Gear Review
By JOHN Ogden Jr
KLR 650 is a good
entry bike into the
world of adventure riding. It is the
Jeep CJ of the motorcycling world.
It’s simple yet effective. As CMA
continues its Fast Lane area of
ministry more people are choosing
the KLR to get involved in this seg-
ment. When attending a Roads and
Trails rally you will surely see a KLR
in the mix. They are plentiful on
the used market and inexpensive.
If you shop around and get a good
price it’s something you can use to
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see if you like ADV riding and then
sell it and get your money back.
Many have done just that and
decided on a bike that suits their
needs better, while others stay
with the KLR. In this article I want
to show you how I like to set up a
KLR for on and off road fun. Early
this year we introduced Happy-
Trail.com and that is where I turn
to for most of my KLR needs.
If you plan to take the bike off
pavement the first order of busi-
ness is protection for the bike. H-T
has designed their own skid plate
that gives better protection than
what you typically find and it
comes in two versions. If you plan
on hitting the trail hard and jump-
ing logs and bouncing off rocks
then you need the TTH skid plate.
For the sane people their standard
version will suit you fine. It not only
protects the underside of the bike
but the water pump as well. It also
has a port that makes adjusting
the balancer easy to do. No need
to remove the plate for general