Five Things I HATE About My 2022 Kawasaki KLR 650
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2022
- The third generation 2022 Kawasaki KLR 650 is a great bike, but it isn't perfect. After a few months and several thousand miles of riding, I've come to hate a few very specific things about this motorcycle. If you're in the market for a 2022 Kawasaki KLR 650 or really any Kawasaki KLR at all, then there are a few downsides to this adventure motorcycle that you should be aware of.
First, some of the stock Kawasaki KLR 650 features aren't exactly amazing. I'm not a huge fan of the stock footpegs, windscreen, or new dash without a tachometer. The side cases on my 2022 Kawasaki KLR 650 Adventure are great for day trips, but the weird rack setup makes it impossible to use your bike with any other types of soft luggage or panniers.
Second, I'm really quite tired of hearing about the Kawasaki KLR 650 Doohickey upgrade. All anyone wants to talk about is the stupid KLR doohickey. I understand that it's a concern but there are other aspects to the bike, and the doohickey seems to be all some people can think about.
Third, I'm wary of the overall seat height and top heaviness of the bike. This is a major concern for shorter or less experienced dual sport motorcycle riders.
Fourth, there's a ton of vibration to deal with. This is to be expected with a large single cylinder motorcycle like the KLR, but it's still annoying to deal with when riding at freeway speeds.
And finally, the worst thing about the 2022 KLR is that it's just kinda boring. It is not an exciting motorcycle to ride.
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79k miles on a 2003 KLR 650. Stock doohickey
I have a 2014 KLR. I have had 7 on off road motorcycles over the 40 years with a motorcycle license. All of my bikes are starting points for modifications, my KLR began aftermarket mods the first day it came home from the dealer. Doohickey……nope, 140000 no thing yet. Every year I want to hate this bike so I can convince myself that I need another adventure bike, every time I ride this bike for any time……I know it is a total keeper. If your bored, you are maybe a boring rider, but of course I’m an old man now that prefers consistency and bulletproof reliability over adrenaline rushs, I have PTSD from a lifetime of adventures and the cost of sending it, now I want what a KLR does better than any other bike in its class, perfects moderation.
Well to be honest to complain that this bike isn't fun to ride doesn't make sense for what the bike is meant to be. It's called an adventure bike. This machine will take people places they would never imagine going on; a budget. That is beautiful in my opinion. Who cares about what it feels like. I guess we all have different perspectives but, I believe a lot of people nowadays are living sheltered lives and this bike is a ticket to see a bigger world, to open perspectives, to create memories.
The Doohicky is a religion. It's gotten silly. There are folks with 50k miles doing it. - Frank
It's boring??? What do you want it to do? Make you Balloon animals and tell you jokes?
am boring. Am looking at a KLR 650. We are a match made in boring heaven.
What I gather about the doohickey, having not owned a KLR yet, is- keep oil in it and keep the motor redlined all the time, and it should be ok
Small potatos on the complains. I wouldn't mind having a Gen 3 KLR. Could some of the vibration at 75 mph be a tire issue? And #5 - boring. I'll consider that an engineering success.
None of your 5 negative points concerning the bike are a trouble or anything to be feared. All easy to overcome and improve. Especially the vibration thing... I work with chainsaws, weed-whakers, hedge-trimmers, etc. To me the klr is smooth as silk. The pegs replaced, windscreen raised. Dookicky reset every oil change.
I mount my '15 like a horse. With my kickstand down, put my left foot on the left peg, kick my right leg over... smooth as a greased pig.
I just took my '23 KLR 650 S for it's true maiden voyage, I did a 90 mile loop with my bike, where I did about half and half between a dirt county road and a paved state highway and finally on a interstate highway before finishing up on a true interstate.
Happy to learn from your experience . I just bought KLR 650 adventure with ABS . Will share my feed back .
Honest and straight up as always, well-presented, nice video. Cheers, Ronny
I'm 56 and I've been riding for 40 years. I've had everything from dirt bikes to Harleys. I'm no longer interested in going 140 mph or climbing the Montee Impossible. Moreover, I've heard about the dreaded doohickey for years but strangely, I've never actually heard from anyone who has had it fail.
I'm sorry about the funky sound quality. I cleaned it up as best I could.
I bought my 2023 klr650 adventure about a month ago.
I bought my 08 KLR about 4 months ago, and it had everything done to it, air-box mod, plus 9 holes drilled, doohickey mod, crash bars and panniers, through frame bolt, low profile oil drain plug but stock skid plate, and after market exhaust. It was running lean, backfiring on the downshift and it would lay over at full throttle. I took off the carb to see if it was gummed up or dirty, but it was very clean. I found out that the main jet was a 152, but the mix jet was 40 bought the 142 main with the 42 mix, which after proper adjustment stopped the backfiring but it still laid over at full throttle. Part of it was my petcock in the on position was not getting enough fuel to the carb but after putting tape on 6 of the 9 holes drilled in the air-box and running the petcock valve on reserve, it starts immediately. I must have been running at half power before because she is now a ripper, instant throttle and no lay over at full throttle. I hardly downshift any more, and with the 16 tooth front sprocket, I run out of courage before I run out of throttle. It was a real pain in the ass for this noob not knowing if I was doing the right things, but after I finally got it right I felt like wow, I fixed it, me the guy that brings all his stuff to a mechanic. It is a completely different bike now!
Man, nice I'm 68, I got the new KLR base model, it's perfect for me , I put on a adjustable wind deflector on the windscreen, 22 buck's, no more wind noise, also added a tacometer 25 buck's, it's a hoot to ride !
I love my klr650! Bought it new in 2019! This bike has taken me places that my other bikes couldn't. Know what your getting before you get it and you won't be disappointed. I did my research with this bike and since I have owned it, I couldn't be happier. This bike will go the distance, when others will have trouble ie, to many electronics to go wrong!! When.your out in the bush, aint no body got time for that !!!
As always enjoyed watching thanks for sharing 👍