I'm sorry these comments crack me up. Yes the KLR is heavy. Yes it's a gutless horse. But it'll go through anything. The only issues I've ever had is speed in thick gravel or sand, it digs way to hard in the front, I've seen guys with way more talent than me go down,, and the new one is 30 instead I'd 28 degrees lol.. People are too scared to stand and throw the bike around. So many hard brake riders not enough holding mostly steady gas and manipulated clutch. I can ride my klr backwards down a steep incline using the gas and clutch. It's a tractor. If you don't understand, just be careful. Just remember. SEND IT WHEN NEEDED. all this legs out, not standing, brake digging the front tire riding is what makes novices think the KLR sucks. If you suck on a KLR you suck on anything (as far as technical enduro or ADV) I've been at the top of black bear, Glacier park, in the middle of nowhere Utah. Control the physics of this bike and it will just about do anything. Sure, I dont want to spend all day popping trees and boulders on it either. That's what the 300 is for.
Well done, that looks like an interesting place to ride. It probably changes dramatically with the seasons. I need to get out and find a place like that.
Just bought 2016 KLR 650 in digital camo in January. Can’t wait for spring! Is that other bike. Super Sherpa? Cuz I have one I bought brand new in 2009. 18K miles on it. Still runs great. But this 650 is great on the road.
I bought on new in June 2019. It’s got 14k on it now. I ride the living piss out of it on the desert trails around Henderson Nevada. The klr is a absolute tank, it just brushes off all the abuse I throw at it.
Wow that's a lot of riding! I'm guessing in Henderson you aren't doing much riding from June - October because of the heat. So you are cramming a lot of riding into 8-9 months?
If you drop it on a hill or uneven ground it can be pretty tough to pick up. I wouldn't say it's the best for a novice alone unless you stick to easy trails.
It has the factory sized sprockets here (15t front). It had a 16 tooth when I bought it and it was too high in first gear for off road. The 15 tooth doesn't hurt the road performance in my opinion unless maybe you're riding a lot on the freeway.
