Posted: 5/22/2012 3:50:45 PM EDT
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Was messing around in the dealership and they had one 11 left that they were offering at 5500.
I will be riding this to work on a regular basis and doing some desert exploration. No hardcore stuff. My questions are pretty simple. Are the new series bikes a good upgrade over the older style? (With the exception of the first year or two) Should I just keep looking for a used older one for 2500-3500. |
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Id get a used one. Save alot of money by finding a good used one. Most KLR owners dont rag on or beat on their rides, atleast down here, its usually older guys that have them and usually take good care of them. So, yea id look for a good used one. While the price is good on that bike, I'll agree with DT. Get an used one. I personally prefer the older body style over the new one. To me, the newer fairings are just more added crap to get damaged when dropping it on a trail. |
Love my 07...looked around for quite some time and finally found this one with 3000mi. The fellow just didn't ride it much. 3000.00 was alot to pay for the year but it did have decent tires and a maintenance log. It may be nice to purchase new but warranty work wouldn't be of concern to me...they are really dependable. The only drawback I have found is 1st gear just isn't low enough for advanced offroad...mainly hills. It may get a new chain and sprockets to remedy that, however I don't really want to loose the top end.
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Love my 07...looked around for quite some time and finally found this one with 3000mi. The fellow just didn't ride it much. 3000.00 was alot to pay for the year but it did have decent tires and a maintenance log. Thats what most of them seem to be going for but with a few more miles. there is always a few at 1500-2000 but they are usually trashed or have quite a few miles. |
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The newer models are a little more street friendly. The oil burning problem has been solved since 09. If primarily for the street get the newer model, if mostly off road find the older model. The damned Hardley Ableson rider is the only one who made any sense 
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The newer models are a little more street friendly. The oil burning problem has been solved since 09. If primarily for the street get the newer model, if mostly off road find the older model. The damned Hardley Ableson rider is the only one who made any sense I cheated. 
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I'd get the 11. The price is right and you know it hasn't been beat. One of my riding buddies has a KLR that he rides like a motocross bike. We get some pretty funny comments while out on some serious trails from guys on little 250's.
That said...if you buy a used KLR (or the new one for that matter) make sure the doohickey (balancer chain adjusting lever) was replaced early on. The factory Kawasaki part is underengineered and prone to failure. Almost all KLR owners end up replacing these things right away. It's an easy job. Here's some more info on it and there are plenty of youtube tutorials showing you how to perform the work. http://www.klrworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=144&Itemid=227 |
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The newer models are a little more street friendly. The oil burning problem has been solved since 09. If primarily for the street get the newer model, if mostly off road find the older model. Good advice. Here's mine http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h137/k12lts/IMG_3464.jpg Where did you find those um crash bars? Looks like sumthin I could use. |
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The newer models are a little more street friendly. The oil burning problem has been solved since 09. If primarily for the street get the newer model, if mostly off road find the older model. Good advice. Here's mine http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h137/k12lts/IMG_3464.jpg Where did you find those um crash bars? Looks like sumthin I could use. I would not use those crash bars. They connect to the foot peg mounts, a known weak point in the KLR. Google up KLR 650 foot peg issues. The best crash guard for the KLR 650 is the Acerbis gas tank. |