2022 Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure Review | Best Value General-ADV? 

I own a 22 klr adventure. I run a full synthetic and dump the oil and filter at 3000 miles. The manual suggests 7500 miles...thats ridiculous. And i stay at 60-70 mph on the hwy. That means 4-5,000 rpm respectively. No oil consumption

I don't know, I've heard people knock the looks of this thing, but I get hard just looking at it. Best dam looking machine I've seen out there.

Seat bolt is already missing on this bike😎. Only real issue I've had with my gen 3, but replaced it with a better bolt from Tractor Supply and problem solved! Just do it b4 you lose the spacer. Great bike though and no oil burning issues with my Gen3. No reason to compare it to any other bike, it is what it is and it's good bike. Got mine at a really good price and at the time the T7 would've cost me 5k more, so your not comparing apples to apples. Just a cool thumper that is great for getting out and exploring!

Good review fun to watch USA

I had a 2nd gen, and bought the 3rd gen adventure. I love this bike, I just don't understand the buying of a 20k ADV. They're heavier, the bike gets dropped and beat on. Dual Sports are the true adventure bikes.

I thought these were gone for good. Kawasaki knew they were good and kept the tooling. They just had to get fuel injection right to get them back out there. I like that these are back with fuel injection. No more jetting although flashing can be hard for some. A few suspension mods, good crash bars, new pegs and a center stand, and a exhaust with a ecm flash. Maybe some tubless tires. They will go anywhere loaded with luggage and never break down. And just keep putting more and more miles on. Just give it gas and that single piston says alright and goes at it. It takes a moment for it to put inertia on the bike at highway speed. That engine is bullet proof. With the DR650 just slight ahead in bulletproofness. The electrical is superb on these bikes. It's what sold me for reliability. And even better is a high output stator on the gen 3. Want to go coast to coast tomarrow? No problem on a KLR 650.

Had one gutless, terrible brakes woeful pegs, but all in all a bargain for the money. Now I'm thinking of giving it a second chance because it's so reliable and I'm cheap

I really love mine. I got the base model beige with abs. I want to get a tall seat, so far I got new footpegs, footpeg drop, taller renthal bars. Bark busters and crash bars for the front. Had to make some mall adjustments to make it a more comfortable ride, but they don't usually make motorcycles for someone my height. What great machine.

The preload adjuster is super easy.... just a 12mm t wrench. Click right or left to add or subtract pre load.....access it from the left side. Takes less that 10 seconds

Great bike for smooth dirt and back roads pavement. Not worth a damn on dirt trails. At 500 pounds it will get you in trouble really fast.

I owned and loved the previous carburetor version (tweaked) in Aust. The bike is loaded with character and it appears that it still does. If rego costs were lower I would own another KLR 650 as they are so versatile. Good review!

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Is it faster than a R3 or ninja 400?

Good job on the review. There is something fundamentally appealing about such a basic bike - that is until you realise what it weighs relative to its power ... I thought it might be a match for the T7 but it's clearly not.

Reports suggest that they are prone to excessive oil consumption at sustained highway speed, and that those flimsy panniers crack if you go off-road for any length of time. Quite a handsome bike in an old-school way. Like you, I love the high front mudguard. Good review, Kris.

Hey mate, great vid, am I better off buying a new one of these or the old Lam's approved tenere ?

Where in the dirt are you riding Kris?

Why do people still buy this bike?

MJK, Not considering price difference, this bike or the T7 in the long term for an all-arounder on & off road?