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Before you all threaten to kill me, this is 1986 KLR650 compared to 2011 KLR650, not a comparison to the Wee.
:new_shitsmiley:
Well I had an early finish at work today so.........
I went and test rode a new KLR650.
Compared to the old one I just bought there is not a lot of difference [considering the two bikes are 25 years apart in age].
The seat seems a little lower and is more comfortable.
Headlight and dash is better [but still no bloody clock :headbang: can't afford to get pinged speeding through school zones].
Handlebars are better, my arms are more comfortably extended compared to the 86 [more like the Wee].
Road handling is much the same on both bikes, ok up to about 120kph [presumably both will handle much the same on the dirt as well].
Vibration seems reduced but I put this down to the different bars and the fact that the new bike has bar end weights [I've got heavy weights for the 86 but don't have the bolts and rubber inserts that go with them].
The refinements are not obvious at first but they are definitely an improvement over the old model.
Now I'm starting to think- should I trade the old 86 KLR as well as the Wee on a new KLR :bom_rolleyes2:
The Mrs. would probably kill me :mod2_2guns:
I enjoyed getting back in to the bush the other weekend on the KLR after many decades of not having done it.
Packed for camping would be a blast, along with the ability to get to places further away along the highways and still heading off tar once there.
I absolutely love my Wee though, it is a fantastic bike- just not as capable once it gets to single track, although it really hauls well for the long distance stuff.
So......
Wee :var_45: KLR
I wonder if I can get the Wee motor/gearbox in to the KLR frame, Wee seat/dash/headlights [without all the extra fairing and plastic bits], KLR suspension and wheels

Ok, I will crawl away and hide now.
Please be nice to me. :var_6:
:new_shitsmiley:
Well I had an early finish at work today so.........
I went and test rode a new KLR650.
Compared to the old one I just bought there is not a lot of difference [considering the two bikes are 25 years apart in age].
The seat seems a little lower and is more comfortable.
Headlight and dash is better [but still no bloody clock :headbang: can't afford to get pinged speeding through school zones].
Handlebars are better, my arms are more comfortably extended compared to the 86 [more like the Wee].
Road handling is much the same on both bikes, ok up to about 120kph [presumably both will handle much the same on the dirt as well].
Vibration seems reduced but I put this down to the different bars and the fact that the new bike has bar end weights [I've got heavy weights for the 86 but don't have the bolts and rubber inserts that go with them].
The refinements are not obvious at first but they are definitely an improvement over the old model.
Now I'm starting to think- should I trade the old 86 KLR as well as the Wee on a new KLR :bom_rolleyes2:
The Mrs. would probably kill me :mod2_2guns:
I enjoyed getting back in to the bush the other weekend on the KLR after many decades of not having done it.
Packed for camping would be a blast, along with the ability to get to places further away along the highways and still heading off tar once there.
I absolutely love my Wee though, it is a fantastic bike- just not as capable once it gets to single track, although it really hauls well for the long distance stuff.
So......
Wee :var_45: KLR
I wonder if I can get the Wee motor/gearbox in to the KLR frame, Wee seat/dash/headlights [without all the extra fairing and plastic bits], KLR suspension and wheels
Ok, I will crawl away and hide now.
Please be nice to me. :var_6: