I ordered a KLR 650 Adventure model today. Plan on getting it Saturday in Miles City.

Hope to get some riding in before the snowballs fly.

I want to get an adventure bike Yamaha Tenere and ride loops in Oklahoma. But long ways to trailer from Houston. Not many good Adventure bike riding this part of Texas. Maybe some day, have to sell out and move to Oklahoma but Biden Inflation making it hard to build a new house in another state.

Honda Africa Twin DCT.

Thank me later.

Congrats!

I bought the 2022 camo klx300 4 months ago.

I’m having fun on it. It seems lighter and more maneuverable than the xr650l I owned before this one.

Be safe, have fun!

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Awesome.

Congrats.

That would be nice. I believe they are 2-2.5 times as much money…

I’m just dying to buy something named Africa

Kawasaki has been making that same motor for at least 30 years, 40 if you count the previous 600cc version.

Sorta ironic, the classic bikes now are Japanese and Indian.

They put fuel injection in the 2022 models. Easier battery access and few tweaks here and there.

Indian? WTH. That would explain how they kept the price point down. I was thinking ‘nam…..

I had a 2009. Cold natured until I had the card modded. Fuel injection change it much?

I have no experience with that specific engine, but I've had a couple FI bikes, and it's a game changer for cold bloodedness.

Have you ever measured the 'real world' mileage ??

If so ??

friend had a KLX and added a blinkers and lights kit so he could plate it. Great bike til it got stolen... Light. especially the front end... I almost got into trouble doing a no feet stop..

IIRC KLR’s are now built in Thailand, could be wrong.

The India reference was to Royal Enfields, when that
company folded in England in the 60’s, all the tooling was bought out and moved to India.

And for the hunters....A few years back, Honda started making the classic trail bike again in 125cc. The Ct125.

They're almost impossible to find, and pricey for being so small. I was looking into getting one last month. About $4500 out the door, with a several month long waiting list from any dealer within about 50 miles of here.

I hope that Honda at least kept the automatic clutch on those 125’s because they lost the two best features, the high and low range transmission and the manual kick starter. The automatic clutch on the old 90’ and 110’s wouldn’t snub like a dirt bike with a manual clutch. Also an electric start only woods bike with a weak battery will leave you in a lurch if you can’t bump start it.

It will still start if you have another to pull it with.

They did. The new ones are a 4 speed with the auto clutch.

Well today is the day, I’m going to go pick up the kLR today. Haven’t decided if I’m trailering it or riding it home. Transportation mode depends on the weather, there’s a chance of rain today.

JMHO- I wouldn't think there'd be any question.
I'd be riding it home. I never let rain bother me
when riding. Thunder and lightning ? No

Wind gusts… interstate, semi trucks.. slimy pavement, 140 miles. That and I haven’t ridden in almost 4 years.

If you make the first 20 miles, you're golden. Be back like you never stopped ridding.

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Nice bike!

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Congrats Viking!

The fuel injection is very nice on the 2022, and the seat is really comfortable. I think I got 22 miles on it now, 4 of which the dealership put on.

It seems this bike is geared faster than my 08 model, especially 1st gear. That and wish they would have put a 6th gear in them. It reminds me of my tundra with the 4:7 rear end.

Overall it’s a tractor, it’s probably a little big for slow going, tricky trails though.

These bikes seemed better suited with the daily commuter in mind, with the occasional trail ride. A 200-300 cc would be better for more dirt oriented riding IMO.

Very nice! A buddy of mine has one (his 3rd or 4th over the years) and he has nothing but praise for the new model.

There is nothing like the lines of the Triumph Bonneville America....

Riding buddy of mine rides a KLR.
Indestructible.

Enjoy and be safe.

Viking--congratulations on you new bike.


You might be right. Though my Kawasaki W650 is close (Kawasaki actually licensed the Bonneville's engineering drawings).

That Bonnie is beYOOOOtiful!

😂

Not sure how getting a plug in for your triumph relates to the KLR. .

It relates to the title of the thread: "Motorcycle time..."

Lol 👌......it's just the classic what I've got is better than what you've got. Consider the source.

I'm sure the EFI would help the KLR but I would rather they just used a good carburetor. The early seats were way too soft and I think they addressed this as well. My KLR 650 is a very good gravel road bike but a BMW R100GS I had was the best. My V-strom is just OK on gravel but very good on pavement. I'm still debating what my last bike should be. Not too surprisingly, my wife thinks that should be no bike at all. I bought a KLX 250 a couple of years back for trail riding and like it pretty well. I would really like to be able to buy a non computerized bike. GD

Nice looking bike! I bought the camo version klx300.

Klrs are very capable bikes and very reliable. I rode with a few guys that had them and was able to ride them a few times.

I just changed out the mirrors. The round mirrors ruin the look.

I need to put taller mirrors on my bike, I think the factory ones are made for someone about 5'2"

How you liking it so far? Racking up a lot of miles?

I think I got about a whopping 120 miles on it

It seems to be geared a little high in 1st. Idles at about 8-10 mph. And 5th gear is to slow a gear IMO.

The last of the Enfield rolled out of England in 1970 and offically closed in 1971. In 1955 RE partnered with Madras to build the 350 Bullet, which they built with out change for many years. RE built their first motorbike in 1901, whch officially makes them the longest continuous motorcycle manufacturer in the world.

With the exception of a 1970 Bonnie, or for that matter a 05 Thruxton, or Ducati sport classic..or.. many great bikes. KLR is a great choice

You realize there's white people there too right? If you find a better one that says American Twin, be sure to let us know.