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I'm fascinated with the true dual sport bikes and would like to pick up a good older KLR to ride some gravel and explore. I have a friend local that rides long distance and dirt too with his. Sounds horrible clicking and poppity popping down the road. Seems like it would be a pain on the slab. I hoping there are a few Kwackers here that have some experience with the thumpers? And I would want to ride two up also........?

You would get bored with a KLR in the same amount of time it took for you to read this.

From what I have read about them, they make decent road machines, and good for gravel roads maybe a 2 lane jeep road. Anything more than that for offroad and you will proabably be hating life. I would not classify them as a true dualsport.

Love my 08 KLR. They don't do anything great, just do everything. The 08 and newer are more street oriented.

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First off...I couldn't imagine any fun to be had two-up on the dirt/trails etc..

I have a KLX250 that I bored to 351. I love it !
Its a freakin' hoot under any circumstances. Except two-up.

Trail riding, playing in the dirt....my 2 cents.....less weight is everything, everything, everything !!!

Two-up you're just going to be on dirt/gravel/fire service roads....and you will, even on them, go down.

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Busy doing more riding than wrenching.......

Ric, two up, I'm talking access on dirt roads or gravel to get to a trail to do some hiking, maybe some inaccessible sightseeing, nothing more. I agree dirt is for one up exclusively. To be honest, I was more concerned with the street capabilites of the thing. Lots' of folks ride them all over the place but I question the wisdom of it. Thump thump.
Cody......I get bored easily so I probably wouldn't get to finish the sentence. Always nice to hear the skinny from my smoker brethren.

Hey Bill, long time no see!

One of my buddies has a KLR and honestly its a bit of a turd. Big, heavy, and gutless for the displacement size. Check out the adventure bikes from Triumph, KTM, Duc, Husky

Cheers!

John

The Army used the KLR for airborne Troops, I saw some KLR's get wrecked on an air drop they hit hard

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

If the army bought them I know I don't want em. The pentagon can't procure a decent toilet seat.


Hell, I might off this whole idea and buy me a Ninja 250r for my commute. My "new" job now entails a 70 mile round trip ride every day. Gas is tickleing $4 a gallon. That thing would probably beat me to death though......sorry, just thinking aloud.

You mean a 300r right?