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[–] poopsmith 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

KLR650

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Shoot. Not even close. How do you like the KLR? I was thinking about trading my Honda in for one.

[–] poopsmith 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's great for everyday stuff in the city, it's been verrrrrry reliable and easy to work on. Parts are very cheap too.

My main complaints are:

  • it's only a 5 speed and I always try to shift into 6th
  • fairly heavy, especially if you're on dirt
  • would prefer FI over carbed
[–] wxr 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, you ride dirt. I can tell. Your rear brake is being used 💪

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

And this is what got me about the new KLR650. FI is cool. But it’s over 200kg! I just don’t want to handle a big that heavy any more.