock, then the little glass balancing beads work great. If you are running a rim lock, you'll need more weight to offset the rimlock so beads wont work well, i would suggest spoke weights.
@@goneridn4339 sounds good on the spokes. I will look around for a spoke torque wrench. It is my understanding that these spokes on the KLR are hollow and therefore inner tubes MUST always be used on either TL or TT tires. I see spoke weights on the front but nothing on the rear. How does someone tell if the tire has a rim lock? Is that similar to a bead lock on an off road vehicle?
@@Ghostrider-71 Tubes are required on almost all spoked wheels, there are a few bikes that have sealed rims but very few. There are also aftermarket tubless systems that add a small high-pressure tube around the rim to seal off the spokes. The KLR spokes aren't hollow, but air would leak through the spoke interface with the wheel if a tube was not present. A rim lock on a bike serves the same function as a bead lock on a truck. If you have one, it kind of looks like a 2nd valve stem coming out of the wheel about 6 inches away from the valve stem, but solid. If you google motorcycle rim lock, you'll see what I'm talking about.
I knew the basics, but as l'm a new KLR owner about to go on a long ride, I thought I should make sure l know what I'm doing. This was a really useful video and worthwhile commentary, so thank you. I also learned what a Bead Buddy is and shall add one to my tool kit 😬
Might I also add, it's a damn good idea to inspect the rubber spoke guard for any damage before you install the new tube/tire and replace it if there is any damage from spokes poking through..
Those trails are so fast and flowing on a properly set-up 2-stroke woods bike, it's almost painful to watch dualsport trailbikes in there. Admittedly, I do ride my BRP and 950SE up there occasionally, but it's way more fun on a 2-stroke 250/300 and there's some upper trails that would be brutal on a heavy bike. It's a real shame we lost access to all of the lower trail network. Thanks guys! *note - The Everett Mountaineers started going to DNR public meetings in the late '80s (newsletter '89) once they realized off-roaders had been working with the DNR for decades allowing them to create trails. Off-roaders kept the place clean and hauled out junk and trash, left by low-lifes, annually. Make no mistake, the burgeoning REI crowd never showed up for the work parties. Instead they shut it down until they could claim for themselves land they never used or maintained.
check the handle bar brackets by pulling up and down before every ride mine lost one becouse of vibrations off road . lucky for me i was in town riding slow handle bar almost came off . now i check before i ride make sure they are tight . i ride in so az only in winter . air cooled to hot in summer . i got it for the abs . wating for klx 300 to have abs but not yet 3 years waiting to trade the 230 for water cooled 300 with abs?.
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@@goneridn4339 gonna have to make one! It's a little of struggle learning the first time as eventually we will have to do it out on the back roads for sure! Thanks for the info!!!
Very nice footage ive owned 54 bikes just purchased same bike today 2023 klx230s 12-16-23 i was suprised how easy it went through them trails im selling my cb500x just to top heavy thanks for showing us what its capable of by the way looks like your having way to much fun
I used balancing beads in these tires, I think I forgot to show that in the video. But I do have another video on balancing tires that I will link below. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fE7f1NGOaE4.htmlsi=MLKDBp5xpbNHhPxI
Great video. I just ordered a klx 230. This is the kind of stuff I'll be riding in. Looks like the 230 is smooth and plenty capable. How often does the suspension bottom out on you?
@@chimprichalds2716 used old engines lose power unless rebuilt They lose compression because the rings wear down over time I seen a guy Dino one and it made 16 hp
