KLR650 - fit rim looks?
I'm fitting my bike out for a pan Africa trip and asked the dealer about rim locks (will be riding tarmac, mud and sand). His advice was:
"It is not really necessary to fit rim locks to the KLR but saying that I have done it before as an extra safeguard. The KLR rims do not have an extra hole in the rim so we will have to drill it out. If you feel that you would prefer having them fitted we can do it."
What are your views on whether this is needed or not and also on whether you see any potential issues with having the rims drilled? Riding with a mate a while back he had his tyres low and ripped the value out of the tube braking sharply for a turn - keen to avoid this in the middle of Africa. I don't really understand why it might not be needed.
Cheers
Andy
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