Hey yall, is there any tips or tricks to getting these started in cold temps (single digits). I have a 2024 so the fuel pump should be fine. It will sputter a couple times when I first crank it over but then nothing. Haven't been able to get it started in single digits to low teens. I suspect it has a similar curse to my pickup and the battery just doesn't supply enough power when it's cold like this, but haven't replaced it yet. What do yall think?

Hey all! Just bought my second KLR ever, it's a 1984 600cc.
It had all sorts of damage and I've been slowly restoring it. Haven't had the bike running yet.

I tore down the generator side to do the eagle mike doohickey upgrade and realised that the ignition pickup coil is not original and comes with 1 wire, then another one soldered to it... To be honest, from seeing the whole electrical work done on this bike I can say easily that the previous guy working on it should never ever touch a motorcycle...

I don't even want to try putting it together as is.

So the big question is -

Would a 3rd gen KLR pickup coil work on 1984 KL600? They look super similar, just the connectors are different. Those are available cheap on aliexpress...

If not, will a 1985 KLR650 pickup coil work on 1984 KL600?

Thanks in advance!

The black bar attached to the passenger peg mounts.

As far as I can tell it’s a handle to lift the bike onto the center stand. Not sure what it’s called or who makes it, it could have come with the SW-motech center stand that’s on the bike. I watch my buddy struggle rock his gen 3 onto the center stand and really appreciate this. Right hand on the handle, left hand on the left side handlebar, and just pull up and back.

Just got her 2 days ago, im short so i got the short model 😂

What does everyone use to keep their hands warm during the colder months? I've been thinking about getting some Hippo Hands handlebar mitts because I like the coverage. Heated grips would be nice, but I don't think they would heat up enough to make a difference on my commute.

So far I've been trying to get by with some Alpinestar Drystar insulated gloves. With the stock handguns that come on the 2023 KLR.

Went down on my 22 KLR and the foot leg mount was ripped off and stripped the threads from the frame. Currently looking at either drill and tapping it up to a 10mm (looks like they’re about 8mm?) or using a helicoil kit. Any recommendations either way or any other option?

Klr 650, 2010 model I got an advice here about 2 weeks ago to change my sprockets to 16/42 in order to better my oil consumption by cruising at 100kph on 3000rpm~ . However, after checking my gear, I found out these were already my sprockets, and yet I reach 4000rpm when I cruise at 100kph. Anyone with any insight on what's the matter / what else can be done to cruise at lower rpm?

I see your water jug u/Honey818Badger and raise you three ammo cans.

Was bored.

Hi all! I have a gen 2 KLR, I have oxford grips, x2 usb ports with an amp reader and a carpuride w702 gps.

If I have two phones plugged in, oxford grips on and the GPS. Can it mess with the bike at all?

title says it all, the klr looks like a fine machine, give me a reason to (or not to) buy one.

My friends ‘87 My ‘08 My friends ‘22

Alrighty another one from me.

This is a 2016 gen 2 klr650. Been going pretty well has 60,000 kms on it.

I noticed the temp gauge on the instrument cluster wasn’t moving at all when I was riding it and it definitely should’ve been up. I got it home and pulled out the temp sensor on the top of the block and reinstalled and played around with the wires etc. anyway it started working again which is great.

A problem however is that the fan no longer switches on when I leave it to idle and it starts getting hot. I have no clue what to do in terms of fixing and I have looked at a few instructions. I am starting to think about doing a manual bypass to a switch on my handlebars. Not ideal but will at least get me out of trouble. Could anyone explain to me either how to fix the fan problem or if anyone has made a manual switch where to splice the wires in etc.

Thanks a lot for any help I really appreciate it.

Honestly I may not put myself back out there till it starts to warm up some again. We’ve had cold wet conditions. And lots of greasy substances on the ground. Leafs oil etc. that and poor visibility. And I know how people drive around here. Not good lol.

My bike is indoors!! Is there anything I should be doing besides firing it up every so often ?

Big upgrade from 400cc burgman scooter

New bike days is my favorite. Taking some getting used to, coming from a MV Agusta f3 800 with gp shift it feels weird. Weighs about the same but obviously it sits higher. I keep shifting the wrong way cause I'm used to it being flipped and it feels a lot less stable, and much slower. But overall I quite like the bike, haven't left the pavement yet however. But it's like learning how to ride a motorcycle all over again. Even though I started on dirt bikes. All my muscle memory is gone or just wrong now.

Its just a bottle for extra oil.