KLR Longevity?
I've got a 2000 KLR and really love it. It's been all around the backroads of Alberta and BC, and up to Inuvik. I've got heated grips, a Corbin seat, Progressive Suspension fork springs, Progressive shock, rad guard, a Dual Star rack and Givi cases. The subframe has been upgraded and safety switches bypassed. The doohickey upgrade will be this winter. It's a great bike really. The thing is, I'm planning on going through Central and South America beginning in the fall of 2006. My KLR will be great for that, but I'm thinking that I just might be able to scrape up enough money for a round the world trip. But I don't know if a KLR can do that type of mileage. (100,000km or so).
Mine's got about 20,000 so far, so if I do that trip I'll either buy an F650GS or 1200GS, OR buy a new KLR and swap all my aftermarket bits over.
Anyway, the long and short of it is I'd like to hear from fellow KLR owners on how their experiences with the bike's service life.
If I do a RTW trip, I'll have to stay here in Fort McMurray for a whole extra year to pay for it.... might be worth it though.
have fun. gord
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