If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
#22
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
ORIGINAL: LearjetMinako
[:-]You just had to get him started about it, didn't you!
While he's on his own about it. Kawasaki should really think about making the KLX450 a dualsport.
[:-]You just had to get him started about it, didn't you!
While he's on his own about it. Kawasaki should really think about making the KLX450 a dualsport.
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#23
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
A set of DOT approved tires, a mirror... Voila! Where I live anyway... It comes with a headlight, tailight, and speedo. Blinkers are only a necessity if the bike comes with them
#24
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
ORIGINAL: green242
A set of DOT approved tires, a mirror... Voila! Where I live anyway... It comes with a headlight, tailight, and speedo. Blinkers are only a necessity if the bike comes with them
A set of DOT approved tires, a mirror... Voila! Where I live anyway... It comes with a headlight, tailight, and speedo. Blinkers are only a necessity if the bike comes with them
#25
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
I could make one a dualsport. But then my little 250 would get lonely. Besides, nothing beats getting 65mpg and just barely pull the interstate speed. But is a blast on the rocks.
#26
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
ORIGINAL: LearjetMinako
I could make one a dualsport. But then my little 250 would get lonely. Besides, nothing beats getting 65mpg and just barely pull the interstate speed. But is a blast on the rocks.
I could make one a dualsport. But then my little 250 would get lonely. Besides, nothing beats getting 65mpg and just barely pull the interstate speed. But is a blast on the rocks.
#27
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
Wouldn't the maintenance of one of these become tedious when used as a dual sport?
I looked at a Yamaha WR that was dual sported with low miles. I ruled it out quickly because I felt I would be spending more time working on it then riding it.
I went to the Honda store and they were having good luck dual sporting the CRF-450X as well but, the only guys doing it were shop mechanics. Again, the maintenance was excessive.
At some point, I will just do a 331/340cc upgrade on my KLX-250S. No, it won't be as good as a one of these hyper-450cc 4-strokes but, I also will spend my time riding it more then working on it. I should mention I guess, that I don't want something as specialized as these new 450cc motorcycles because I'm not racing. My little 250 will take me where I want to go, just a little slower.
I looked at a Yamaha WR that was dual sported with low miles. I ruled it out quickly because I felt I would be spending more time working on it then riding it.
I went to the Honda store and they were having good luck dual sporting the CRF-450X as well but, the only guys doing it were shop mechanics. Again, the maintenance was excessive.
At some point, I will just do a 331/340cc upgrade on my KLX-250S. No, it won't be as good as a one of these hyper-450cc 4-strokes but, I also will spend my time riding it more then working on it. I should mention I guess, that I don't want something as specialized as these new 450cc motorcycles because I'm not racing. My little 250 will take me where I want to go, just a little slower.
#28
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
ORIGINAL: Sid Post
Wouldn't the maintenance of one of these become tedious when used as a dual sport?
I looked at a Yamaha WR that was dual sported with low miles. I ruled it out quickly because I felt I would be spending more time working on it then riding it.
I went to the Honda store and they were having good luck dual sporting the CRF-450X as well but, the only guys doing it were shop mechanics. Again, the maintenance was excessive.
At some point, I will just do a 331/340cc upgrade on my KLX-250S. No, it won't be as good as a one of these hyper-450cc 4-strokes but, I also will spend my time riding it more then working on it. I should mention I guess, that I don't want something as specialized as these new 450cc motorcycles because I'm not racing. My little 250 will take me where I want to go, just a little slower.
Wouldn't the maintenance of one of these become tedious when used as a dual sport?
I looked at a Yamaha WR that was dual sported with low miles. I ruled it out quickly because I felt I would be spending more time working on it then riding it.
I went to the Honda store and they were having good luck dual sporting the CRF-450X as well but, the only guys doing it were shop mechanics. Again, the maintenance was excessive.
At some point, I will just do a 331/340cc upgrade on my KLX-250S. No, it won't be as good as a one of these hyper-450cc 4-strokes but, I also will spend my time riding it more then working on it. I should mention I guess, that I don't want something as specialized as these new 450cc motorcycles because I'm not racing. My little 250 will take me where I want to go, just a little slower.
If you're so happy with you're 'little 250'as opposed to a450, why do you plan on turning it into a 340? And for the record, I don't have a problem with the KLX250. I had one. I probably would have kept it had I not gone back to the dealer and saw the other bike sitting there.
#29
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
Maintenance requirements for those hyper-450cc four strokes is a lot different then a sedate KLX-250S. I'm not talking about the dual sport mods either. Both the Yamaha and Honda dealers told me there was a lot more routine maintenance on those motors. Sure changing the oil isn't too hard but, every time I ride is excessive to me. I'm not kidding either at one long ride or 5 hours. One dealer said I could stretch it to 10 hours if I wasn't racing or running it hard. At 5 hours between oil changes, that's twice a week if I rode it to work and back with no other use. Then there are the rebuild issues on the motors themselves. How many miles can you ride a KLS-250S without opening up the engine to replace stuff? A 300 or 331cc KLX-250S shouldn't have near the maintenance required on a WR/CRF/KLX hyper-450cc four stroke.
If maintenance on a KLX-250S is the same or similar to a CRF-450X or a WR450F, then I had two different dealers talk themselves out of the sale of a motorcycle.
If maintenance on a KLX-250S is the same or similar to a CRF-450X or a WR450F, then I had two different dealers talk themselves out of the sale of a motorcycle.
#30
RE: If you dont really want a klx450r.... this will make you....
Even though you're pretty wrong danny1two3, I would buy one as a trail rider that I could zip down the road. That was my reasoning for the 250s. I don't wanna haveto trailer it everywhere, and when I'm with the dualsport club around here, and they all take off down the road to another trail, I don't want to be left in the dust, or be risking our image or a ticket.
That's why I would buy this bike and plate it.
I know a guy who has a CRF450X on that note... Dualsported... Didn't even haveto put blinkers on the thing
That's why I would buy this bike and plate it.
I know a guy who has a CRF450X on that note... Dualsported... Didn't even haveto put blinkers on the thing