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[Rick McCauley]

I have to ask. Instead of the Versys, why didn't Kawasaki stuff a torquier version of the Ninja 650 into a KLR. Now THAT's an upgrade. Just a thought Rick A17 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Rick McCauley]

Don't get me wrong. I have a bone stock 2003, and I love it. But if Kawasaki wanted to upgrade, I just thought it would be cool to put a torquey twin in the cradle. Especially with the new look they gave the bike. It has a bit of that hooligan look to it. For my personal tastes, I think the older (pre-08) bikes are better looking. I seem to be the minority in saying that the KLR is a sharp looking bike. Rick

--- On Thu, 3/5/09, tomatocity wrote: From: tomatocity Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] KLR my way To: ramachm12@... Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:29 PM Why, they sell every KLR they make. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Rick McCauley wrote: I have to ask. Instead of the Versys, why didn't Kawasaki stuff a torquier version of the Ninja 650 into a KLR. Now THAT's an upgrade. Just a thought Rick A17 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Tumu Rock]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Bogdan Swider wrote:

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...were busy under the bleachers? da Vermonster

[Jake Wilson]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote:

> > > Don't get me wrong. I have a bone stock 2003, and I love it. But if Kawasaki wanted to upgrade, I just thought it would be cool to put a torquey twin in the cradle. Especially with the new look they gave the bike. It has a bit of that hooligan look to it. > For my personal tastes, I think the older (pre-08) bikes are better looking. I seem to be the minority in saying that the KLR is a sharp looking bike. > > Rick >

~~~~here's my 2 pence... I have owned/ridden a varied amount of two wheelers through the years (1975 forward) the vast majority of them twins and singles. In fact, only two four cylinder machines, an inline four and a 90 degree V Four. The KLR being a thumper is what makes this bike rock and rock hard it does I bought a new KTM Duke Y2K and as nice of a street going single as it were, it couldn't hold a candle to my 08' KLR, in any aspect I like twins too and have ridden a mess of them but the KLR, she's a great single all arounder (as all of us know=:-) Jake Reddick Fla.

> > --- On Thu, 3/5/09, tomatocity wrote: > > From: tomatocity > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] KLR my way > To: ramachm12@... > Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:29 PM > > > Why, they sell every KLR they make. > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Rick McCauley wrote: > > > > > > > I have to ask. Instead of the Versys, why didn't Kawasaki stuff a torquier version of the Ninja 650 into a KLR. Now THAT's an upgrade. > > Just a thought > > Rick > A17 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[aphampton628]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote:

> > > Don't get me wrong. I have a bone stock 2003, and I love it. But if Kawasaki wanted to upgrade, I just thought it would be cool to put a torquey twin in the cradle. Especially with the new look they gave the bike. It has a bit of that hooligan look to it. > For my personal tastes, I think the older (pre-08) bikes are better looking. I seem to be the minority in saying that the KLR is a sharp looking bike. > > Rick > > --- On Thu, 3/5/09, tomatocity wrote: > > From: tomatocity > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] KLR my way > To: ramachm12@... > Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:29 PM > > > Why, they sell every KLR they make. > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Rick McCauley wrote: > > I have to ask. Instead of the Versys, why didn't Kawasaki stuff a torquier version of the Ninja 650 into a KLR. Now THAT's an upgrade. > > Just a thought > > Rick > A17

My stock 2003 is a sharp looking bike also. Alan

[Mike Frey]

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> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Rick McCauley wrote: > I have to ask. Instead of the Versys, why didn't Kawasaki stuff > a torquier version of the Ninja 650 into a KLR. > Now THAT's an upgrade. > Just a thought > > Rick > A17

Yep. I think of that frequently. Like every time I ride my son's 650 Ninja. I've even sat the 2 bikes side by side and eyeballed them.... could it be done? Probably. Could I do it? ...No.

> From: tomatocity Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] KLR my way > To: ramachm12@... > Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:29 PM > > Why, they sell every KLR they make.

Of course they do! If people stopped buying them, Kawasaki would stop making them, and ultimately they will have sold every one they made. OK, now that I got the wise ass comment out of the way.. I'm sure that Kawasaki is more than satisfied with the quantity of KLRs sold. However, they have lost me as a future buyer of the new version. I got exactly what I was looking for when I bought my KLR. And the 2nd one! I'm waiting for Big Green, Blue, Yellow, or Red to bring a Dual Sport bike to the US that is comparable to the ones that the Europeans are making now, but with the traditional Japanese quality and reliability. With big gas tanks We (the USA) need some good lightweight 450cc DS bikes and some 650cc+ longer haul, slightly more street oriented ones. With big gas tanks.

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[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote:

> > > Don't get me wrong. I have a bone stock 2003, and I love it. But if Kawasaki wanted to upgrade, I just thought it would be cool to put a torquey twin in the cradle. Especially with the new look they gave the bike. It has a bit of that hooligan look to it. > For my personal tastes, I think the older (pre-08) bikes are better looking. I seem to be the minority in saying that the KLR is a sharp looking bike. >

I respectfully have to disagree here. A dual-sport bike should be a single - simple, narrow, and as light as you can afford to make it. The only exception for me would be the Triumph TR5 Adventurer, and that's probably because I have a few hours of trail riding and vintage MX on a TR5C. Come to think of it, I would not mind that Triumph powerplant in a Rickman chassis, but otherwise, it has to be a single.