KLR 650 Modifications - Page 53

Gray_Rider · 02-15-2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by wparkinson

KLX 650R radiators on the KLR....

What ya think?

Why do you need 2 radiators? Do you you live in the Sahara Desert?

MetalBender · 02-15-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Gray_Rider

Why do you need 2 radiators? Do you you live in the Sahara Desert?

I think it's a stock '84.

wparkinson · 02-16-2011, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Gray_Rider

Why do you need 2 radiators? Do you you live in the Sahara Desert?

Well..... nearly ALL dirt bikes that are water cooled have two radiators....I ride in the woods and mountains and sometimes it gets hot.... so WHY NOT? I mean really? You think its a BAD idea?

Do you have to live in a Desert to need or want extra cooling? I Don't know.......

kvsoldseca · 02-16-2011, 10:59 AM

old klr600's came w/ 2 rads as well.

84-86'

nigelcorn · 02-16-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by wparkinson

Who cares.. I got bored...LOL

Haha, that's all the reason you ever need.

Be108 · 02-16-2011, 08:36 PM

Not much but it it pretty unique you can also see the the D-Flex hand guards.

MetalBender · 02-17-2011, 06:40 AM

Sharp old ride Be108. If you turn those fork boots around they will drain properly and your seals will last much longer. If you wouldn't keep it so clean I'd have never noticed.

Skowinski · 02-17-2011, 07:22 AM

I haven't read through all 53 pages, so hope this is not old news...

I modified the fairing like this. It rotates the stock windshield forward about 10-15 degrees, which cleans up the airflow a lot. Also, opens up a space behind the windshield, where I constructed a homemade dashboard and mounted a GPS. You could also put things like switches, power outlets, etc, there...

Dblarrow · 02-17-2011, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Skowinski

It rotates the stock windshield forward about 10-15 degrees, which cleans up the airflow a lot.

Does this change where the air flow strikes you?

Been wondering how this compares to something like the +9 windshields.

Thanks.

Be108 · 02-17-2011, 08:23 AM

Thanks for the tip MetalBender

EvilClown · 02-17-2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dblarrow

Does this change where the air flow strikes you?

Been wondering how this compares to something like the +9 windshields.

Thanks.

Love the look of this mod but rode a buddie's after he did his and it added a significant amount of buffeting.

YMMV.

Skowinski · 02-17-2011, 07:57 PM

The thing about this modification is you can move the angle of the windshield a few degrees, or all the way to nearly vertical. Compared to what I saw others had done, my change was on the conservative side.

I had a tall windscreen (I think it was +6", not sure), which caused a lot of buffeting around the helmet level. Went to this setup, and I get clean air at the head level, and a wind break at the chest level.

Probably also depends on how tall you are...

Yep, YMMV....

RideAbout · 02-23-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Be108

Not much but it it pretty unique you can also see the the D-Flex hand guards.

Ahh... I miss my ol' 93'

Bigger Al · 02-24-2011, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ETrider

The KLR 250 fairing mod. Sometimes less is more.

wparkinson · 02-24-2011, 07:45 AM

KLX forks on a KLR...not a great shot. I will have to get some more soon..

KLR650R by sky_soldier_82nd, on Flickr

Thanks again to Holycaveman...... excellent work....

Here is a vid showing how much the KLX front end can take.... I hit a mound in the road and you can see how much travel the front end has..... I set it in slow motion.....

02-16-2011, 10:59 AM	#784
kvsoldseca Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Atlanta Oddometer: 169	old klr600's came w/ 2 rads as well. 84-86' __________________ Current: 2001 YZF600r "Thundercat", 85' KLR600 (x2) Past: 1994 Yamaha Seca II

02-16-2011, 08:36 PM	#786
Be108 n00b Joined: Nov 2010 Oddometer: 8	Head Light Guard... Not much but it it pretty unique you can also see the the D-Flex hand guards.

02-17-2011, 07:22 AM	#788
Skowinski Tetrapod Joined: Nov 2009 Location: creeping about on the surface Oddometer: 3,424	I haven't read through all 53 pages, so hope this is not old news... I modified the fairing like this. It rotates the stock windshield forward about 10-15 degrees, which cleans up the airflow a lot. Also, opens up a space behind the windshield, where I constructed a homemade dashboard and mounted a GPS. You could also put things like switches, power outlets, etc, there... __________________ "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Thoreau

02-17-2011, 07:57 PM	#792
Skowinski Tetrapod Joined: Nov 2009 Location: creeping about on the surface Oddometer: 3,424	The thing about this modification is you can move the angle of the windshield a few degrees, or all the way to nearly vertical. Compared to what I saw others had done, my change was on the conservative side. I had a tall windscreen (I think it was +6", not sure), which caused a lot of buffeting around the helmet level. Went to this setup, and I get clean air at the head level, and a wind break at the chest level. Probably also depends on how tall you are... Yep, YMMV.... __________________ "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Thoreau

02-24-2011, 07:45 AM	#795
wparkinson Gear Whore Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Who the hell knows today!!!!!! Oddometer: 1,965	Another sweet mod.... KLX forks on a KLR...not a great shot. I will have to get some more soon.. KLR650R by sky_soldier_82nd, on Flickr Thanks again to Holycaveman...... excellent work.... Here is a vid showing how much the KLX front end can take.... I hit a mound in the road and you can see how much travel the front end has..... I set it in slow motion..... __________________ ROCK 1 KLR 0 My YouTube Channel My Flickr Page wparkinson screwed with this post 02-24-2011 at 07:57 AM

02-17-2011, 06:40 AM	#787
MetalBender none Joined: Mar 2009 Oddometer: 554	Sharp old ride Be108. If you turn those fork boots around they will drain properly and your seals will last much longer. If you wouldn't keep it so clean I'd have never noticed.

02-17-2011, 08:23 AM	#790
Be108 n00b Joined: Nov 2010 Oddometer: 8	Thanks for the tip MetalBender

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