There is a taller genuine screen available for those hitting the open road. The bike is fitted with a plastic bash guard, a pipe guard and a windscreen that seems small but is surprisingly effective for anything less than freeway speeds. It used to be shit but now it has to be up there with one of the most comfortable seats made available for the average arse. The rear brake and gear levers are steel, which means they can bend instead of snap, and the front brake and clutch levers feel good under light or heavy gloves. There’s a set of large handguards, which look a bit dopey but do a brilliant job at keeping the freezing wind off your hands. There isn’t even a fuel gauge, which is, to be honest, a bit dumb. It has a speedo, a tacho, an odometer, a trip meter and a temperature gauge - end of story.
KLR650 FARKLE SERIES
It doesn’t have a click wheel or a thumb controller or a series of electronic probes up your bum to read your thoughts and emotions and control a vast array of electronic systems. There aren’t many models that offer two strikingly different schemes to choose from, so kudos to Kawi. I’m split in that I don’t like the Candy Lime Green but I really like the Matrix Camo Grey. The KLR divides folks in the looks department. It’s earned it.īut is it any good to ride in 2016? Fair question let’s find out. So, yes, please direct all applause towards the KLR650 in acknowledgment of its long and devoted service. That’s means only the Red Hot Chili Peppers can compete with the KLR650 but they went through eight guitarists along the way. It’s more successful than grunge, which died out in in the 90s, and it’s lasted longer than the Black Eyed Peas. The KLR is bigger than Rick Astley, who started and finished in the 80s. Not even U2 have had chart success like that. The KLR has survived all this time with minimal changes.Īnd guess what? It’s one of the biggest-selling bikes in the adventure market year after year. How many models can anyone name that have lasted as long as the KLR? It was released way back in 1987 which, to give some perspective, was the year the first mobile phone call was made in Australia.
Yes, you’ve been derided in certain circles and far too often overlooked, but for sheer longevity and ability to provide faithful service you’re one of the greats.
Kawasaki’s KLR650 is the bike that does everything pretty well for the bloke who wants a bike that does pretty much everything
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