Today's KLR ride

[Tom Edison]

Took a ride today on the KLR. Here's a few pic's from the Mountains.

These were taken off of Hwy 530, between Rockport and Darington.

 

[Patriot]

YOU SUCK...

<beautiful...thanx for sharing :clapping: >

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Nice scenery. Thanks for showing me what I should do again soon...

I like your bike.

 

[Panman]

Very good Tom, I don't really know how much off roading I can do at this stage of my life. But the KLR does ring my bell a bit, a prefect fit for our NW logging roads.

 

[FantasticJohnR]

Looks like a great ride- love my KLR too!

 

[rushes]

Very nice... :thumbsup:

Another area I hope to explore some day.

Thanks!

 

[RockiesRider]

Very nice... :thumbsup: Another area I hope to explore some day.

Thanks!

Not without me you don't :yahoo:

 

[okmac]

You guys in the NW really make me sick, Just ride out the back door and here you are. Those of us in the mid west would have to ride for two days just to get started.

Great pictures

Mac

 

[FJRMaineiac]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

I've been known to take my FJR to some inappropriate places like that, partly to see how knarly it has to get before I lose my nerve. It may be a smarter move to invest in a more purpose built ride for that kind of exploration. :russian_roulette:

Nice KLR!

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.
I've been known to take my FJR to some inappropriate places like that, partly to see how knarly it has to get before I lose my nerve. It may be a smarter move to invest in a more purpose built ride for that kind of exploration. :russian_roulette:

Nice KLR!

Yeah. I used to do that until this happened:

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...t=0#entry595425

I bought the KLR650 a couple months later

 

[pjm204]

Love my KLR, just make sure you replace your doohickey and get the torsion spring. My coil spring broke at 3700 miles and again at 13k miles...Torsion spring in there now.

 

[juniorfjr]

Tough way to spend a day, you do suck.

And a question to you guys that own a klr and a fjr, If you were to ride to Alaska, which one would you ride?

 

[Tom Edison]

Tough way to spend a day, you do suck.
And a question to you guys that own a klr and a fjr, If you were to ride to Alaska, which one would you ride?

I've been to Alaska by road twice. Both times in a Westfalia. that's the only way to go. It's a toss up by bike. Both the KLR and FJR have good and bad. The most practical would be the KLR. I'd hate to beat the FJR up on some portions of those roads. The Yukon terriotory portion is generally the roughest in my experience.

 

[Tom Edison]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.
I've been known to take my FJR to some inappropriate places like that, partly to see how knarly it has to get before I lose my nerve. It may be a smarter move to invest in a more purpose built ride for that kind of exploration. :russian_roulette:

Nice KLR!

Yeah. I used to do that until this happened:

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...t=0#entry595425

I bought the KLR650 a couple months later

I am impressed by your good judgement in buying a KLR. That mud hole with the FJR :blink: . I was going to sell mine when I got the FJR, glad I didn't. I like being able to get up in the mountains on dirt.Nice to have a clean smooth machine for street duty. :yahoo:

 

[pjm204]

I did the Trans American Trail from TN to CO in April. From NJ to TN to CO to NJ was 5k miles in 13 days. 2300 miles were dirt/gravel/sand. The rest were spent on the highway at 70+mph. The bike never skipped a beat. I think the KLR is great for long distance, just the pace you will have on it will be a bit slower, obviously higher maintenance.

 

[Tom Edison]

I did the Trans American Trail from TN to CO in April. From NJ to TN to CO to NJ was 5k miles in 13 days. 2300 miles were dirt/gravel/sand. The rest were spent on the highway at 70+mph. The bike never skipped a beat. I think the KLR is great for long distance, just the pace you will have on it will be a bit slower, obviously higher maintenance.

I am new to the FJR. On our logging roads the KLR is very solid, 40-50 mph over gravel, chuck holes, no problem. I'm just very hesitant at this point to take the FJR on those kind of roads. I guess I just don't want to get the pretty thing dirty!