I just got back from a trip with my friend through BC and on the islands.. we both have stock engines, loaded with about 100 lbs each of luggage and supplies and were climbing worse stuff than this lol theres nothing a klr can't do it seems.. HOWEVER having this kit that you've shown here is really appealing to me and would've made a huge difference I think.. thanks for uploading, fun to watch
@@clarkrupp your right but 32hp stock on a 650 is really pathetic and I think this bike should have at least 60hp and with these upgrades it should help me get closer the proper power of the bike
@@ChristopherDarby I finally got the loan to get this upgrade done on my klr subscribe to my channel if you want to see it, keep in mind though itl be about a month till i get my bike back but i will have a video up about it the day i get it back from the shop, I'm getting every possible power upgrade done to it
What's the hp to the wheels because my stock 650 only puts 32hp to the wheel and is really pathetic hp for the size of engine and weight of the bike, is the 705 the biggest kit or can you do a 750 or a 800cc big bore? Just wondering since my while engine is going to crap because it has no piston rings AT all
Supposedly the 685 kit will give you about 4 more horsepower So I suspect this will give you a little bit more. That being said Past a certain point it's time to look at a different bike,V strom 1000 ktm 1150.
Eragon Shadeslayer Fine.... I don’t ride this bike very much anymore but when I do I always think it’s actually kind of fun. Power much better, better throttle response and much smoother.
Just the piston, rings and barrel will run you $499 - includes all necessary gaskets as well. From there you'll need another $175 for the machining and ring gap checking. From there the sky is sort of the limit...... I did the cams for another $400 and passed on the head porting which would have been another $375. I had heard from one machine shop that their analysis of the over-sized valves did nothing to get more air into the engine as the larger valve created a larger surface to get around on the back side and the net gain was zero. One machine shop's opinion but for valves, labor to recut the seats, seals and springs was pushing another $300. I did do the FMF Q4 exhaust which was $399 I think...... So.......I dropped $1,500 into the mod but since I tore up my original head I had to cough up another $500 on EBAY for another head. Need to be realistic......it's a KLR but I'm totally happy with the outcome - well, having so much fun I need to get a Husky 701 now since the KLR is just to heavy to tackle anything truly off-road.
This poor bike maybe gets out 1-2 times a year now. Humm... do I ride the Concours, the 501 Husky or the 300RR Beta - naw..... I'll go ride the KLR.....right
I know this is an old post but I was wondering if you did just the 705 sleeve and piston or did you do anything else like oversized valves, porting, hot cams, jet kit, airbox modification, etc.? What octane gas do you typically run? Now that it's been over a year have you had any issues from the 705 work?
No issues.... put in Hot Cams but over sized valves not worth the $$ for marginal if any improvement. Main jet got upsized and the airbox and needle washer mods were done a looong time ago. Does fine on regular gas.
Clark Rupp, interesting that you say the valves not worth the money, a tech at mtech said that choosing between the valves and cams he recommended the valves.
I find the 705 to be quite smooth. I have a FMF pipe and with the larger main jet I'm down to about 40 mpg. So what's better Ford or Chevy ? I talked with a shop in Alabama and the guy said they flowed the head with larger valves and found the larger valve created an "umbrella" effect whereby the air was not able to flow around the larger valve as efficiently thereby reducing the amount of air that actually entered the cylinder - good enough explanation for me !
I don't ride it very often anymore - too many other bikes. Ran it for the first time in 6 months last weekend and clicked off 250 miles. Makes me wonder why I don't use it more often.
Great video. I beg to differ when you say "no stock klr can do This" got a buddy in my vids hammers his pretty hard and I'm no slouch myself on mine but it does suck with stock suspension haha
what needs to be done here is kawi needs to make there own kit's 680 725's whatever size you can buy all the parts kawi has it all figured out so there's no problem's just like Honda with ther xr 650 r kits cam kits 1st 2nd stage etcetc who whats to still be tinkering not me buy it stock leave it and ride it
Obvious that there's enough extra in that 705 kit to get a guy in trouble in a hurry. I've heard about riders with their large adventure bikes lamenting about how quickly things can go south with all the power the bikes produce. My '11 is bone stock but the doohickey and the thermobob and one tooth higher in front and one tooth higher in back. Plenty of grunt on the road, fast enough to get in trouble on the gnarly 2 track. No trail riding. KLR I believe is too big and too heavy for the trail. Thanks for the video.
