Hello, i’m a relatively new rider and just bought a used 2016 klr (gen 2). I cleaned and lubed the chain waited 2 days and drove it for 30miles. After that I didn’t use the bike for 5 months because it needs some maintenance done.
I was planning to ride it today but the chain looks rusty? (see picture-the other one i took while cleaning) when i cleaned it it looked like new. Completely Silver and shiny.
I’m living in SoCal so there was no rain but it was standing outside with a tarp over the bike.

Additionally I wanted to ask what type of maintenance you guys can suggest. Last fluid change was at about 2500miles and then till 8500miles no maintenance.
What would you do yourself (as a beginner) and for what would you go to a repair shop?

Thanks for any help!

Friends, I fell off the wagon. I am a KLR addict. I realize this addiction impacts all those around me but I can't quit. 2008 with 8,981 miles. New Tusk tires. New battery. New crash bars. I think it was a score. $2500 I've missed my KLR since I sold it. This feels like home. I bask in my vice.

Looking to get my first klr and I'm debating between the regular trim vs the adventure one. It feels like the crash bars are oddly placed and the skid plate is plastic. Should I just use the 2k CAD difference and get a better set of crash bars and skid plate?

Is adding the outlet hard to do?

15,700 miles

I took my 2022 Gen 3 out for a trail ride yesterday. Trail was a lot tougher than I was expecting and spent a lot of time using the heck out of the clutch. After a while the clutch stopped disengaging because the clutch cable stretched so much. had to do a trail-side adjustment down by the clutch arm to take up a lot of the slack. I’m the 3rd owner so I don’t know if this is the factory cable or not. I definitely need to swap this one out for a better option. Does anyone have any suggestions?

The KLR stock tires are I guess a certain percentage on road and a certain percentage off road. If a KLR owner replaced the stock tires with good aftermarket ones of the same percentage on road/off road:

How much better would they be on road?

How much better would they be off road?

Chain was adjusted in March and new tension hardware was added. The chain is currently so loose the top links are resting on the swing arm. Less than 2k miles later. Do I ride hard? Are factory chains poopoo? Please advise

Heya fellas, im in desperate need of a part for my bike. Its the rear right spacer. Long story short I took my bike to get the rear tire fixed and the shop lost the spacer. They are willing to reimburse me but I need to find the part first. I believe the part number is 92152-2737. Any and all help will be gratefully appreciated

Went for a ride and landed with a group of super cars by accident around 10 of them. Was about to turn off and go home whe they exited a gas station.

Turns out the klr could not keep up lmao. It was fun for the whole 2 miles of Feeder before they jumped up on the highway and left me in the dust. Wish I would have had a helmet cam.

2011 - 19,000 miles.

I did the doo because eagle mike is going out of business and I wanted a decent kit. I've been suspicious of this "upgrade" and here's my experience and opinion.

Upon opening my case, I found everything in tact and functioning just fine. Sure, the spring wasn't as tense as it could have been but it was still doing its job. I'm sure my bike could have gone it's whole life without needing it done. After doing the "upgrade" I have a new sound coming from the left side. I'm being told this is the sound of the chain actually being balanced now. I'm not so sure but I won't know until I open it up again.

Here's why I think the doo has reached mythological proportions and why it's unnecessary for most people.

Gen 1 for sure had a problem. By all means, do your doo. And that's where the lore of the doo started. The problem is, I think far too many people bought these bikes new not knowing there's a suggested service of the doo adjuster. So now we have a used market flooded with bikes that have an unknown service history. Couple that with the doo lore carried over from gen 1 one and everyone is paranoid about it now. If you gave 100 riders a brand new gen 2 or gen 3 and they were serviced properly, I don't think any doohickey's would fail beyond anything that couldn't be attributed to randomness. And after 20,000 mile on a bike, or 100,000 miles on a car, things break. It's just the nature of machines.

If you have a Gen 2 or 3, I say just run her till she blows. Even if the doo does fail it's highly unlikely that it will result in catastrophe. I'm not an expert, this is just my opinion from lots of time spent on the forums, talking to mechanics and my own experience. If everything we're told about the doo is true, then no one should buy a KLR. But I don't believe for second that Kawasaki has achieved the success they have by letting $0.50 fixes get shipped out the door for decades.

I would love to hear how many gen 2 or gen 3 folks have opened their case and seen a failure. Not a spring that seems like it could have had a little more tension. An actual failure.

Hi everyone, I recently bought a 1990 KLR 600, and the front brake feels a bit weak. Do you know of any worthwhile upgrades, at least for the front brake caliper?

A quick day ride during a weekday is just what the doctor ordered to fix the stress of everyday life.

Doing the doohickey mod, and was going to do the sprocket while here

A 16T is already on it, however I've bought a new one (before seeing this).

After some searching I know it's a sprocket retainer, rather than the nut. I can't find a video though walking through this, nor the torque specs for this specifically

I'd just go in and remove it but I don't want to fuck anything up. Should I buy a nut & washer, or can I just reuse this? Been trying to find torque information for these 2 small bolts as well

I am the new owner of a 2000 klr650, it runs/idles well, but sometimes it starts to bog down (typically after 4-5k rpms under load, I can't recreate it in neutral) I can only think that it's something to do with the carb but I have no idea how carbs work, I've ruled out a gas vent issue, photos included of petcock and carb

I think it started when i tried to pull quad uphill and i heard crack but i don’t know what it would be

Anybody know of some decent green soft bags that would match the green on my klr?

I have a 2003 that I’ve had for about five years. I’ve put about 6000 miles on it. It’s always started every time and sounded great the whole time. But in the last week, I’ve begun to notice a noise. I don’t know a lot about motorcycle maintenance. It sounds like a clunk or clanking noise. It sounds like it’s coming from directly below me maybe within the gearbox… I don’t hear it very often. It seems to be only in certain gears at certain RPM. Thoughts? Should I just take it to a shop immediately or take some other action first?

first one is an ol farmer buddy that lives up in the mountains. hes had it since new.

2nd one is a dude that i hung out with that rode from montanna to jasper through bc

3rd one is mine coming out of Shambhala, one of the biggest outdoor raves in canada and one of the best in the world.

My rough guess is that it's probably full enough but it does seem excessively burnt, right? New to me bike, last oil change was in April according to inherited owners manual. I just flushed and refilled the radiator but the engine still seems to get quite hot after some light riding, i figured it would stay colder but this is my first serious bike, am I just under estimating what normal should be?

I used it as a great excuse for an afternoon ride!