KLR endurance
I would be rather careful with the mileage of your KLR: I am hiring out KLR's for a while and found them to start burning oil from about 70000km. My bikes might have to endure a bit more than a standard privately owned one looking at some a***holes abusing the bikes every now and then but I would still consider to get the engine done (rebore to 1st OS / new piston & rings).
I would rather do my own engine than buying one 2nd hand.
Do the water pump shaft seal while doing the rebore and get the valves and seats remachined while things are accessible.
Check the balancer chain for wear.
The rest of the engine is bullet proof.
Don't freak too much about the engine packing up somewhere during the trip. You will always find a place to get it fixed. It is not that the network of Kawa dealerships ends at the borders of the US :-)
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