How long will a KLR650 last?
Hello all. I've recently put a lot of thought into witch bike to buy now that I've sold my old street bike. I know I want a dual sport, and I love Beemers, but unless you get a r80gs or an F650, you buy a fair share of expensive problems, along with these bikes positives. Then I found the KLR 650. Everyone agree's this is a good all arround adventure tourer, with a great price. But I wonder, is it really as great of a deal as it appears? an F650 costs arround 9000 us, and a klr is 5000. But I've heard that while the Beemer can probobly manage 100k, the KLR might be on it's last legg with as little as 30,000 miles on it. So my question is, what exactly dies first on the KLR? What ever I chose will be highly modified, so I don't like the idea that I might be buying a new bike, and swapping all my add ons every 3 years or so. Basically, if the KLR's engine goes, will the rest of the bike hold up to another 30 to 50K that I'd get with a new engine? Or is the whole bike coming appart by the time the engine goes? And how rebuildable is the klr's engine? Thankyou in advance to all those who help me out here.
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wade
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