Winter repairs 2008 KLR
I live in Kyrgyzstan and bought a 2008 KLR. It came from the States and had 3200 mile showing. I believe the bike had more miles on it when I bought it. This is my second summer with the bike and it now has over 12000 miles on it. I have done nothing but put one set of tires on and feed it good oil every 1500 to 3000 miles. It does vibrate, not excessively, and has started to use more oil. With highway speeds after 500 mile, in one day, it took one liter. There is a sticker that says the doo was done.
It is getting cold and I will not be able to ride. I know I need to adjust the valves but what else might I look at doing? Don't mind working on the bike when I cannot ride but hate working on it when I should be riding it!
What about bearings? fork seals? or the big questions, doing the 685cc up grade? Also, what would be the good in an after market exhaust?
Thanks for any and all advice. One major problem is getting parts. I must order everything. Yes, I can get stuff here that will work but good quality is hard to find here.
Mac
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